Facing Criticism Over Deadly COVID Outbreak At A Veterans’ Home, Pritzker Says He Regrets Hiring VA Leader – WBEZ (Chicago)

Linda Chapa LaVia represented the Aurora area in the Illinois House of Representatives for more than 15 years, ultimately co-chairing the legislature’s response to the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. It was that experience that drew Pritzker to appoint her to lead IDVA when he became governor, he said.