By Associated Press Undefined LASALLE, Ill. (AP) — State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans. News outlets reported Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office and the state's Department of Veteran's Affairs are attempting to determine what caused the outbreak at the state-run LaSalle Veterans' Home. The department on Tuesday requested an independent probe into the facility, which was the focus of a state Senate committee virtual hearing on the outbreak. 'The tragedy of what has unfolded at the veterans' […]

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