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Chicago Blackhawks TV highlights Avenues to Independence as Chicago Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough invites residents of Avenues to Independence to a Blackhawks home game at the United Center.
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Last month, Jay Shefsky introduced us to five local men with intellectual disabilities. They are part of a program that allows them to live independently in a group home, managing most of their own cooking, cleaning and transportation.
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In a single family home on a residential block in northwest suburban Park Ridge, five men have lived as a kind of family for more than 20 years. It’s called Amundsen House, and it’s owned by Avenues to Independence. The 64-year-old nonprofit runs seven residences of various sizes for adults with a wide range of intellectual disabilities. The other buildings have full-time, overnight staff. But the men of Amundsen House live on their own and manage most of their own cooking, cleaning and transportation.
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