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The family of a Korean War veteran who died during a coronavirus outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans Home has filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois, saying that their loved one would not have died if the home had taken proper procedures during the pandemic.
Richard Cieski Sr. was a Korean War veteran who lived at the LaSalle facility. He died 15 days after a coronavirus outbreak began to sweep through the home, and his family believes that if proper protocols had been followed, he’d still be alive. Don t miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android
Is it me or does Anthony Kolbeck look like a sacrificial lamb. I feel sorry for the guy, seemed like he wanted to, tried to do the right thing but was in over his head and had no support from the top. I’ve seen this happen time and time again but please tell me if I’m misinterpreting things.
Chapa LaVia’s pension should be revoked. At minimum, taxpayers should NOT pay the higher level that she likely expects for holding a higher paying job she never took seriously. All of this is unforgivable.
- Six Degrees of Separation - Friday, Apr 30, 21 @ 9:53 am:
By RICK PEARSON | Chicago Tribune | Published: April 30, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. CHICAGO (Tribune News Service) A scathing independent report on last fall’s COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans Home that led to 36 deaths details systemic mismanagement from the top of the Illinois Veterans Affairs department down to the home’s leadership, which created an “inefficient, reactive and chaotic” response to controlling the virus. The 50-page report from the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General and the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale, released Friday, says then-VA Director Linda Chapa LaVia “abdicated” her responsibilities, leaving things to a nonmedical chief of staff who preferred to let each home manage itself while iss