Gov. Quinn enacts bills to benefit elderly
By Len Wells
July 29, 2012
In 2011, the first of the nation's 79 million baby boomers born between the end of World War II and the mid-60s started turning 65. And lawmakers are now looking at ways to protect the new senior citizens from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
In Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law a dozen new measures aimed at protecting state's growing senior citizen population.
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SOURCE: The CourierPress
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