A new state watchdog report calls for a “fundamental overhaul” at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. But the state kept on administrators who were in charge during some of the facility’s most troubled years.
Lee Enterprises journalist Molly Parker earned national recognition Wednesday for her work with Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica to uncover a culture of abuse at an Illinois-run mental health facility.
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News reporting put a spotlight on the problems at Choate, officials said, and it’s time to improve conditions for residents with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses.