Illinois organizations decry state’s convoluted process for overdose prevention money – Chicago Reader

“How are the opioid settlement funds working? I don’t think they’re working that well,” said state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, chairperson of the House Mental Health and Addiction Committee. “It’s a boatload of money that our communities all across Illinois desperately need, and the state has been really slow to get the money out the door." At least ten different boards, state departments, and other stakeholders—including members of the public, though most Illinoisans don’t know that—play some role in deciding if and how funds are spent.