Illinois Governor to Close Two State Institutions

(AP) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn announced Thursday that he plans to close a Tinley Park mental hospital and a Jacksonville center for people with developmental disabilities as he ramps up efforts to move people out of state institutions and into group homes or other kinds of community care.

As the push continues, Quinn hopes to move 600 people out of institutions over the next 2.5 years. That would eliminate the need for up to four hospitals and developmental centers, aides said.