Funding for institution stalls Olmstead progress in Illinois
DESPITE HEAVY OPPOSITION from Illinois' disability community, Governor George Ryan recently approved funding for the construction of a four-building, 64-bed institution for people with disabilities. The proposed 20-acre campus will be a Marklund facility. Marklund, a for-profit company set up to run institutions, already has institutions for people with disabilities in, among other spots, Glendale Heights, Bloomingdale and Winfield, Illinois. Construction for this latest facility is scheduled to begin this summer in Geneva, a suburb west of Chicago.