Legionnaires' Disease

The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office is undertaking measures at the county jail to protect detainees and employees after the recent death of an elderly inmate was due to him contracting Legionnaire’s disease.

Don Bly wants to find out how the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ Disease wound up at the UAW Senior Citizen’s Center in Pekin.“It’s something that I’m…

A Manteno veterans' home resident who contracted Legionnaires' disease has died. Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs spokesman Dave MacDonna said…

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed into law measures aimed at replacing troublesome housing units at the Quincy veterans' home. The Republican took action…

Health officials in northern Illinois are investigating several cases of Legionnaires' disease that occurred between June 7 and July 1.McHenry County…

The federal government is giving Illinois $4.1 million to renovate a veterans' home where Legionnaires' disease has contributed to the deaths of 13…

An Army brigadier general who served in Afghanistan and Iraq has been named director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Stephen Curda is a…

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there continues to be issues with Legionnaires' disease at an Illinois veterans home…

The Illinois Senate has unanimously endorsed a plan to require reports on veterans' health after a Legionnaires' disease crisis at a state-run veterans…

Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration has delivered a report on reconstruction of the Quincy veterans' home beset by deadly Legionnaires' disease. The report…