AARP Illinois

AARP Illinois is part of the Community and proud to have participated in the 2016 Fiesta Del Sol event.

The Social Security and Women Summit luncheon was held yesterday at Chicago's Union League Club. It was a joint venture between AARP and the National Committee designed to bring awareness to the importance of safeguarding Social security's future by finding commonsense, non-partisan solutions to update the program.

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AARP Illinois was proud to participate in the 2016 Illinois State Fair and #TakeAStand. Stop by and visit us in the Illinois Building.

Friends,

On August 9th, AARP Illinois held a Funding Our Future: Private Sector Retirement Roundtable at the Union League Club in Chicago.

Bob Gallo joins You & Me this morning to talk about how your involvement as a volunteer or member with AARP can have a big impact on your community.

Over 40,000 Illinois vulnerable seniors will face reduced services and potentially daunting waitlists in obtaining in-home care due to Governor Rauner’s veto of the Community Care Program Protection bill. Last Friday, the Governor vetoed a measure which safeguards in-home and community care for seniors and people with disabilities across our state.

Scammers are constantly and creatively finding ways to get people to part with their hard-earned money. The latest scam is an effort to get people to pay back taxes by purchasing iTunes gift cards and sharing the code on the back of the card. AARP Fraud Watch Network is alerting consumers about this new scam and providing useful tips to help consumers protect themselves and their money against fraudsters.

We received such positive feedback from last month’s blog post, so I’m sharing a few additional questions I’ve recently received from patients and their families. Should you have a question of your own, please comment below so others can benefit from the discussion.