On January 17th, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. PBS will be airing an episode of Around the Corner with John McGivern.  The show will be highlighting the Jefferson community and Robin […]

Our January general meeting has been postponed until Sunday, February 17, 2019.

Our next general meeting will be held on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the St. Coletta Illinois Office, 1991 Hicks Road, Rolling Meadows, IL  60008. The new […]

On April 6, 2019 there will be an Adult Down Center Conference to be held at the Hyatt Lodge Training Center, 2715 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, IL (former Hamburger University).  […]

Our next general meeting will be held on Sunday,  April 28, 2019.  The speaker for this meeting will be Andy Hancock, who will addressed the new reorganization of staff.

The Special Olympics for this area will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, IL.  Please contact your Residential Coordinator for more details.

Attached is a congratulatory letter that arrived today from our new Department of Human Services Secretary Andrea Palm for our selection as the “Moving Mountains Award” winner for 2019 . […]

Our annual golf outing will be held at Royal Melbourne Country Club on Monday, June 24, 2019.  For more information, please contact Lee Davis.

We wanted to share information on the memorial service we are having for Duane Whitson on Tuesday June 25, at 6:30pm.  This service will be held during our normal chapel […]

Our annual picnic will be held at St. Marcelline's Church on Saturday, August 24, 2019.   Details below.

Illinois Friends will be again hosting our annual Day at the Races at Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, IL.  This event will be on a Sunday August 25, 2019.  […]

By now you have received the information about the Family Alliance.  But do you fully understand the logic behind the launching of this new initiative?  Robin Baker, VP of Development […]

Celebrated on the Tuesday December 3rd following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their […]

The dates for mass in December are Tuesday, December 3 and Tuesday, December 17 at 6:30 p.m. Father Charles will be conducting services for our group at the Hicks Road […]

Illinois Program Holiday Party for St. Coletta of Wisconsin Date:      Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Time:      5:30- 7:30pm  Location:      Kirk School gymnasium, 520 S. Plum Grove Rd., Palatine, IL 60067 […]

Our next general meeting will be held on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at the Hicks Road office.  Our speaker will be Ted Behncke of St. Coletta. The New Year has […]

Please join us for the drumming circle scheduled for March 8, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.  This will be held at the Hicks Road Office.  Pick up the […]

Due to the corona virus, the Illinois Friends for St. Coletta golf outing scheduled for June 22, 2020 at Royal Melbourne Country Club has been canceled.  In place of this […]

Unfortunately, our annual picnic scheduled for August 15, 2020 has been cancelled due to the virus and the possibility of not being able to host groups larger than 50 people.