A series of lawsuits filed against the State of Illinois claim the LaSalle Veterans' Home was negligent in how it handled a COVID-19 outbreak that killed more than 30 veterans.
argue their deaths were preventable.
The families are suing the State of Illinois, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and its veterans' home in LaSalle. Jill Funfsinn, a member of one of the families, wants the photos of her grandfather to evoke happy memories.But the photos now have the opposite effect. "I feel very upset," Funfsinn said."I feel angry and sad, really sad, because he just didn't deserve this."
His name was Jerry Liesse - one of 36 veterans who died in a COVID-19 outbreak in the fall of 2020 at the LaSalle Veterans Home.
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