Lawsuits allege negligence in mental health center suicide, another issue for embattled state agency
In another problem for a troubled Illinois agency, two lawsuits allege negligence in the suicide of a state mental health ...
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Report: Illinois’ plan to transition residents from Choate facility has residents waiting months to leave
The report said 91% of the 33 Choate Development Center residents still waiting to be placed in a community home have waited ...
Illinois’ plan to transition residents from downstate developmental facility has residents waiting months to leave, report says
Midway through a three-year plan initiated by Gov. JB Pritzker to move out roughly half the residents of Choate Developmental ...
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Young adults with developmental disabilities face a ‘cliff’ after they graduate high school
School districts prepare students for post-grad life, but skills and potential are lost as Chicago families try to figure out ...
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Lawsuits allege negligence in mental health center suicide, another issue for embattled state agency
It’s not clear from the lawsuits where Stringfellow was housed at Madden, and IDHS ... to more home-like settings or be moved to other state-run facilities. Last month, the Illinois Auditor ...
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Violent crime is declining in Chicago, but crime prevention funds are too
The Cook County Jail population has risen slightly after bottoming out at the beginning of 2024, and the number of people being held on home ... from the Illinois Department of Human Services.
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Gov. Pritzker Announces Launch of BEACON Children’s Behavioral Health Portal
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative (CBHTI) announced the public ...