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Choate director replaced as new report says abuse at southern IL facility hasn’t stopped
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCapitol News Illinois. State officials this week named a new leader of Choate Mental Health and...
In Illinois’ youth lockups, kids go without basic services, face “excessive” punishments
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCapitol News Illinois . In late December, a teenage boy with a broken arm was left to suffer alone...
Illinois GOP legislator threatens violence if state passes all-gender bathroom bill
The Hill via AOL· 1 year agoIllinois state senators last week were told to expect violence if they voted to pass legislation...
Report by watchdog group alleges ‘inhumane,’ ‘unjust’ treatment of youth at Cook County Juvenile...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — A new report released by a watchdog group said some youths felt “fear,” “hopelessness,” and “like dogs” when physical restraint was used at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center ...
Cook County juvenile detention center officials defend practices after reports criticize use of...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoReports about the use of confinement and restraint at Cook County’s Juvenile Temporary Detention...
Why an Illinois nursing home operator is being sued for alleged understaffing
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Illinois company chose profits over people by understaffing its nursing homes, leading to poor care that endangered residents, an Illinois class-action lawsuit alleges. On Tuesday, 11 unnamed ...
The federal government is investigating an Illinois school that often had students with disabilities...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into a tiny Illinois school district for students with disabilities to determine whether children enrolled there have ...
Bill allowing multi-occupancy bathrooms to be gender neutral passes Illinois House
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA measure that would allow multiple occupancy public restrooms to be labeled gender-neutral was passed by the Illinois House on Thursday with the bare minimum of votes. The bill, which now moves ...
'Your vote. Your choice': Where Elizabeth Haderlein stands on abortion, inflation
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoElizabeth Haderlein is running to represent Illinois’ 16th Congressional District. She joined the race Aug. 1, after no Democratic candidates ran in the June 28 primary. For Haderlein, joining ...
EDITORIAL: Despite state's call to action, not much has changed
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 20—How much misconduct is too much? Two months after an investigation revealed systemic abuse of developmentally disabled patients at a state facility in downstate Anna, problems apparently ...
