State leaves 3 administrators in charge at Choate despite troubled history of resident care – Capitol News IL

All three administrators were previously indicted on felony charges in connection with their handling of an abuse allegation at the facility. In explaining her rationale for keeping the administrators, IDHS Secretary Grace Hou said in March: “We’ve weighed a lot of different perspectives, but I think we need a leader who knows Choate inside and out, who has relationships with the residents and the parents and the staff to lead us through this challenging transition.” Pritzker publicly backed Hou’s decision at the time.