1 dead, 2 sick from Legionnaires’ at Illinois senior center February 6, 2020 11:54 am|CHICAGO (AP) — An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a senior living center in suburban Chicago has left…
Officials: 2 new cases of Legionnaires’ in suburban Chicago September 16, 2019 11:00 am|BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) – Public health officials are worried about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a suburban…
State officials investigating Legionnaire’s at hospital July 28, 2019 11:55 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating two cases of Legionnaire’s disease in…
4 cases of Legionnaires’ disease investigated at hospital June 28, 2019 1:19 pm|OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Public Health says it’s investigating four cases of Legionnaires’…
Audit faults officials’ slow response to Legionnaires’ March 26, 2019 11:14 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An audit has criticized the state’s response to the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the…
Legionnaire’s case forces precautions at Manteno home January 24, 2019 12:28 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials are using bottled water for drinking and preparing meals after discovering the…
Case of Legionnaires’ confirmed at Manteno Veterans’ Home January 9, 2019 12:43 pm|MANTENO, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs says it’s taking action after a case of…
Final plan for Quincy veterans’ home to be unveiled December 18, 2018 12:30 pm|QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – State officials are ready to display the final master plan for the redevelopment of…
The Latest: $2M damage-award cap becomes law November 27, 2018 10:26 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on the Illinois General Assembly’s fall session (all times local):
Illinois veterans home workers protest overtime, vacancies November 1, 2018 12:27 pm|QUNICY, Ill. (AP) – Employees of a state-run veterans home say they’re being forced work excessive overtime as…
2 clusters of Legionnaires’ disease in Illinois identified October 28, 2018 4:41 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – State public health officials say they’ve identified a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Chicago and…
Rauner, Pritzker face off in Quincy for final debate October 11, 2018 11:24 am|QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker face off for the final…
Ill. attorney general to investigate Legionnaire’s crisis October 4, 2018 12:04 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office has opened an investigation into the management by…
Law requires quarterly reports of health of veterans August 28, 2018 11:15 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law requiring quarterly reports on the health of…
Cooling towers disinfected after bacteria at state building July 20, 2018 12:16 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Officials say cooling towers at an office building at the Illinois State Capitol complex…
Rauner signs laws to speed up Quincy vets’ home construction July 18, 2018 11:30 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed into law measures aimed at replacing troublesome housing units…
Public health officials looking into Legionnaires’ outbreak July 12, 2018 12:55 pm|WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) – Health officials in northern Illinois are investigating several cases of Legionnaires’ disease that occurred…
VA gives Illinois $4.1M to improve Quincy veterans home June 28, 2018 11:45 am|QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is receiving $4.1 million in federal funds for renovations at a veterans’ home…
CDC report examines Legionnaires’ at Illinois veterans home May 31, 2018 11:30 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there continues to…
Illinois Senate wants more health data on veterans May 26, 2018 12:56 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate has unanimously endorsed a plan to require reports on veterans’ health…