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Illinois Lawmakers Reject Quinn Closure Plan

A bipartisan panel of Illinois legislators has rejected more of Gov. Pat Quinn's plans to close prisons and health centers in an advisory vote.

The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability voted overwhelmingly Thursday against closing the Jacksonville Developmental Center, the Tinley Park Mental Health Center and the Logan Correction Center in Lincoln.

Executive Director Dan Long says commissioners weren't convinced the Jacksonville facility could close as quickly as Quinn proposes.

Long adds that members say Tinley Park provides needed services in suburban Chicago to 1,900 people a year and they scoffed at the idea of moving Logan prisoners to gymnasiums and infirmaries in other, overcrowded prisons.

The commission previously rejected four closures.

Quinn is revising the plans but needs more money to keep the centers open this year.

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