AARP Illinois

You can't be our leader if you don't lead. Our next president needs to take action on Social Security, or future generations could lose up to $10,000 a year.

Patients often ask me about supplements and it’s easy to understand why. Just about every supermarket has an aisle of “natural” cures that claim to decrease arthritis pain. The question is: Do any of them work?

It’s that time of year when kids go back to school, summer vacations end and projects at work begin with renewed vigor. And, it’s a great time to talk about learning, education and the brain!

Tuesday, September 13th, AARP Chicago held a standing room only Fall Volunteer Recruitment Session at the Chicago Public Library’s Martin Luther King Branch located at 3436 South King Drive.

For the past 12 years AARP has diverted from its routine business to conduct a service project in various communities across the United States as a way of demonstrating their support and concern for Americans touched by the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001. What began as an immediate reaction to a horrific event in one community has become an annual tribute to all American communities. Nationally, AARP now designates September 11 th as its NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE and on this day AARP volunteers and staff across the country perform some type of service for the benefit of their community members. In the past, AARP Virgin Islands has conducted events which have focused on organizing food drives, serving food to the homeless, or collecting essential supplies for a local school

Both chambers of the General Assembly have passed a bill that would allow workers who are also family caregivers to use up to six months of accrued sick leave annually to care for their loved ones. AARP Illinois supports the bill and is urging Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) to sign it into law.

By Lisa Bertagnoli

AARP's State Director Bob Gallo and State President Rosanna Marquez participated in a segment on the Friday, August 26th edition of WCIU's "You and Me in the Morning" discussing pedestrian safety and safer streets.

AARP Illinois on Tuesday, August 23rd held a "Brain Health and Wellness" seminar at the Matton Train Depot in Matton, Illinois

AARP Illinois was proud to contribute to a Fox Illinois news story on Gov. Bruce Rauner recent passage of a law that would help Illinois Caregivers. AARP supports this piece of legislation which provides much needed assistance to families across the state.