Editorial: Conflicting LaSalle reports require legislative inquiry – Champaign News-Gazette*

"It’s impossible to say whether the initial report (on the 2020 coronavirus outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home) was incomplete because of incompetence, a predetermined decision not to look too deeply into what occurred, or both. Given the Pritzker administration’s embarrassment and anger over last week’s disclosures, particularly in an election year, none of those possibilities is off the table. But it’s important to note that the state’s human services department is part of the state’s executive branch that answers to the governor. The auditor general answers to the General Assembly."