Proudly Serving Suburban Cook County
Progress Center is the Center for Independent Living that serves Suburban Cook County.
Progress Center works to provide people with all types of disabilities the tools and resources to be independent in their own homes. Progress Center is one of 22 centers serving Illinois.
Progress Center recommends you call or email ahead of time to set up an appointment.
Please take a few minutes to screen Progress Center's latest public service announcements. Here is the latest Spanish Language Public Service Announcement: https://youtu.be/M1BYXcfoW1A
Here is a link to Progress Center's English Language Public Service Announcement: https://youtu.be/SkYy6viFtFw
NEWS AND UPDATES
Physician-Assisted Suicide: Call to Action
Progress Center is encouraging Governor Pritzker to veto the physician assisted suicide bill added as a rider to SB 1950 on sanitary food preparation. The physician assisted suicide provision or amendment of SB 1059 does not provide adequate safeguards against misuse. The disability community is especially vulnerable to coercion or decisions made on our behalf…
Transportation Action Alert
Now that the Illinois legislature has passed a bill creating some transportation system reforms and provides for added funding sources for the regional system, we would like RTA’s decision-makers, whose recommendations are almost assuredly fulfilled by PACE, to follow through with their commitment to reconsider the drastic cuts to the RAP and TAP programs. On…
ASL Classes at Progress Center
ASL COMMUNITY CLASSES CLASS MEETS FOR 6 WEEKS IN PERSON Learn the basics of American Sign Language, including Deaf Culture, the alphabet, numbers, greetings, farewells, family signs, community vocabulary, and more. When: January 15th, 2026 Every Thursday | 1pm to 3pm Where: Progress Center for Independent Living, 7521 Madison Street, Forest Park, IL Cost: FREE…
