Abuse was caught on camera at Choate Developmental Center. The prosecutor offered plea deals
Union County’s top prosecutor has filed suit opposing the closing of Choate.
Centralia
Choate workers’ union files lawsuit to block state from gutting mental health facility
Southern Illinois union and political leaders have now filed two lawsuits against Illinois and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration in their ...
More than 50 bodies found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The case is the latest in a series of incidents involving mishandled remains over the past three years.
Sale of Illinois newspapers puts new state law to the test
Illinois law requires the seller to notify employees, the state and counties 120 days before a media company is sold.
As vacated Centralia funeral home prepares for new tenant, owner makes a startling find
Former funeral director surrendered his license after state regulators found deplorable conditions
Funeral home director subject to ‘scary, filthy freak show’ complaint surrenders license
A Centralia funeral home director who was subject to a complaint that his embalming room looked like a “scary, filthy ...
‘This place is horrific’: 10-week-old complaint details ‘filthy’ conditions at Centralia funeral home
Coroner says ‘this cannot be allowed to go on’ as state declines to confirm investigation
Illinois to relocate at least half of current residents at Choate
The Illinois Department of Human Services plans to dramatically reduce the number of patients with developmental disabilities who live at ...
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