2020 News for Older Adults

November

• 11/13/20 - IL Department on Aging Recognizes National Family Caregivers Month
  

October

• 10/27/20 - IL Department on Aging Announces Final Public Hearing for State Plan

• 10/16/20 - IL Department on Aging Announces 2020 Senior Hall of Fame Inductees; Presents Governor’s Engaging Aging Awards
  

September

• 9/29/20 – IL Department on Aging Encourages Older Adults to Get Their Flu Shots
  

• 9/24/20 – IL Department on Aging Highlights Falls Prevention Awareness Week
  

• 9/14/20 – IEMA, IDoA Stress the Importance of Disaster Preparedness

August

• 8/25/20 – Jesse White Announces One-Year Extension of Driver’s License Expiration Dates for Seniors Age 75 and Older

• 8/24/20 – IL Department on Aging: Last Call - 2020 Senior Hall of Fame Awards

July

• 7/9/20 – IL Department on Aging Launches Campaign to Protect Seniors and Adults with Disabilities from Abuse
  

June

• 6/12/20 – IL Department on Aging: 2020 Senior Hall of Fame Awards - Extension
  

May

• 5/29/20 – State of Illinois Receives $1.7 Million in Connectivity Assistance to Keep Older Illinoisans Connected During COVID-19
  

• 5/11/20 – IL Department on Aging Celebrates Older Americans Month
  

April

• 4/27/20 – IL Department on Aging Launches Revamped Website
  

• 4/27/20 – Wellness Check Safety Precautions
  

• 4/11/20 – IL Department on Aging Provides $7 Million in Meal Assistance for Older Illinoisans
  

March

• 3/10/20 – Free Tax Preparation Assistance Available Throughout Illinois
  

February

• 2/13/20 – OSFM Stresses Importance of Fire Safety for Older Illinoisans

January

• 1/1/20 – Pritzker Administration to Expand Benefit Opportunities to more Seniors in 2020

For more information, call the Illinois Department on Aging's Senior HelpLine.​