Governor JB Pritzker Friday argued no comparisons should be made between a 2015 Legionnaires outbreak at the Quincy Veterans’ Home that killed 15 veterans and the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that killed a 33rd resident this week.
Read MoreThe deaths of 32 residents of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home from a COVID-19 outbreak has raised the ire of one of the state’s top advocacy groups for veterans.
Read MoreThroughout international, national, and state media, there’s an obsession over the pending rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine. But, throughout the state, there is a potentially large group of people who are skeptical or downright resistant to taking the vaccine.
Read MoreGovernor JB Pritzker confirmed local reports Thursday that members of the Illinois National Guard had been dispatched to the LaSalle Veterans’ Home, the site where 32 veterans have died in an outbreak of COVID-19.
Read MoreWhat may be the surest sign in Springfield there’s light at the end of the pandemic tunnel and life may be getting back to normal is the return of the issue which triggers people on the left and right the most: guns.
Read MoreEven before Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider announced this weekend he would step down as party leader after six years, a movement inside the state central committee to oust him was underway.
Read MoreCongressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon), who represents the LaSalle Veterans’ Home, revealed in a radio interview yesterday that the federal Department of Veterans Affairs had offered its assistance in stopping further spread at the LaSalle facility.
Read MoreThe Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs has fired the director of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home as the home announced the 32nd veteran resident of the facility has died in a massive COVID-19 outbreak in the facility.
Read MoreEmbattled House Speaker Michael Madigan reportedly told members of the House Black Caucus this weekend that he was “prepared” to vote for and pass a tax increase if Governor JB Pritzker made the request.
Read MoreEven though Illinois House members rejected efforts to hold hearings or take votes remotely during a shortened spring session, the House Democrat in charge of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee says an investigation into deaths at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home can’t wait.
Read MoreCongressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon), who represents the LaSalle Veterans’ Home, revealed in a radio interview yesterday that the federal Department of Veterans Affairs had offered its assistance in stopping further spread at the LaSalle facility.
Read MoreWhen John Shimkus first went to Washington, D.C., Bill Clinton was still President, nobody had any idea what an iPhone would be, and Michael Jordan still had a couple of NBA Championships to win. Much has changed about society and politics since Shimkus joined Congress, and as he spends his final weeks in the Capitol, Shimkus is reflecting about his time in office.
Read MoreTwo sources tell The Illinoize the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs has not submitted a plan to the Department of Public Health on vaccine distribution at the Veterans’ Homes in Anna, LaSalle, Manteno, and Quincy.
Read MoreLast week, Governor JB Pritzker said he had requested budget cut suggestions from all four legislative leaders to help close a $2 billion hole in the remaining state budget.
Read MoreThe Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the 30th death from COVID-19 at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home. A full quarter of residents have died in the typically 120 resident facility since the outbreak began sweeping through the facility about a month ago. 108 veterans have tested positive for the coronavirus along with 97 staff members.
Read MoreOn the day four former Commonwealth Edison employees and lobbyists were arraigned in federal court for a multi-million-dollar bribery scheme apparently aimed at House Speaker Michael Madigan, the top Republican in the Illinois House called for Madigan to resign. But Governor JB Pritzker continued to stop short of calling on Madigan to quit.
Read MoreRep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) became the first member of House Speaker Michael Madigan’s leadership team to defect from the Speaker Tuesday when she announced she would not support Madigan for another term leading the chamber.
Read MoreAs cases of the coronavirus spiked around the state, it wasn’t much of a surprise a couple of cases infected residents and staff of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home, the state-run facility about an hour north of Bloomington.
Read MoreGovernor JB Pritzker has announced he’s planning to borrow an additional $2 billion from the federal government in an attempt to help close a portion of the state’s multi-billion budget deficit.
Read MoreIn his Thursday COVID-19 briefing Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker was asked if he believes embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan should resign.
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