Governor Pat Quinn has issued an executive order to increase state oversight of investigations into the deaths of adults with disabilities following a newspaper report that uncovered problems.
The Belleville News-Democrat found that the inspector general for the Department of Human Services did not investigate 53 deaths of disabled adults because he considered such investigations to be state “services,” and deceased clients were ineligible to receive services.
Inspector General William M. Davis has offered his resignation, effective Aug. 1.
