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Adult Education/Literacy Providers

This list represents providers who are registered with the Illinois Adult Learning Hotline (800/321-9511).

Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
Contact: Katalin Zsupan/Literacy Specialist
Phone: 847/506-2632
Website: http://www.ahml.info/

Township High School District 214
2121 S. Goebbert Ed.
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005
Contact: Lesley Goldberg
Phone: 847/718-7720
Website: http://lasso.d214.org/ce/

Aurora

Dominican Literacy Center
260 Vermont Ave.
Aurora, Illinois 60505
Contact: Sister Kathleen Ryan O.P.
Phone: 630/898-4636

Waubonsee Community College
5 E. Galena Ave.
Aurora, Illinois 60506
Contact: Sherry Woodward
Phone: 630/801-7900 x 4106
Website: http://www.waubonsee.edu/

Bensenville

Literacy In Action Dupage
280 S. York Rd.
Bensenville, Illinois 60106
Contact: Mary Becerra
Phone: 630/766-1944

Chicago Heights

Prairie State College
Adult Education Institute

202 S. Halsted
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411
Contact: Ms. Dora Ivory
Phone: 708/709-3724
Website: http://www.prairiestate.edu/bus/bus-adul.html

Cicero

Morton College
3801 S. Central Ave.
Cicero, Illinois 60804
Contact: Karin Johnsey
Phone: 708/656-8000x383
Website: http://www.morton.edu/aecpo/projectcare.asp

Crystal Lake

McHenry County College
8900 U.S. Highway 14
Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012
Director: Rick Clute
Contact: Marie Day
Phone: 815/455-8542
Website: http://www.mchenry.edu/

Des Plaines

The Salvation Army
609 W. Dempster St.
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
Contact: Pedro Arias
Phone: 847/981-9111, x103

Dolton

South Area Literacy Council and Dolton Public Library Dist.
14037 Lincoln Ave.
Dolton, Illinois 60419
Contact: Elaine Krajci
Phone: 708/849-0300
Website: http://www.southarealiteracycouncil.org/

Elgin

Elgin Community College/Fountain Sq. Campus
Adult Basic Eduation Center
51 S. Spring St.
Elgin, Illinois 60120
Contact: Peggy Heinrich
Phone: 847/214-6904
Website: http://www.elgin.edu/

Elgin YWCA
220 E. Chicago St.
Elgin, Illinois 60120
Contact: Rebecca Walker
Phone: 847/742-7930

Literacy Connection
270 N. Grove Ave.
Elgin, Illinois 60120
Contact: Karen Oswald
Phone: 847/742-6565
Website: http://www.elginliteracy.org

School District #U-46
Adult Education Program

46 S. Gifford
Elgin, Illinois 60120
Contact: Morris Mallory
Phone: 847/888-5000 x5318

Forest Park

Forest Park Public Library
Literacy/Volunteer Project

7555 Jackson Blvd.
Forest Park, Illinois 60130
Contact: Cheryl Diane Collins
Phone: 708/366-7171
Website: http://www.fppl.org/

Glen Ellyn

College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd., OCC, Room 139
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
Contact: Joan Morris
Phone: 630/942-3788
Website: http://home.cod.edu/

Granite City

Immigration Project
1320 Niedringhaus
P.O. Box 753
Granite City, Illinois 62040
Contact: Marti Jones
Phone: 618/452-7018

Grayslake

College of Lake County
Lake County Literacy Program

19351 West Washington
Grayslake, Illinois 60030
Contact: Brenda Miller
Phone: 847/543-2021
Website: http://www.clcillinois.edu/adulted/

Harvard

Harvard Diggins Library
900 E. McKinley St.
Harvard, Illinois 60033
Contact: Harriet Roll
Phone: 815/943-4671

Illinois Migrant Council
62 N. Ayer St., Suite D
Havard, Illinois 60033
Contact: Pedro Enriquez
Phone: 815/943-6851

Highland Park

Township High School Dist. #113
1040 Park Avenue West
Highland Park, Illinois 60035 Contact: Ruth Sutton
Phone: 224/765-1021

Joliet

Joliet Junior College
214 N. Ottawa St.
Joliet, Illinois 60432
Contact: Dr. Terry Irby
Phone: 815/280-1333
Website: http://www.jjc.edu/

LaGrange

Lyons Township Adult Education Program
100 South Brainard Ave.
La Grange, Illinois 60525
Contact: Robert Fritch
Phone: 708/354-5473
http://www.lths.net/InfoFor/LTHSCommunity/Adult_Education/

LaGrange Park

Sisters of St. Joseph of LaGrange
School on Wheels

1515 W. Ogden Ave.
LaGrange Park, Illinois 60526-1721
Contact: Deborah Bradt
Phone: 708/482-5060
Website: http://www.schoolonwheels.com

Melrose Park

Dominican Literacy Center - Melrose Park
1503 Rice Street
Melrose Park, IL 60160
Contact: Sr. Judith Curran
Phone: 708/338-0659

Mt. Prospect

Hanul Family Alliance
1166 South Elmhurst Rd.
Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056
Contact:Soyeon Kim
Phone: 847/439-5195
Website: http://www.hanulusa.org/

Mt. Prospect Public Library
10 South Emerson St.
Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056
Contact: Marilyn Genther
Phone: 837/253-5675
Website: http://www.mppl.org/

Naperville

Literacy Volunteers DuPage
24W500 Maple Suite #217
Naperville, Illinois 60540
Contact: Tana Tatnall
Phone: 630/416-6699
Website: www.literacyvolunteersdupage.org

Oak Park

Literacy Volunteers of Western Cook County
127 N. Marion, Suite 203
Oak Park, Illinois 60301
Contact: Evette Miller
Phone: 708/848-8499
Website: http://www.lvwcc.org/

Palatine

Palatine Public Library
700 N. Court
Palatine, Illinois 60067
Contact: Susan Strunk
Phone: 847/358-5881
Website: http://www.palatinelibrary.org/

Township High School District #211
1750 S. Roselle Rd.
Palatine, Illinois 60067
Contact: Chuck Chamberlain
Phone: 847/755-6820
Website: http://www.d211.org/

William Rainey Harper College
Adult Education Development Department

1200 W. Algonquin Rd.
Palatine, Illinois 60067-7398
Contact: Diana Cincinello or Elizabeth Minicz
Phone: 847/925-6223
Website: http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=1330

Palos Hills

Moraine Valley Community College
9000 College Parkway
Palos Hills, Illinois 60465
Contact: Megan Hughes
Phone: 708/974-5331
Website: http://www.morainevalley.edu/

Richmond

Nippersink Public Library District
5418 Hill Rd.
Richmond, Illinois 60071
Contact: Cynthia Cole
Phone: 815/678-4014
Website: http://www.nippersinklibraryonline.org/

River Grove

Triton College
2000 Fifth Ave.
River Grove, Illinois 60171
Program Coordinator: Lynette Murphy
Phone: 708/456-0300 x3711
Website: http://www.triton.edu/

Skokie

Oakton Community College
V.I.T.A. - Volunteers in Teaching Adults
7701 North Lincoln Ave.
Skokie, Illinois 60077
Contact: Cathy Niemet
Phone: 847/635-1485
Website: http://www.oakton.edu/cont_ed/all/vita.html

St. Charles

Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley
St. Charles Public Library

1 S. 6th Ave.
St. Charles, Illinois 60174
Contact: Peg Coker
Phone: 630/584-2811
Website: http://www.lvfv.org/

Waukegan

SER Jobs for Progress, Inc.
117 N. Genesee St.
Waukegan, Illinois 60085
Contact: Reni Mitkova
Phone: 847/336-1004, x226

Website: http://www.serlake.org/

Waukegan Public Library
Lake County Literacy Program

128 N. County St.
Waukegan, Illinois 60085
Contact: Barbara Babb
Phone: 847/623-2041 x222
Website: http://www.adultlearningconnection.org/

West Chicago

West Chicago High School Dist. #94
326 Joliet St.
West Chicago, Illinois 60185
Contact: Donald K. Zabelin
Phone: 630/876-6578
Website: http://www.district94.dupage.k12.il.us/

Wheaton

World Relief Refugee Services, DuPage
1825 College Ave., Suite 230
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Contact: Angela Mains
Phone: 630/462-7566
http://wrdupage.com/

Woodstock

Woodstock Public Library
414 W. Judd Street
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
Contact: Julie Fee
Phone: 815/338-0542
Website: http://www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org/



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