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Article updated: 8/20/2012 5:21 PM

Antioch Rescue Squad in need of “dramatic changes,” state says

Letter lists many examples of misconduct and lax management

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This building at 825-35 Holbeck Drive houses offices of the Antioch Fire Department and the Antioch Rescue Squad. The rescue squad is not associated with the fire department.

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An informal report by the Illinois Department of Public Health says members of the Antioch Rescue Squad have intentionally irritated patients in order to restrain them, allowed EMS technicians to work their shift only hours after excessive drinking, and did not keep tabs on medicine. The group's president said the accusations are false.

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