08/27/2026
ATTENTION SOUTHERN/CENTRAL ILLINOIS! Stand with Choate workers at the Du Quoin State Fair this Friday, Aug. 28!
DHS has announced their plans to downsize Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, which would result in the layoffs of 250 members of AFSCME Local 141 and a sharp reduction in the availability of mental health/developmental disability services in southern Illinois.
We’re saying no way—Keep Choate Working!