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Williamson County Programs on Aging provides recreational activities, including:
- Bingo.
- Games.
- Crafts.
- Television.
- Visiting.
- Reading.
Other programs for seniors include:
- Educational opportunities in conjunction with John A. Logan College.
- Two computers for internet usage and email.
- On-site painting class.
- Rules of the Road and Defensive Driving classes.
- Low impact stretching and exercise classes for those with arthritis.
Services
Senior Centers
Driver Training
General Arts and Crafts
The AARP Smart Driver Course, offered by AARP Driver Safety, is the nation's largest classroom and online driver safety course and is designed especially for drivers age 50 and older. The AARP Smart Driver Course is available nationwide in classroom and online settings, in both English and Spanish.
Class topics include, but are not limited to:
- The effects of medication on driving.
- How to reduce driver distraction.
- How to maintain the proper following distance behind another car.
- Proper use of safety belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes, and new technology found in cars today.
- Techniques for handling left turns, right-of-way, and roundabouts.
- Age-related physical changes and how to adjust driving to compensate.
Services
Driver Training
Provides help with filling out forms that are necessary to apply for different services such as Benefit Access Application, Medicaid/Medicare, health screenings, and other services and government programs. Visits in the home can also be made available to explain services. Gold Plate also offers educational classes, including Road Review and 55 Alive.
Services
Outreach Programs
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Information and Referral
Driver Training
Lemont Township "Rules of the Road" is a review test for seniors required to take the written or driving test in order to renew their driver's licenses. This free class is offered three times a year.
Services
Mature Driver Training
160 Driving Academy offers truck driving classes needed to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and start a trucking career.
Services
Commercial Driver Training
Job Training Formats
160 Driving Academy offers truck driving classes needed to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and start a trucking career.
Services
Commercial Driver Training
Job Training Formats
160 Driving Academy offers truck driving classes needed to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and start a trucking career.
Services
Commercial Driver Training
Job Training Formats
160 Driving Academy offers truck driving classes needed to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and start a trucking career.
Services
Commercial Driver Training
Job Training Formats
Orland Township offers a variety of programs to assist seniors in everyday life. The Minor Home Repair Program, Senior Transportation Program, RTA Senior Ride Free Program Registration, S.H.I.P. (Senior Health Insurance Program) Counselors, Luncheons, and Dinner Dances. Senior Services also hosts Drop-In, where the Orland Township Activity Center opens on Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 2:00pm for residents to play cards and bingo and enjoy refreshments. Call or visit the website for specific information by program.Senior Services also provides applications for Free Amplified Phone Program and Cell Phones for Seniors Program, in partnership with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office.
Services
Local Bus Fare
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Living Wills
Train Fare
Senior Centers
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Cell Phones
Mature Driver Training
160 Driving Academy offers truck driving classes needed to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and start a trucking career.
Services
Commercial Driver Training
Job Training Formats
160 Driving Academy offers truck driving classes needed to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and start a trucking career.
Services
Commercial Driver Training
Job Training Formats
Thornton Township offers a wide range of services and special events for senior citizens of Thornton Township. Services may include tax filing assistance, benefits application assistance, a mature driving class, exercise classes, senior parties, and more.
Services
Senior Centers
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Blood Pressure Screening
Certificates/Forms Assistance
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Exercise Classes/Groups
Mature Driver Training
Older Adults
AARP Tax Aide Program Sites
City of Palos Heights Parks & Recreation has many different programs for adults and seniors. They offer lots of opportunities for adults to try new classes to gain new skills or a new hobby, travel to a new location, or meet some new friends.
Services
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Field Trips/Excursions
Exercise Classes/Groups
Mature Driver Training
Bridge
160 Driving Academy offers truck driving classes needed to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and start a trucking career.
Services
Commercial Driver Training
Job Training Formats
160 Driving Academy offers truck driving classes needed to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and start a trucking career.
Services
Commercial Driver Training
Job Training Formats