| Orchard Village site plan approved by Village Board |
2007-05-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 24, 2007, p. 5 |
Buildings,
Disabled - Mentally,
Disabled - Developmentally,
Orchard Mental Health Center,
Vail, Jim |
| WilPower to hold open house |
2003-10-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 9, 2003, p. 14 |
WilPower, Inc.,
Housing - Group homes,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Village offers registry aimed at safe returns |
2003-08-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 14, 2003, p. 10 |
Disabled - Physically,
Disabled - Mentally,
Skokie Human Services Department,
Missing persons,
Skokie Police Department |
| Village OKs group home for mentally ill |
2002-11-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 7, 2002, p. 3 |
Shimon, Sue,
WilPower, Inc.,
Piper, Harry,
Disabled - Mentally,
Van Dusen, George,
Gelder, Michael,
Perille, Donald,
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Bromberg, Michelle,
Meyer, Barbara,
Peyer, Peter,
Roberts, Randall,
Nudelman, Melvin D.,
McCabe, Frank |
| Skokie board approves congregate home |
2002-11-07 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 7, 2002, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Shimon, Sue,
Anwar, Setara,
WilPower, Inc.,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Disabled - Mentally,
Kaplan, Annette,
Kaplan, Irwin |
| Neighbors wary of housing plan |
2002-10-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 10, 2002, p. 3 |
WilPower, Inc.,
Disabled - Mentally,
Justes, Emma,
Sutker, Edie Sue,
Septon, Mel,
Housing - Group homes,
Mitchell, George,
Sweetow, Herb,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Bozic, Rose,
Paradise, Morton,
Patel, Dayal,
Marek, David,
Dubrow, Herb,
Lorge, Michael,
Stasica, Lawrence,
Shimon, Sue,
Luke, Paul |
| Center trains disabled for work, life |
2002-07-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 4, 2002, p. 5 |
Illinois Department of Human Services,
Disabled - Mentally,
Dubois Douglas Center,
Disabled - Developmentally,
Social agencies,
Khan, Rifath |
| More to Turning Point than you might expect |
2001-09-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 6, 2001, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Health care,
Erickson, Kirk,
Disabled - Mentally,
North East Suburban Health Initiative Program (NESHIP),
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center,
Political Action Group,
Raney, Ann,
Litwack, Allan |
| Shore mines the gold |
2001-03-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 15, 2001, p. D4 |
SHORE Community Services for Retarded Citizens,
Disabled - Mentally,
Disabled - Developmentally,
Organizations and societies,
SHORE Community Services, Inc.,
Anniversaries and birthdays,
Aged |
| Keshet - a rainbow of hope |
2001-02-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 22, 2001, p. D8 |
Keshet,
Disabled - Physically,
Coe, Shari,
Disabled - Mentally,
Disabled - Developmentally,
Organizations and societies,
Weinstein, Janie,
Religion - Judaism,
Weiner, Judy,
Rudin, Debbie |
| Forging ties of friendship to change the world |
1997-01-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 16, 1997, p. D3 |
Disabled - Physically,
Natural Ties,
Hughes, Patrick,
Disabled - Mentally,
Disabled - Developmentally,
Organizations and societies,
Hughes Kaminski, Sheila,
Flanagan, Joan |
| A mom ponders inclusion |
1996-11-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 28, 1996, p. 19 |
Disabled - Mentally,
Editorial |
| Orchard Village's friends carry on with fundraising |
1996-07-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 25, 1996, p. 5 |
Orchard Village,
Housing - Group homes,
Disabled - Mentally,
Goldberg, Francine |
| Group home to open on Coyle Avenue |
1996-06-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 20, 1996, p. 3 |
Housing - Group homes,
Search Developmental Center,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Fairview residents questioning home for disabled neighbors |
1996-06-20 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 20, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Search Developmental Center,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Glenkirk helps those with developmental disabilities |
1995-02-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 16, 1995, p. 19 |
Ingrum, Mark,
Disabled - Mentally,
Moss, Sandra,
United Way of Skokie Valley |
| Disabled banned by dance organizer |
1993-05-20 |
A learning disabled woman was banned from a dance for Jewish singles by dance organizer Marvin Kayne. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 20, 1993, p. 3 |
Kayne, Marvin,
Dance,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Orchard clinic loses, retreats |
1991-08-22 |
Old Orchard Mental Health Center will not expand its Gross Point Road building. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 22, 1991, p. 3 |
Disabled - Mentally,
Orchard Mental Health Center,
Social agencies,
Health - Mental |
| Orchard clinic fight looms |
1991-08-15 |
Worried neighbors oppose the proposed expansion of Orchard Mental Health Center. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 15, 1991, p. 3 |
Disabled - Mentally,
Orchard Mental Health Center,
Social agencies,
Health - Mental |
| Agencies to begin janitorial program for local disabled |
1985-09-26 |
Orchard Village, W. W. Grainger Inc. and Oakton Community College have announced the start of a six-month Transitional Janitorial Program. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 26, 1985, p. 15 |
Oakton Community College,
Orchard Village,
Disabled - Mentally,
Employment,
Disabled - Developmentally,
W.W. Grainger Inc. |
| Health center chief 'coping' with cash cut |
1985-08-11 |
Jim Reisinger, Orchard Mental Health Center executive director, is facing the worst financial crisis ever to hit the Center. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, August 11, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Reisinger, James,
Budget and expenditures,
Disabled - Mentally,
Orchard Mental Health Center,
Social agencies,
Health - Mental |
| Self-sufficiency nurtured at Orchard Village |
1985-04-11 |
Orchard Village, a private non-profit organization in Skokie, works to bring out the potential in its 63 mentally disabled residents. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 11, 1985, p. 22 |
Orchard Village,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Orchard Center hires new executive director |
1985-01-31 |
Dr. James J. Reisinger of River Forest will become the new executive director of Orchard Mental Health Center next month after the retirement of Mel Greenstein who has held the post for 14 years. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 31, 1985, p. 58 |
Reisinger, James,
Health care workers,
Disabled - Mentally,
Orchard Mental Health Center,
Social agencies,
Greenstein, Melvin,
Health - Mental |
| Mental health's better for his efforts |
1985-01-31 |
Melvin Greenstein, the director of the Orchard Mental Health Center, is retiring. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 31, 1985, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Health care workers,
Disabled - Mentally,
Orchard Mental Health Center,
Social agencies,
Greenstein, Melvin,
Health - Mental,
Retirement |
| Orchard Mental Health Center getting a facelift |
1982-05-20 |
A four phase renovation of the Orchard Mental Health Center will being in June and is being partially funded by a Community Development Block Grant. |
The News, Thursday, May 20, 1982, p. 7 |
Renovation and repair,
Community Development Block Grants,
Disabled - Mentally,
Grants,
Orchard Mental Health Center |
| New setup at residence for retarded |
1981-09-13 |
Four mildly retarded men now live at 8636 Keystone. Two house parents moved out and two mildly retarded men moved in to satisfy a village ordinance that restricts the number of unrelated people who can live in one unit. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, September 13, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Orchard Village,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Trustees rebuke state, OK Orchard Village aid |
1981-06-18 |
A $33,120 revenue-sharing request from Orchard Village was approved by the village board June 15. The money will be used to cover expenses not covered by state funding. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 18, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Skokie - Budget and expenditures,
Orchard Village,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Skokie board refuses to reconsider vote |
1981-06-11 |
Orchard Village is planning a lawsuit again the village of Skokie because the village denied a request for a special use permit to create a group home for mentally disabled adults at 8636 Keystone. |
The News, Thursday, June 11, 1981, p. 3 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Orchard Village,
Disabled - Mentally,
Litigation |
| Orchard tries again, fails to get ok |
1981-06-11 |
After failing at a second attempt to get a special use permit, Bernie Salbert, director of the Orchard Association for the Retarded, said he will recommend to the Board of Directors that the Association file suit against the village. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 11, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Orchard Village,
Saltberg, Bernie,
Disabled - Mentally,
Litigation,
Orchard Association for the Retarded |
| Skokie board rejects handicapped home |
1981-06-04 |
The Skokie board has rejected a request by Orchard Village for a special use permit which would allow the organization to operate a "supportive living arrangement" in the house at 8636 Keystone. |
The News, Thursday, June 4, 1981, p. 3 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Orchard Village,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Planners OK facility for retarded adults |
1981-04-26 |
Skokie planners voted 5-2 to grant a special use permit thus allowing the house at 8636 Keystone to become a home for mentally disabled adults. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, April 26, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Orchard Village,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Residents to fight 'halfway house |
1981-04-23 |
Residents of the 8600 block of Keystone will fight the creation of a "halfway house," a home for mentally disabled adults, on the block. The home was rented by Orchard Village for some of its "graduates. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 23, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Orchard Village,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Resident hits facility for retarded adults |
1981-04-19 |
Neighbors of Orchard Village's "supportive living arrangement" at 8636 Keystone, say they will appear before the Plan Commission to protest the location of the patient care facility in their neighborhood. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, April 19, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Orchard Village,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Facility for retarded on planners agenda |
1981-04-16 |
Orchard Village has asked the village for permission for three "graduates" to move into a group home located at 8636 N. Keystone Ave. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 16, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Orchard Village,
Disabled - Mentally |
