An Illinois State Senate candidate expresses concern about the shortage of baby formula in the state. | Wikimedia Commons
An Illinois State Senate candidate expresses concern about the shortage of baby formula in the state. | Wikimedia Commons
Patrick Sheehan, a candidate for the Illinois State Senate's 19th District seat, recently expressed concern about baby formula shortages in the state.
"As I am everywhere in my district knocking doors as a senate candidate, patrolling the neighborhoods as a police officer, or even at a family member's home as an uncle, I am hearing from many parents about the issues of trying to buy baby formula for their children," Sheehan said. "The governor of Illinois has a total mess on his hands with the Department of Family and Children Services, his mishandling of children, his mismanagement of his agency and the director facing his ninth contempt of court, and now his lack of concern of these formula shortages to ensure every baby throughout Illinois is able to receive formula due."
The baby formula shortage is in part caused by the shutdown of a major formula production facility owned by Chicago-based Abbott Labs in Sturgis, Mich., NBC Chicago reported. The shutdown is based on the result of a federal investigation into reports of contaminated Similac, Alimentum and EleCare products at the facility that may have contributed to the deaths of infants.
Marc Smith, director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), has been cited for contempt for the ninth time this year for mismanagement of children under his care, Fox 32 reported.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has cited his predecessor, Bruce Rauner, for problems at DCFS, News Channel 20 reported.
The Rauner administration cut 500 DCFS residential beds, the station reported.
For more information on Patrick Sheehan, visit his website.
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