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Lincolnwood, Ill. residents oppose group home for developmentally disabled

Posted by coomes on July 25th, 2012 at 12:03 pm

Chicago Tribune: The Catholic charitable organization Misericordia hasn’t quite received the warm welcome it hoped for when it bought a $650,000 home in north suburban Lincolnwood last fall for eight developmentally disabled women to live together.

But a representative said that Misericordia, which works with people with developmental disabilities, is determined to build a group home in the near-north suburban community that would allow the women to live in a family-like setting with a small staff and learn basic life and social skills.

The Lincolnwood Plan Commission on Aug. 1 will continue the hearing that began earlier this month when opponents packed the village council chamber.

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