AARP Illinois Web Resources

By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2003-04-01 00:00:00-05:00

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Administers Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health Insurance program. Information included on coverage, laws and regulations and state waivers. Special section for frequently-asked questions.

Social Security Administration

Official site featuring online forms, benefits information, benefit payments and research.

Illinois General Assembly

Be sure to visit the Illinois General Assembly Web site to:

  • Locate your legislator
  • View Legislative and Congressional Redistricting maps
  • View Legislative Reports which will provide the status of introduced, out of committee, Governor and Final Action Bills and tracks bills relevant to AARP Illinois' legislative agenda
Illinois Department on Aging

The Illinois Department on Aging helps older people live independently in their own homes and communities. Included are state resources which serve the state's older adults and their families.

Pharmaceutical Assistance in Illinois

Learn about what state funded programs are available to help older adults pay for their medications and what is needed to qualify and how to apply.

Chicago Department on Aging

The Chicago Department on Aging helps the city's older adults live independently in their own homes and communities.

Suburban Cook County Area Agency on Aging

The Suburban Area Agency on Aging is one of 670 Area Agencies on Aging nationwide and one of thirteen in Illinois responsible for insuring a network of senior services at the community level. The Suburban Area Agency on Aging serves the 130 municipalities within 30 townships of suburban Cook County, Illinois.

Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging

The Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging serves DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.

Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging

The Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging provides services in northwestern Illinois (Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago Counties).

East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging

East Central Illinois serves Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion.

West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging

West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging serves Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, Pike, and Schuyler counties.

Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging

Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging serves Bureau, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island and Warren counties.

Project LIFE

Project LIFE is the area agency for the central Illinois counties of Cass, Christian, Greene, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon, and Scott.

Midland Area Agency on Aging

Midland Area Agency on Aging serves Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Jefferson and Marion Counties.

Egyptian Area Agency on Aging

Egyptian Area Agency on Aging serves the Southern Illinois counties of Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Williamson.

Southwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging

Southwestern Area Agency on Aging serves the southwestern Illinois counties of Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington Counties

AccessSI

Provides the seventeen (17) southernmost southern Illinois counties with accessible, comprehensive, up-to-date online resources in the following categories: health, social services, education, governmental, cultural, recreation, and workforce employment training and transition services. In the coming months, additional southern Illinois counties will be added to AccessSI's community resource directory.

Wi$e Up - Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor

It's never too late to start planning for your financial security. The Women's Bureau has a flexible, self-paced financial education curriculum called Wi$e Up. You will learn everything you need to know about your current finances and saving for your future.

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