State Senator Scott Bennett says he hopes lawmakers override the governor’s amendatory veto of a bill he co-sponsored to speed up the processing of Medicaid applications for long term care in Illinois.
The Champaign County Board is scheduled to vote Thursday evening on an offer to buy the county nursing home. Both supporters and opponents of the proposal warn of dire consequences if the other side prevails.
On the 21st: We learned about the first fracking permit issued in Illinois and talked with residents of the town that will be affected. Plus, we discussed how athletes are speaking up about mental health and checked in with a LaSalle County nursing home that was hit by a tornado earlier this year.
A Quad Cities dental hygienist says failure to keep up with dental care can have devastating consequences for residents of nursing homes.
