Budget Negotiators ‘Still Smiling,’ Say Compromise Is Near
With just two days remaining in the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly, lawmakers are optimistic about passing a state budget on time.
Illinois Lawmakers React to Rauner-Backed Fixes for Quincy Vets Home
Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration says a costly rebuild of the Quincy Veterans Home is the best way to get rid of legionella bacteria linked to more than a dozen deaths there. While some state legislators support the move, others remain skeptical.
Behind The Ink: The Legionnaires’ Emails Rauner Doesn’t Want Lawmakers To See
A WBEZ analysis of nearly 450 pages of emails found that government lawyers blacked out portions of more than half the documents recently turned over to a legislative panel investigating the state’s inability to contain the waterborne illness.
Report Recommends New $278M Facility To End Legionnaires’ at Quincy Vets’ Home’
A task force is recommending the State of Illinois build a new facility at the veterans’ home in downstate Quincy where there’s been repeated Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks.
IDPH Director Dr. Nirav Shah On Legionnaires’ Outbreaks At The Quincy Veterans’ Home
On The 21st: 13 residents of the Quincy Veterans' Home have died of Legionnaires' disease since 2015. Today, we sit down with Dr. Nirav Shah, the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. Then, we heard from WBEZ's Dave McKinney.