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Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Mentally Ill
CHICAGO (AP) -- The proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit requires Illinois to help thousands of residents move out of large mental institutions and provide them support services.

The settlement is expected to be filed today. And the agreement is being hailed as a landmark by advocates of the mentally ill.

It gives the state five years to help residents make the transition to apartments and small homes, a process to be overseen by a court-appointed monitor. The settlement needs a judge's approval and both sides have requested a hearing to consider the specifics of the plan.

Under the agreement, the state would help 256 residents move into community housing by the end of one year. By the end of two years, another 384 residents would get help moving.

A draft of the agreement was obtained by The Associated Press.

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