Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Chicago, IL – After WBEZ’s release of 1,400 emails detailing the Rauner administration’s internal response to the Legionnaires’ crisis in Quincy, JB Pritzker released the following statement:

“Bruce Rauner put managing headlines above managing the care of our nation’s heroes,” said JB Pritzker. “As Legionnaires’ spread in the Quincy Veterans’ Home, the Rauner administration moved quickly to stop the public relations crisis while leaving Veterans and their spouses behind. This is what failed leadership and fatal mismanagement looks like. Illinois Veterans deserve better than a governor who refuses to take charge and has no regrets after 13 Veterans and spouses died on his watch. When I’m governor, I will treat our Veterans with the dignity and respect they deserve.”

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