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Parkinsonian Links
Illinois Support Groups
| St | City | Group name | Meeting | Time | Contact phone | Contact name | |
| IL | Algonquin | Sherman Family Care Center | 2nd Tue | 7:00 PM | 847-426-5346 | Darlene & Dick Quinn | |
| IL | Alton | Eunice Smith Group | 1st Mon | 2:00 PM | 618-463-7334 | Joyce Blackard | |
| IL | Arlington Heights | Arlington Heights Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Tue | 2:00 PM | 847-368-7396 | Laurel Moffet | |
| IL | Aurora | Countryside | 3rd Wed | 1:30 PM | 630-896-4686 | Lynn Blackburn | |
| IL | Belleville | Belleville Area Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Mon | 1:30 PM | 618-234-4410x7033 | Margaret Scovitch | |
| IL | Bloomington | Bloomington-Normal Parkinson Support Group | Last Sat | 9:30 AM | 309-726-1848 | Gerald Knobloch | |
| IL | Breese | Breese/Carlyle Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Mon | 7:00 PM | 618-594-3780 or -8073 | Carol, Jessi or Jim Loepker | |
| IL | Carbondale | Carbondate Area Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Wed | 2:00 PM | 618-549-3360 | Bob & Charlotte Kiriakos | |
| IL | Carmi | Carmi Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Wed | 1:00 PM | 618-968-2428 | Carolyn Chastain | |
| IL | Chicago | APDA Chicago Area Chapter | -?- | -?- | 312-664-3880 | Maxine Dust | |
| IL | Chicago - North | Lakeview Nursing and Rehab Center | 1st Mon | 10:00 AM | 773-348-4055 | Colleen Egan | |
| IL | Chicago | Resurrection Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Wed | 5:00 PM | 773-594-7866 | Jennifer Weidenbach-Brandt | |
| IL | Chicago | Chicago Parkinson Support Group | 1st Tue | 12:00 M | 312-503-4397 | Diane Breslow | |
| IL | Chicago | Chicago Young Onset | 4th Thu | 6:00 PM | 312-503-4397 | Diane Breslow | |
| IL | Chicago-North | Hallmark Pilates/Art of Moving | 1st Mon | 1:00 PM | 773-404-2412 773-880-6210 | Margarette Raymond Jim Thompson | |
| IL | Chicago | Pilates/Art of Moving | Every Tue | 3:30 PM | 773-404-2412 | Margarette Raymond | |
| IL | Chicago | Levy Center Exercise Group | Every Thu | 12:30 PM | 312-942-4906 | Dr. Marilyn Terrado | |
| IL | Chicago | Hallmark Exercise Group | Mon | 3:30 PM | 773-880-6210 | Jim Thompson | |
| IL | Chicago-North | N.U.-Galter Carriage House Yoga for Parkinson's | 1st Tue | 11:00 AM | 312-503-2593 | Michelle Wolf | |
| IL | Chicago-North | N.U.-Galter Carriage House Parkinson Support Group | 1st Tue | 1:00 PM | 312-503-2593 | Annette Kaczmarek | |
| IL | Chicago | Young Onset Parkinson Support Group | -?- | -?- | 773-604-4468 | Greg & Elvira Steele | |
| IL | Chicago - North | Parkinson's Exercise Group | Mon | 1:30 PM | 312-942-3364 | Karen Lamb | |
| IL | Crestwood | Crestwood Care Center | last Wed | 2:00 PM | 708-371-0400 x404 | Rebecca Harnett | |
| IL | Crystal Lake | Sherman Family Care Center | 4th Sat | 1:00 PM | 847-426-5346 | Darlene & Dick Quinn | |
| IL | Decatur | Decatur Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Thu | 1:30 PM | 217-423-6017 | Henry Steinkamp | |
| IL | DeKalb | DeKalb Area Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Thu | 10:00 AM | 815-758-3890 | Betty Bischof | |
| IL | DesPlaines | Asbury Court Parkinson Support Group | Last Wed | 10:00 AM | 847-228-1500 | Mary Eichenfeld | |
| IL | Dixon | Dixon Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Fri | 1:30 PM | 815-288-7785 815-285-5575 | Sandy Schiffler Anne Hilliard | |
| IL | Dixon | Claremont of the Country | -?- | -?- | 815-284-3394 | Larry Putz | |
| IL | Edwardsville, | Edwardsville Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Tue | 2:30 PM | 618-659-9750 618-637-2120 | Jewell V. Monogue Sue Powell | |
| IL | Flossmoor | Anita M. Stone Exercise Group | Mon Thu | 2:00 PM | 708-799-7650 | -?- | |
| IL | Franklin Park | Scalabrini/Resurrection Parkinson Support Group | -?- | -?- | 773-774-2165 | Chester Panek | |
| IL | Freeport | FHN Parkinson Support Group | -?- | -?- | 815-599-7437 | Sarajane Wise | |
| IL | Geneva | Fox Valley Area PD Support Group | 3rd Sat | 10:30 AM | 630-755-8311 | Paula Weiner | |
| IL | Glenview | Glenbrook Hospital | 3rd Thu | 2:00 PM | 847-657-5875 | Sue Silvio | |
| IL | Glenview | Alzheimer's/Memory Disorders Caregiver Support Group | 2nd Wed | 2:00 PM | 847-832-6133 | -?- | |
| IL | Glenwood | Golden Years | 3rd Thu | 7:30 PM | 708-756-0506 | Sherry Tucker | |
| IL | Granite City | Granite City Parkinson Support Group | 1st Thu | 1:30 PM | 618-797-0527 | Hilda Few | |
| IL | Graylake | P.D. and Your Family Parkinson Support Group | -?- | -?- | 847-432-7730 | Steven Mueller | |
| IL | Greenville | Greenville Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Mon | 1:00 PM | 618-664-0808 | Tonya Hilbert | |
| IL | Hazel Crest | South Suburban Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Wed | 2:30 PM | 708-957-9263 708-333-7373 | Anna Mae Franks Dan Wilkins | |
| IL | Highland Park | Parkinson's Disease Tai Chi | /every Wed | 3:00 PM | 847-432-0283 | Edgar Mosquera | |
| IL | Hoffman Estates | Devonshire of Hoffman Estates | 4th Wed | 1:00 PM | 847-490-5800 x641 | Benicia Miguel | |
| IL | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Thu | 7:00 pm | 217-243-2017 | Al & Sharry Slaughter | |
| IL | Joliet | Joliet Parkinson Support Group | 1st Wed | 1:00 PM | 815-436-4105 815-740-1100 | Pat Mander Jackie Mansholt |
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| IL | Kankakee | Riverside Hospital | 1st Wed | -?- AM | 815-932-6871 | Marian Wulffe | |
| IL | Kewanee | Kewanee Hospital | 4th Mon | -?- | 309-853-3361 | Linda Carey | |
| IL | LaCroix | LaCroix Parkinson Support Group | 1st Wed | 1:00 PM | 815-740-1100 | Jackie Mansholt | |
| IL | La Grange Park | Bethlehem Woods | 3rdt Thu | 2:00 PM | 708-579-7142 708-579-8808 | Janet Purcell Mary Flach | |
| IL | Lena | Lena Parkinson Support Group | -?- | -?- | 815-559-7437 | Sarajane Wise | |
| IL | Libertyville | Libertyville Parkinson Support Center | 4th Wed | 7:00 PM | 847-336-9503 847-949-0179 | Bob & Laini Zinn Jean Brison | |
| IL | Lincoln | Lincoln Parkinson Support Group | 4th Mon | 7:00 PM | 217-732-3368 | Dr. Dean Hauter | |
| IL | Lincolnshire | Wealshire Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Tue | 1:00 PM | 847-883-9000 x253 | Virginia Gaberdine | |
| IL | Lincolnshire | Wealshire Aquatics Class | Mon Wed | 10:30 AM | 847-883-900 x611 | Alice Lundquist | |
| IL | Lockport | SOS Children's Village | 1st Wed | 1:00 PM | 815-740-1100 x7629 | Jackie Mansholt | |
| IL | Marion | Marion Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Tue | -?- | 618-997-8141 | Kristine Cox | |
| IL | Mount Morris | Pinecrest Nursing Home | -?- | -?- | 815-734-4875 x241 | Joanne Laning | |
| IL | Mount Vernon | Greentree Center | 4th Thu | 7:00 PM | 618-244-9139 618-242-4492 | Cricket Burns Donna Peacock | |
| IL | Naperville | Sunrise Parkinson Support Group | -?- | -?- | 630-305-9400 | Georjean Sweis | |
| IL | New Lenox | Joliet Parkinson Support Group | 1st Wed | 1:00 PM | 815-436-4105 815-740-1100 | Pat Mander Jackie Mansholt | |
| IL | Niles | Regency Health Care | 2nd Sun | 2:00 PM | 847-647-7444 x140 | Judy Pahlke | |
| IL | Northbrook | Lake Cook Health Care Center | 3rd Fri | 1:00 PM | 847-564-0505 x15 | Ivelisse Nieves | |
| IL | Northbrook | Bernard Weinger Parkinson Support Group | 1 & 3 Thu | 12:30 PM | 847-432-4160 | Judy & Gary Kamen | |
| IL | Northbrook | Bernard Weinger Exercise Group | Tue Thu | 2:00 PM | 847-205-9480 | -?- | |
| IL | Northbrook | Bernard Weinger Caregivers Support Group | 1st Thu | 12:30 PM | 847-432-4160 | Judy & Gary Kamen | |
| IL | Northfield | Northfield Parkinson Support Group | Every Wed | 1:00 PM | 847-784-6000 | Michele Corrado Paul Wachowiak | |
| IL | Oak Park | Oak Park Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Sat | 10:00 AM | 312-563-2900 | Lucy Blasucci | |
| IL | Oakbrook | Mayslake Retirement Village | 4th Mon | 1:00 PM | 630-241-4372 574-583-7391 | Sue Laux Maine Dust | |
| IL | Peoria | Methodist Hospital | 1st Sat | 12:30 PM | 309-246-8289 309-925-3438 | Leta & Bob Laible Bob & Rose Frank | |
| IL | Prospect Heights | Brighton Gardens Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Tue | 1:30 PM | 773-774-2165 | Chester Panek | |
| IL | Quincy | Great River Parkinson's Support Group | 3rd Thu | 12:00 M | 217-224-4121 | Diane Westerhoff | |
| IL | Rochelle | Rochelle Parkinson Support Group | 4th Mon | 6:00 PM | 815-562-2181 | Pat Docter Rhonda Bohms | |
| IL | Rockford | Rockford Parkinson Support Group | 2nd Wed | 10:00 AM | 815-654-8718 | Judy or Terry Robins | |
| IL | Rockford | Rockford-Young Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Thu | 7:00 PM | 815-398-1720 | Sharon Habing | |
| IL | Rockford | Wesley Willows | 2nd Wed | 10:00 AM | 815-332-8206 | Faye Ford | |
| IL | Schaumburg | Friendship Village of Schaumburg | 3rd Tue | 1:30 PM | 847-884-5709 | Sarah Caban | |
| IL | Skokie | Mayer Kaplan Parkinson Support Group | 4th Fri | 9:30 AM | 773-508-1168 773-774-2165 | Carol Harris Chester Panek | |
| IL | Skokie | Mayer Kaplan Exercise Group | Mon Fri | 11:15 AM | 847-675-2200 x263 | -?- | |
| IL | Skokie | Skokie Park District | Tue Thu | 12:00 M | 847-674-1500 x2600 | Harriet Kornblatt | |
| IL | South Elgin | Village Hall Parkinson Support Group | 1st Wed | 1:00 PM | 847-755-8311 | Paula Wiener | |
| IL | Spring Valley | Spring Valley Parkinson Support Group | 1st Mon | 1:30 PM | 815-664-1613 | Lisa Clinton | |
| IL | Springfield | Louis Memorial Christian Village | 3rd Sun | 3:00 PM | 217-546-1918 | Peter Dunn | |
| IL | Springfield | Central Illinois PD Group | 3rd Sun | 2:00 PM | 217-546-2125 | Dan Vonberg | |
| IL | Tinley Park | McAllister Parkinson Support Group | -?- | -?- | 708-798-2272 x39 x23 | Annette Harris Deena Rush | |
| IL | Tinley Park | Golden Years Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Thu | 7:30 PM | 708-342-2497 | Sherry Tucker | |
| IL | Urbana | Carle Parkinson Support Group | 1st Thu | 5:30 PM | 217-383-4206 | Marshia Elmore | |
| IL | Western Springs | Young Onset - St. James Lutheran Church | 1st Tue | 7:30 PM | 630-241-4372 | Sue Laux | |
| IL | Wheeling | Wheeling Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Wed | 1:00 PM | 847-459-2670 | Jan Christiansen | |
| IL | Wilmington | Together We Share Parkinson Support Group | 3rd Mon | 6:30 PM | 815-476-2726 | Carrol Chew | |
Support groups shown in color and underlined have web pages. Click on the name to link to the web page.
For meeting locations, check with the contact person or see the web site, where available.
Meeting times may vary because of holidays and other conflicts and because of the availability of programs. Check with the contact person or the web site.
The I & R Center of the APDA at Glenview, IL, has reviewed these listings on 21 April, 2004. They may be contacted regarding the listings of APDA support groups at 1-800-223-9776.
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