DOJ Launches Probe Into Illinois’ Treatment of People With Disabilities — ProPublica

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 Illinois and ProPublica investigation.

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois . Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. 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 for community living and protects residents from harm in public institutions. Tonya Piephoff, director of the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities, informed employees of

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