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TOM CULLERTON Springfield,IL62706
SENATOR 23rd SENATE DISTRICT
WWW.SENATORTOMCULLERTON.COM Phone:(217)7829463
DistrictOffice:
338S.ArdmoreAve.
VillaPark,IL60181
Phone:(630)9036662
Wednesday,December13,2017
DearCoChairmenSenatorJasonA.BarickmanandRepresentativeRobertRita,
Ournationsheroeshaveservedourstateandcommunitieswithgreathonoranddedication.Oncetheyreturnhome,
itisourdutytohonorthesacrificestheyhavemadetoprotectourfreedomsanddemocracy.
TherecurringoutbreaksofLegionnairesdiseaseatQuincyVeteransHomeisevidenceofclearmismanagementand
mistreatmentofIllinoisveteransresultingin13deathswithinthelastthreeyears.Ourveteranshavesurvivedwar
andforeignconflictsthegreatestdangertheyfaceshouldnotbelivingtheirgoldenyearsinastatefacility.
Today,IasktheIllinoisAuditCommissiontoactswiftlytothoughtfullyexaminethegrossmismanagementsatQuincy
VeteransHometoensureweprotectthewellbeingofIllinoisveteransandguaranteetheyreceivetheservicesand
caretheydeserve.
IwillfilearesolutiontodaytoquicklystartanauditintotheQuincyVeteransHome.Imaskingforyoursupportinmy
request.TheresolutionwillspecifytheparametersoftheauditandthequestionsandconditionsIwouldliketo
examine.
Illinoisveteranshaveputtheirlivesonthelineforus,nowitisthetimeforustostandupforthem.Thequickerwe
haveaclearpictureofthisongoingepidemic,thefasterwewillbeabletoremedythesituation.
Sincerely,
TomCullerton
StateSenator,District23
CCSenatorLindaHolmes
SenatorIrisY.Martinez
SenatorJimOberweis
SenatorDaleRighter
RepresentativeMarkBatinick
RepresentativeFredCrespo
RepresentativeBarbaraFlynnCurrie
RepresentativeSheriJesiel
RepresentativeJoeSosnowski