| Group home founder serves Jews with special needs |
2013-03-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 28, 2013 , p. 9 |
Housing - Group homes,
Erenberg, Shana,
Libenu Foundation |
| Orchard Village plan rejected by trustees |
2007-03-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 8, 2007, p. 6 |
WilPower, Inc.,
Orchard Village,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Vail, Jim,
McCabe, Frank,
Gelder, Michael,
Perille, Donald,
Sutker, Edie Sue,
Housing - Group homes |
| Orchard Village housing OK'd by commission |
2007-02-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 15, 2007, p. 11 |
Cox, James,
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
WilPower, Inc.,
Orchard Village,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Vail, Jim,
Mitchell, James |
| The poor need charity and kindness all year round |
2004-01-08 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 8, 2004, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Housing - Group homes,
Charities,
WINGS (Women in Need Growing Stronger),
Homelessness,
Editorial |
| WilPower to hold open house |
2003-10-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 9, 2003, p. 14 |
WilPower, Inc.,
Housing - Group homes,
Disabled - Mentally |
| Editorial: Shelter worth supporting |
2003-04-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 2003, p. 16 |
Housing - Group homes,
WINGS (Women in Need Growing Stronger),
Homelessness,
Editorial |
| 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 |
| Skokie board changes group housing zoning |
2001-10-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 4, 2001, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Senior housing, nursing homes, and assisted living,
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Ordinances |
| 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 homes gripes aren't with residents |
1996-06-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 27, 1996, p. 3 |
Housing - Group homes,
Search Developmental Center |
| Open warfare' between home, one neighbor |
1996-06-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 27, 1996, p. 18 |
Housing - Group homes,
Orchard Village,
Kramer, Angie |
| The give and take of group homes |
1996-06-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 27, 1996, p. 14 |
Housing - Group homes,
Editorial |
| 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 |
| Child home opens : Seen as better use for site |
1995-08-03 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 3, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc.,
North Shore Chicago Rehabilitation Inc. |
| Group home fight continues while Karlov house is empty |
1995-01-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 26, 1995, p. 13 |
Lefkow, Joan,
Housing - Group homes,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Meyer, Barbara,
North Shore Chicago Rehabilitation Inc. |
| Trial slated over Karlov group home |
1994-12-15 |
North Shore Rehabilitation, which operates a group home in Skokie, is suing the village. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 15, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
North Shore Rehabilitation,
Housing - Group homes,
Litigation |
| Orchard Village house given official welcome |
1994-09-01 |
Orchard Village's new residence sponsored an open house. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 1, 1994, p. 12 |
Housing - Group homes,
Orchard Village |
| Changing tactics, Skokie fights home |
1994-01-27 |
The village will go to court to fight discrimination charges filed by Chicago North Shore Rehabilitation, Inc. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 27, 1994, p. 5 |
Housing - Group homes,
Chicago North Shore Rehabilitation, Inc |
| Court will decide if home stays |
1994-01-27 |
The village will go to court to fight discrimination charges filed by Chicago North Shore Rehabilitation, Inc. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 27, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Chicago North Shore Rehabilitation, Inc |
| Trustees ordered to meet before judge |
1994-01-13 |
The Village Board and a Chicago company have been ordered to attend a settlement meeting to discuss a group home for brain-injured adults. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 13, 1994, p. 3 |
North Shore Rehabilitation,
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning,
Skokie Board of Trustees |
| Home lawsuit deal likely |
1993-09-30 |
A settlement appears close in a lawsuit between Skokie and the owners of a proposed rehabilitation institute. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 30, 1993, p. 3 |
Housing - Group homes,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Litigation |
| Group home wins 1st round in court |
1993-07-22 |
A U.S. District Court has ruled that Skokie cannot refuse permits to a group wanting to build a rehabilitative group home. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 22, 1993, p. 3 - this citation is provided for research purposes, this issue of the Skokie Review is not available from the Skokie Public Library |
Housing - Group homes,
Courts |
| Village can't stop permit for home |
1993-07-22 |
A U.S. District Court has ruled that Skokie cannot refuse permits to a group wanting to build a rehabilitative group home. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 22, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Courts |
| Group home plan awaits court ruling |
1993-06-10 |
The fate of a proposed group home for brain damaged adults is still undecided. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 10, 1993, p. 3 |
Housing - Group homes,
Disabled |
| Orchard Village buys houses |
1993-05-06 |
Orchard Village has purchased two houses in Morton Grove and plans to turn them into group homes. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 6, 1993, p. 20 |
Housing - Group homes,
Orchard Village,
Morton Grove |
| Orchard Village opening homes in Morton Grove |
1993-04-15 |
Orchard Village will open two new group homes in Morton Grove. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 15, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Orchard Village,
Morton Grove |
| Group home operators file suit against Skokie |
1993-04-08 |
The Village of Skokie is being sued by a Chicago company that wishes to build a group home for brain-injured adults in Skokie. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 8, 1993, p. 6 |
Housing - Group homes,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Litigation |
| U.S. court may rule on group home |
1993-04-01 |
Operators of a proposed group home have filed a suit against Skokie after they were denied a permit. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 1, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Litigation |
| Skokie turns down group home permit |
1993-01-28 |
Skokie trustees have refused to allow a group home to be built. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 28, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning |
| Skokie okays retarded home |
1982-05-13 |
The Village Board voted to permit construction of a home for developmentally disabled persons at 8167-69 Lincoln Avenue. |
The News, Thursday, May 13, 1982, p. 3 |
Housing - Group homes,
Disabled - Developmentally |
| Home for retarded OK'd; site plan will be revised |
1982-04-08 |
The Village Board will soon be asked to consider a proposal from the North Shore Association for the Retarded to build a 12-unit residence for developmentally disabled adults at 8167-69 Lincoln Ave. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 8, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
North Shore Association for the Retarded,
Housing - Group homes,
Disabled - Developmentally |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Act on home for autistic |
1980-11-09 |
The Plan Commission passed an amendment to the Zoning Code dealing with "dwelling units for developmentally disabled persons". |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, November 9, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Zoning |
| Residents fight home for autistic adults |
1980-10-05 |
At the September 25 meeting of the Plan Commission neighbors objected to a professional care facility for three autistic men. Further discussion was postponed to the Commission's November 6 meeting. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, October 5, 1980, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Housing - Group homes,
Skokie Plan Commission |
