1 Comment - Anonymous - Tuesday, Feb 22, 05 @ 5:13 pm: Rich, What you don’t understand is that the governor is taking a lesson from the Secretary of this department. You see, Human Services doesn’t lay people off. People don’t lose jobs, and individuals who need them don’t lose valuable services. What you are observing is a process those in the department are calling “Restructuring”. Apparently this is supposed to make everything okay. The mentally ill will have to find somewhere else to go, not only in the Tinley Park area, but up in Elgin and by Chicago Read, where beds are being closed and staff are also being laid off - lots of staff. The developmentally disabled will have to move to community agencies (and they are lined up to take these people in!), because several state centers are downsizing. Oh wait, Howe Center isn’t. But most of these places are losing staff, too. It’s all about restructuring. So, don’t use the L word. He’s funding all right. Just at a lower rate, for fewer beds and fewer staff. I’ve learned a lot from him in two years…… Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.