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Rep. Mah Pushes to Protect Veterans, Increase Disease Reporting Requirements

Jan 26, 2018 | Mah

CHICAGO – With outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease since 2015 resulting in the deaths of 12 residents at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy, IL, state Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, is supporting a measure that would bring stricter requirements for reporting instances...

Halpin Seeks Answers from Rauner Administration on Illinois Veterans’ Home

Jan 10, 2018 | Halpin

CHICAGO, Ill. –As a member of the Illinois House Veterans Affairs’ Committee, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, questioned the Rauner administration about the 13 veterans who have died at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy as the result of a Legionnaire’s...

Kifowit: Questions Remain After Hearing on Veterans Legionnaires’ Deaths

Jan 10, 2018 | Kifowit

AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, participated in a joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs committee on Thursday as part of the legislature’s investigation into the deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak, which resulted in the deaths of 13...

Following Legionnaires Outbreak, Veteran Lawmakers Demand Rauner Provide Better Care for Illinois Veterans

Dec 14, 2017 | Costello, Kifowit

AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, D-Aurora, state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, state Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Smithton, and state Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, are demanding a full investigation and legislative hearings into why Gov. Bruce Rauner’s...

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