Resources for Cook

Helpful information on government benefits such as unemployment resources and healthcare coverage as well as resources for businesses and families.

CaringInfo, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers to make decisions about serious illness and end-of-life care and services. The site provides guides...

CaringInfo provides free advance directives and instructions for each state that can be opened as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file.

If you are having difficulty affording your utility bills during the pandemic, there is money available for lower-income families. Visit the Citizens Utility Board’s Help Center for more information.

Verizon COVID-19 response, following the FCC agreement to waive late fees, no cutoff service, etc.

To be able to care for the people you love, you must first take care of yourself. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides tips, tools and resources to help caregivers take care of...

The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission maintains a directory of sign language interpreters. You can search the directory by an interpreter’s name or by region/county.

The Secretary of State’s Office offers an Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) Communication Wallet Card to help notify law enforcement that a person may have difficulty communicating. Applicant’s may request the wallet card at...

The Institute for Parents of Preschool Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing is a one-week program for parents of children ages 5 and under who have a significant hearing loss. It takes place...

Transition not only includes vocational goals and community involvement but also health care transition. This includes discussing and planning for maximizing the potential for self-management of health care, along with age-appropriate health care as they...