Niemerg One of 26 House Republicans Looking for Information on Deaths at LaSalle Veterans Home

State Representative Adam Niemerg of Dieterich is one of 26 House Republicans seeking more information on the deaths of three dozen Illinois veterans at the LaSalle Veterans Home.

Niemerg and the other members sent a letter to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul requesting an investigation into the deaths.

Niemerg said, "This scandal has already cost one director her job at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and we need to know the extent of the negligent activities at the LaSalle Veterans' Home and by whom. The findings of an investigation by the Attorney General are needed so that we can correct operating procedures and if necessary, change the laws on the policies that cover the care of our veterans, and bring criminal charges against those ultimately responsible if need be."

The original request for an investigation was made May 11. Niemerg said there's been no response to date.