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Rauner’s Office Contributed To Delay In Quincy Legionnaires' Notice
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| Last Edited | RP Oct 04, 2018 02:34pm |
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| Author | Tony Arnold, Dave McKinney |
| News Date | Tuesday, October 2, 2018 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Newly disclosed records from the office of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner document a pattern by the state of slow-walking and soft-pedaling bad news about deadly outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease at a state-run home for war veterans in downstate Quincy.
That pattern began with Rauner’s office early on putting a kibosh on informing the public about a 2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that killed a dozen residents at the veterans’ home, state records show.
The revelation marks the first time evidence has emerged that the governor’s office itself played a direct role in the six-day lag between when state officials knew a Legionnaires’ outbreak had overtaken the Illinois Veterans Home and when residents, their families, and the public were told about it. |
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