Too mentally ill for trial, she spent months in an Illinois jail as the state looked for a hospital bed. She died waiting.
Many defendants declared unfit for trial have often waited three months or longer to be transferred to a hospital.
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Advocates push for mandatory minimum nurse staffing ratios at Illinois hospitals
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State Senate approves energy grid reliability task force
The state Senate on Thursday advanced a measure to create a task force to study electric grid reliability in light ...
Lawmakers unveil bills aimed at addressing teacher shortage
Illinois Senate Democrats outlined legislation during a Thursday news conference that aims to address the ongoing teacher shortage throughout the ...
Bills to address teacher shortages advance
Two bills aimed at relieving the state’s teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate ...
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