A newspaper investigation found more than a thousand cases of abuse and neglect of Illinois adults with disabilities placed in private group homes. The Chicago Tribune says its investigation revealed mistreatment inside Illinois' taxpayer-funded group homes and their day programs, with staff failing to provide basic care while regulators conceal harm and death with secrecy and silence.
The investigation found at least 42 deaths linked to abuse and neglect in the facilities and their day programs over the last seven years. State records reportedly show residents have been humiliated and lost freedom.
The Chicago Tribune's investigation also shows more than 1-thousand 300 cases of documented harm since July 2011. That’s hundreds more cases of documented harm than publicly reported by Illinois' Department of Human Services.
