State officials this week named a new leader of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center amid a drumbeat of criticism...

At Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest, 37 employees have been fired, resigned or face pending disciplinary action after a...

In June 1860, Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was committed to the Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane in Jacksonville...

Dozens of state employees across multiple agencies are under investigation by a state watchdog for claims they fraudulently obtained payments...

Gov. JB Pritzker announced another milestone Thursday in his administration’s push to expand the state’s role as a manufacturing hub...

A new state watchdog report calls for a “fundamental overhaul” at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. But the state...

Prompted by an outcry over abuse, Illinois proposed moving residents from Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to similar facilities...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog...

Illinois plans to restructure Choate Mental Health Center, relocating residents and prompting debate over safety and workforce impacts.

The Illinois Department of Human Services plans to dramatically reduce the number of patients with developmental disabilities who live at...