The Illinois Department of Human Services has revoked a group home provider's license, citing the state-funded business for safety issues and rights violations of individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
The department's chief licensing official told Reuben Goodwin Sr. on Monday she was revoking the license for his eight group homes and daytime training program, all under the name Disability Services of Illinois.
Goodwin can appeal the decision by requesting a hearing before Dec. 23, but the department will still move 45 adults to other community-living options in the next two weeks.
The move comes after Disability Services was spotlighted in an investigation that revealed the inspector general's office mishandled a 2012 investigation into neglect allegations at Goodwin's business.
