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Governor Bruce Rauner won’t say if he holds moral responsibility for veterans’ home deaths
Governor Bruce Rauner says Illinois is taking “aggressive action” to keep Quincy Veterans’ Home resident, “but he declined to say if he bears any moral responsibility after more cases of Legionnaires’ disease were found at the facility following a 2015 outbreak that left a dozen people dead,” according to the Tribune. He also refused to say whether he’s spoken with the families of any of the victims. “It’s heartbreaking that anyone should suffer a health challenge or be exposed to bacteria and we are taking every step we can, every step we can, to keep our veterans safe and reviewing every option and being as aggressive as possible with every expert from around the nation,” he said. [Tribune]
