Among the pieces of legislation inspired by the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the veterans’ home in Quincy is a bill to raise the caps on tort awards in such cases. As the death toll from the illness at Quincy rose to thirteen, it came out that the victims’ survivors would…
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Senate Bill 2481 will attempt to respect the people who tragically and unnecessarily died at the Quincy Veterans Home while under state care. A WBEZ report stated: “In three straight years, legionellosis killed 13 people and sickened at least 61 residents and staff at the downstate veterans’ home, and the…
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Last weekend, I joined Mayor Kyle Hastings and spoke to my fellow Vets at the Veterans Pancake Breakfast during the Orland Hills Party in the Park Celebration. I met WWII Veteran and spoke to a woman who met Ike right around the liberation of Paris. We also took some…
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This weekend, I was honored to attend and speak at the 50th Vietnam War Commemoration at the Hazel Crest American Legion Hall. There was a parade from the Hazel Crest Village Hall to the American Legion Post. The program was then held at the beautiful Memorial Park. The State Representative…
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