Independent Living Resource Center

Money Handling Class
2026-08-31 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Basic cash handling: Class focuses on currency values, counting cash, and making change.

Cooking Class
2026-08-31 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-20 10:00 - 12:00 and 6 more dates
We welcome everyone to get cookin’ with us! This class is for anyone with little to no cooking experience. You will learn a number of things in Cooking Class like how to fix new or familiar recipes, proper food kitchen safety, and food safety.
You’ll also learn healthy eating habits and substitutions that can be made to live a healthier lifestyle without giving up great taste. We’ll also teach you meal planning, budgeting, portion control, how to follow recipes, and how to work with others in the kitchen.

Arts & Crafts Class
2026-08-27 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-25 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-20 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-18 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-13 10:00 - 14:00
Learn how to draw, paint, make plaster figurines, or even how to create a puppet stage. Join ILRC’s weekly Arts & Crafts Class and get creative alone or work together creating fun projects!

Fitness Class
2026-08-25 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-18 13:00 - 14:00
Sometimes you don’t even have to get up to get moving! ILRC offers Fitness Class, a fun exercise program for individuals with all types of disabilities, both permanent and temporary. Fitness Class is about having fun and exercising with others through music and movement, meditation, and breathing exercises. This class is customized to your ability, including how to exercise from a sitting position with chair exercises.

Spanish Class
2026-08-25 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-18 11:00 - 12:00

Computer Class
2026-08-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-18 10:00 - 12:00
In today’s digital age, you can feel left out if you don’t know how to use computers or digital devices. We invite you to use our computer lab at your leisure or schedule a time with an IL Services advocate. Improve your basic computer skills such as keyboarding, Internet browsing, and Microsoft Office.
An advocate can help you set up your smart phone, arrange your voice mail, set up email, and help you access them. Contact an advocate to assist you with these tasks.

Parent to Parent
2026-08-13 13:00 - 14:00
ILRC offers a chance for Parents of individuals with disabilities to get together and discuss their difficulties and solutions for working with their family or care recipients with disabilities.

Advocacy
2026-08-12 13:00 - 14:00
ILRC provides group training on improving advocacy skills and offers many opportunities to advocate for your needs through letter-writing campaigns. ILRC holds monthly advocacy meetings and stays current on legislative issues that impact people with disabilities.
ILRC advocates for laws and protections for people with disabilities in our State and across the Nation and we encourage consumers to get involved with politics and with advocacy to protect the rights of people with disabilities. ILRC holds legislative forums and has frequent contact with local and state leaders on issues relating to disabilities.
