"Twenty people died under questionable circumstances at Howe between September 2005 and May 2008" Editorial, Chicago Tribune, 9/13/2008
"Howe has been plagued by substandard care and health and sa...
"Twenty people died under questionable circumstances at Howe between September 2005 and May 2008" Editorial, Chicago Tribune, 9/13/2008
"Howe has been plagued by substandard care and health and safety problems" Editorial, Chicago Tribune, 9/13/2008
"Institutional care is also far more expensive than community-based care. Illinois citizens pay about $140,000 a year for each person in an institution, compared with $50,000 a year for community care" Editorial, Chicago Tribune, 9/13/2008
"Illinois has relied much too heavily on expensive, large-scale institutions" Editorial, Chicago Tribune, 9/13/2008
"This is a situation that calls for leadership" Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times, 2/9/2009
"Howe closing is long overdue" Editorial, Southtown Star, 9/9/2008
"Community help for disabled long overdue" Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times, 2/9/2009
"Illinois hasn't seen a dime in Medicaid funding since Howe was decertified in mid-2007, a tidy loss of nearly $60million in federal money" Editorial, Southtown Star, 3/4/2009
"Illinois institutionalizes more people with developmental disabilities than almost any other state." SOURCE: State of the States in Developmental Disabilities 2008
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