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The legislation, spurred by a news investigation, allows workers to be barred from health care jobs for obstructing investigations into staff misconduct

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation allowing workers to be barred from health care jobs if they obstruct investigations into abuse and misconduct.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation allowing workers to be barred from health care jobs if they obstruct investigations into abuse and misconduct.

A state watchdog found that employees at a troubled downstate mental health center appeared to be covering up staff misconduct even as the facility was under state scrutiny following allegations that residents were abused and neglected.

Our state ranks 49th out of 50 states for funding and support of the estimated 300,000 Illinoisans with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. That has to change, state lawmakers write.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) for Special Olympics is the largest year-round public awareness and grass-roots fundraising campaign for Special Olympics. Known as Guardians of the Flame, law enforcement

Amateur wrestling star Tamyra Mensah-Stock is the latest athlete to sign a deal with WWE on the heels of her Olympic Gold medal win in Tokyo.

By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Capitol News Illinois, Lee Enterprises and ProPublica are winners of the...

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Lee Enterprises journalist Molly Parker earned national recognition Wednesday for her work with Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica to uncover a culture of abuse at an Illinois-run mental health facility.