Gov. Pat Quinn says he regrets missing a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a new 32-bed homeless shelter that will serve veterans in Chicago.
Quinn said he didn't make Monday's event because a campaign appearance he had with West Side Chicago elected officials ran over time. He also says he regrets he didn't get to see Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth at the homeless shelter.
Duckworth is the former head of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.
The homeless outreach agency Featherfist says the new shelter will offer single adult male homeless veterans a "safe, secure and stable environment."
In a release, the group says it decided to open the facility because of the increased number of homeless veterans.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
Quinn said he didn't make Monday's event because a campaign appearance he had with West Side Chicago elected officials ran over time. He also says he regrets he didn't get to see Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth at the homeless shelter.
Duckworth is the former head of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.
The homeless outreach agency Featherfist says the new shelter will offer single adult male homeless veterans a "safe, secure and stable environment."
In a release, the group says it decided to open the facility because of the increased number of homeless veterans.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
