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Individuals with substantiated complaints would be barred from employment in health care
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Pritzker says cultural issues at facility are ‘something that you can’t snap your fingers and fix’
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The governor's partial closure of the facility will require up to 123 residents to relocate.
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The southern Illinois Republican says he's glad to see some accountability in the new plan
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Officials acknowledged that news reporting had put a spotlight on conditions at facility plagued by abuse, cover-ups
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Ongoing investigations of state-run facility have revealed culture of abuse and cover-ups
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Multiple news investigations have found numerous instances of abuse and improper care of mentally ill and developmentally disabled patients at the facility.
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Document trove confirms ongoing reporting of abuse at state-run facility, staff’s ‘sense of impunity’
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Inspector general wants authority to add health care workers fired for misconduct to state registry
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For years, residents at the Illinois facility received scant treatment for their developmental disabilities and mental illnesses, then faced felonies for lashing out at staff.