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Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Pleas of parents and other won't save the JDC.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Daughter of Quincy resident caught in turmoil created by states closure of Jacksonville facility for the mentally disabled.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Republican State Representative John Cavaletto from Salem, Illinois says Community Resource Associates, the agency in charge of the transition, is hurting patients in their rush to close the facility.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Some former employees say the home for developmentally disabled people is haunted.

Monday, June 04, 2012  There's money in the Illinois state budget to keep the Developmental Center in Jacksonville open, but it'll likely still close it's doors.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Illinois governor Pat Quinn says the Jacksonville Developmental Center will close and move residents into community care centers. The closure will be wrapped up by October 2012.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Gov. Pat Quinn plans to close two state institutions this year - a Tinley Park mental hospital and a Jacksonville center for people with developmental disabilities.