The Center for Independent Living serving Suburban Cook County is one of many centers advocating for people with disabilities. Independence is power!
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Join Presiding Judge Geary Kull and me for a Mental Health Summit focused on what to do during a mental health crisis.
📅 Tuesday, September 22, 2026
🕟 4:30–8 p.m.
📍 Maywood Courthouse, Courtroom 102
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When @GovPritzker's Assisted Suicide bill goes into effect in September, Advocate Health will NOT be participating. If you have a disabled or elderly loved one who becomes ill, you can safely take them to Advocate for care.
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🚨 BREAKING: We have filed lawsuits in New York and Illinois challenging assisted suicide laws.
People with disabilities deserve equal protection under the law, not a two-tiered system that treats some suicides as tragedies and others as solutions.
#EndAssistedSuicide
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Today, we voice our disgust at the decision by Governor @GovPritzker to put Illinois residents at risk of deadly harm, abuse, and coercion.
We are disappointed at this decision but will endlessly continue our fight against this dangerous law!
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🚨Take Action to Support HJR44!
Protect funding for disability services in Illinois.
Hearings:
• Tue, Oct 28 – 4 PM
• Wed, Oct 29 – 9 AM
Fill out witness slip here: qr.link/uoPWqT
#HJR44 #DisabilityRights #StopTheCuts #TakeAction #DisabilityCommunity #TheArcofIllinois
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Join a REV UP Illinois meeting hosted by Tavarus Wesley and featuring a presentation by William Bedford.
Choose your date:
Sept 8 | 5:00 PM: qr.link/371ZRI
Sept 10 | 10:00 AM: qr.link/XrKF4o
#REVUP #DisabilityVotingRightsWeek #DisabilityVote #TheArcofIllinois
Progress Center for Independent Living retweeted
Pace’s ADA Advisory Committees want your input!
✅ Suburban: Aug. 26, 1 PM @ Pace HQ
✅ Chicago: Aug. 27, 1 PM @ RTA
Both are open to the public. Details here: pacebus.com/meeting/suburban… | pacebus.com/meeting/chicago-…
Progress Center for Independent Living retweeted
Next week, Commission staff will be co-presenting with three partner agencies on fair housing protections in Cook County. Visit our partners' social media pages to learn more!
#CookCounty #FairHousing #HumanRights
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Pace is holding public hearings July 24–31 on proposed changes to the TAP and RAP programs, including a fare increase to $3.25 and a 30-ride monthly limit. Public comments are due by August 1 to be part of the official record. Learn more: pacebus.com/news/public-hear…
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U.S. News & World Report ranked Illinois 47th out of 50 states for nursing home quality, and a Tribune search of records showed Illinois has some 250 homes with a quality rating of just one star out of five. trib.al/5JoSDHC
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Join us for the 10th Annual Illinois Event at Diversey Harbor in Chicago on Saturday, June 7th!
Walk, run, or relax — every step makes a difference. 💜
Sign up today: CHI.MilesForMigraine.Org
ALT Two people with arms in the air standing in front of the Miles for Migraine start finish arch with their purple miles for migraine t-shirts and shades for migraine sunglasses. Text: miles for migraine Illinois, Saturday 6/7 @ 9:30am, Diversey Harbor, Chicago, CHI.MilesForMigraine.Org
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Drs. Erik Mikaitis and Mark Loafman spoke with the Chicago Sun-Times about the impact that Medicaid cuts could have not just on CCH patients, but all Cook County residents. Check out their interview: chicago.suntimes.com/politic…
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Across Illinois’ seven remaining state operated facilities for people with developmental disabilities, more than 200 were seeking placement elsewhere as of last month. trib.al/lHyE2BA
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How people use art to process and understand disability, and how people use disability as a theme, a filter and a subject in art, is the focus of a new exhibition. disabilityscoop.com/2024/12/… #disabilities
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Lois Curtis was an artist whose lawsuit 25 years ago over the conditions of her confinement in state institutions ended up at the Supreme Court and established the rights of disabled Americans.
to.pbs.org/3WoehZJ
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For Students In Special Ed, Transitional Schools Bridge Gap Between High School And Employment disabilityscoop.com/2024/07/… #disabilities #specialeducation
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The day we now know as Juneteenth was formally recognized as a national holiday two years ago, due in large part to the activism of a 96-year-old retired Texas schoolteacher. to.pbs.org/3JjEy5q
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The feature film "Color Book" explores setbacks experienced by a father and his son with #DownSyndrome as they attempt to attend their first baseball game together. disabilityscoop.com/2024/06/… #disabilities
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#LongCOVID is a serious public health concern that affects millions of people across the U.S. @NASEM_Health released a new report helping to further define Long COVID as a chronic condition.
Read more about Long COVID and the new report: bit.ly/3mGtyny
ALT Masked woman speaking to a physician. CDC logo bottom right corner.
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The Happy Apple Pie Shop isn’t just a local gem. They received national recognition for having the best pie in the state of Illinois. fox32chicago.com/video/14683…
