claim: says "massive floods" led to legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the quincy veterans’ home.
author: bruce rauner
evidence_1: nov 5, 2018 ... “massive floods and tornadoes” and “a lot of dirt.” ... bruce rauner's  administration knew the quincy veterans' home had ... the facility for a mistake  that likely contributed to a fatal legionnaires' outbreak in 2015, state records  show. ... media about successive legionnaires' disease outbreaks at the facility.
evidence_2: jun 13, 2018 ... “in 2015, we had massive floods and tornadoes. ... the mississippi river is where  the quincy veterans' home gets its water. and bacteria got in all the old plumbing, ” rauner said, adding that much of the plumbing ... directly linked flooding in  quincy to the facility's recurring legionnaires' outbreaks in 2015, ...
evidence_3: jun 14, 2018 ... rauner admin previously sought to spin legionnaires' outbreak ... of fatal  legionnaires' disease outbreaks at the quincy veterans' home. now, illinois gov.  bruce rauner is offering a new theory. 'massive floods and tornadoes' and 'a lot  of dirt. ... said dga illinois communications director sam salustro.
evidence_4: climate change in illinois means frequent flooding could be normal ... illinois  governor bruce rauner says the state should be able to execute ... illinois is  using emergency spending rules to upgrade the water system at the veterans'  home in quincy. outbreaks of the waterborne legionnaires' disease have killed  and ...
evidence_5: bruce rauner is staying at the quincy veterans home where 13 people have  died and ... massive, maligned medicaid managed care expansion ready for  2018 ... that's after a wbez investigation into repeated outbreaks of  legionnaires' disease at the facility ... new illinois law creates tax credit for  flooded properties.