Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog...

The Illinois Department of Human Services plans to dramatically reduce the number of patients with developmental disabilities who live at...

Late last week, the members sent a letter to key Democratic committee chairs in the Illinois House and Senate asking...

Newly released reports from the Illinois Department of Human Services’ watchdog office reveal shocking instances of cruelty, abuse and poor...

Lutrice Williams was 23 and in crisis when she arrived at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in rural southern...

Several employees at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center attempted to cover up a brutal assault on a patient, according...

The disturbing 911 call began with sounds of a struggle, then a voice that sounded like a child’s cried out,...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called patient abuses at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in rural Anna “awful” and...

Over a year ago, the security chief at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in southern Illinois sent an email...

A 24-year-old with developmental disabilities was brutally beaten by his caretakers inside a state-run facility with a long history of...