Beth Hundsdorfer — ProPublica

We Found Widespread Abuse of Disabled Patients at an Illinois Facility. The DOJ Is Investigating.

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 Illinois and ProPublica investigation.

March 24, 2025, 6:00 am EDT

Illinois Has Virtually No Homeschooling Rules. A New Bill Aims to Change That.

March 3, 2025, 7:00 am EST
How Illinois’ Hands-Off Approach to Homeschooling Leaves Children at Risk

June 5, 2024, 8:00 am EDT
A Security Camera Caught an Employee Beating a Patient. It Took 11 Days for Anyone to Take Action.

May 22, 2024, 11:00 am EDT
In Crisis, She Went to an Illinois Facility. Two Years Later, She Still Isn’t Able to Leave.

February 8, 2024, 8:00 am EST
Choate Director Replaced as New Report Says Abuse at the Facility Hasn’t Stopped

August 16, 2023, 11:30 am EDT
Illinois Leaves Three Administrators in Charge at Choate Despite Troubled History of Resident Care

July 11, 2023, 1:00 pm EDT
Problems With Abuse, Neglect and Cover-Ups at Choate Extend to Other Developmental Centers in Illinois

July 11, 2023, 7:00 am EDT
Health Care Workers Who Cover Up Patient Abuse Face Stiffer Penalties Under New Illinois Law

June 13, 2023, 10:45 am EDT
Illinois to Relocate at Least Half of Residents in Facility Plagued by Abuse and Cover-Ups

March 7, 2023, 8:00 pm EST
Legislators Demand Hearings on Illinois Mental Health Facility Where Staff Abused Patients and Covered It Up

February 23, 2023, 4:00 pm EST