A federal probe into Illinois’ treatment of disabled people will examine abuse and neglect allegations at state-run residential institutions — including Choate, the subject of a yearlong Capitol News ...

Tonya Piephoff, director of the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities ... also will probe abuse and neglect allegations of patients at the Choate ...

An Illinois man who was supposed to help a disabled North Fort Myers man will serve 10 years in prison after he instead stole the man's debit card to pay for Fentanyl, bar bills and hotel rooms.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is now under scrutiny for its lack of proper reporting on child abuse and neglect cases, according to a report from the ...

Tonya Piephoff, director of the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities ... also will look into abuse and neglect allegations of patients at three of ...