western Illinois veterans home News

State Labor Agency Rebuked Illinois VA Over Legionnaires Outbreak

Illinois workplace safety officials reprimanded state veterans’ officials for how the agency told staffers about a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a Quincy veterans’ home, according to documents. The Illinois Department of Labor reproach focused on emails that Illinois Veterans …

Officials Report Third Case of Legionnaires Disease at Illinois Veterans Home

A third person has contracted Legionnaires’ disease at a western Illinois veterans home where two other cases were identified last month, state officials said. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported the …