(CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Eight years after the deadly Legionnaire’s disease outbreak at the veterans’ home in Quincy, Gov. Pritzker cut the ribbon on nearly $300 million worth of construction.
State Rep. Kyle Moore (R-Quincy), the city’s mayor during the crisis, said, “We were concerned that there were politicians on both sides of the aisle who called for permanently closing this Quincy veterans’ home,” in place since 1886.
“The new infrastructure at the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Quincy demonstrates our commitment to providing facilities that serve our state’s veterans,” TJ Edwards, executive director of the Illinois Capital Development Board, said in a news release. “CDB ensured that this project was delivered with the utmost care and attention, working closely with our industry partners and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to create spaces that offer support, comfort, and quality to residents.”
“This has been the biggest and most important building project in our Rebuild Illinois capital construction program, said the governor, adding, “There’s nothing political about a veterans’ home.”
The home is one of five the state operates. The others are in Anna, Chicago, LaSalle, and Manteno.
