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Trustees ask for local-service data and decline to fund Progress Center without it
Summary
A representative from Progress Center for Independent Living outlined disability services and staffing; trustees asked for precise counts of Riverside Township residents served and did not approve funding at the meeting, asking the group to return with resident-level data.
A representative who identified herself as Dina told trustees that the Progress Center for Independent Living provides information and referral, peer support, independent-living skills training and personal-assistant placement to people with disabilities in suburban Cook County. Dina said the organization has 17 staff members and that its core funding is state grants, supplemented by other grants and earned income.
Board members expressed support for the organization’s mission but raised questions about…
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