A federal probe into Illinois’ treatment of disabled people will examine abuse and neglect allegations at state-run residential institutions — including Choate, the subject of a yearlong Capitol News ...

Tonya Piephoff, director of the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities ... also will probe abuse and neglect allegations of patients at the Choate ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are pushing patient "end-of-life" bills for the second year in a row, but a coalition opposed to the legislation says people who are disabled would be ...

An Illinois man who was supposed to help a disabled North Fort Myers man will serve 10 years in prison after he instead stole the man's debit card to pay for Fentanyl, bar bills and hotel rooms.

Tonya Piephoff, director of the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities ... also will look into abuse and neglect allegations of patients at three of ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a wide-ranging investigation into Illinois' treatment of people with developmental disabilities, examining whether the state provides adequate resources ...