6 years, 2 months ago by Associated Press / Scott Hardy
Would give Rauner administration two weeks to comply
An Illinois panel has advanced a resolution that demands a clear and detailed timeline of the events surrounding the fatal outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.
The State Journal-Register reports that the House Veterans' Affairs Committee approved the resolution during a hearing Wednesday morning. It now goes to the full House. If approved, the resolution would give the Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah, Department of Veterans' Affairs Director Erica Jeffries and Gov. Bruce Rauner's office two weeks to provide a comprehensive timeline of the events. The resolution also calls for a proposal of solutions that would help prevent further outbreaks at the facility.
12 residents died from the disease in 2015, and another died last fall.
