BOLINGBROOK, Il. -- The state will work to find new homes for residents at a
central Illinois institution for the developmentally disabled after a
state panel agreed Tuesday to close it for good, part of Gov. Pat
Quinn’s sweeping plan to change the way such residents are cared for and
to save tens of millions of dollars a year.
The
Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted, 6-1, to allow the Department of Human Services close the Jacksonville Developmental Center, which has provided a home for developmentally
disabled adults for more than 100 years. Most will be moved into small
group homes or apartments, which many advocates say allows them to live
more productive and satisfying lives.
The closure had been set for today, but it was delayed until Nov. 21.
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