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Reply Trinity Services, Inc.s Living Room is an innovative new program in Orland Park that gives people in crisis a safe, welcoming environment to deescalate from mental health or daily life stressors. The program is planning a free Virtual Open House event for noon Tuesday, May 18, during which attendees can take a virtual tour of the space, hear from Living Room staff members and ask questions about the program. To register for the Virtual Open House, visit www.trinityservices.org/LivingRoomT...

COVID-19, Rodents, Unpaid Labor: A Year in the Allegheny County Jail Kitchen In many ways, the kitchen is the heartbeat of the Allegheny County Jail.  Forty workers at a time prepare food for more than 1,600 hungry men and women. Standing shoulder to shoulder, they transfer meatballs, applesauce and peas to trays, then load those trays to a big cart and send them up in the elevator. Pantry workers walk the halls, pods, and corridors to deliver that food to their neighbors’ cell door. Hands p...

With the COVID-19 crisis triggering a rise in substance abuse addiction, veteran Republican state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi is fighting back. Mazzochi recently took part in an RX Abuse Leadership Initiative of Illinois (RALI) online event aimed at educating the community to the perils of substance abuse. “Addiction is a very personal issue and it’s also something that really does impacts families and communities,” Mazzochi said during the forum posted to YouTube.  “I think that’s why we�...

Free COVID-19 Testing For Will Co. In Plainfield On Sunday: IDPH Patch 1/28/2021 © Shutterstock Anyone can be tested at this site, regardless of symptoms or immigration status. PLAINFIELD, IL — The Illinois Department of Public Health will offer free COVID-19 testing for the people in Will County on Sunday. A mobile testing unit will be at Plainfield Central High School, 24120 Fort Beggs Drive, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Anyone can be tested at this site, regardless of symptoms or immigra...

The Orland Park Police Department, in cooperation with Trinity Services, has established a Mental Health Response Unit, formed to ensure that the mental health needs of village residents are met.

The situation that led to the bologna dinner was caused by a kitchen staff shortage, which was caused by quarantining for possible covid-19 exposures. As of Monday, the jail had 28 inmates who are currently infected with covid-19. Sixty-two workers have tested positive for the virus, since the pandemic began. Of those, 46 workers have recovered. County Spokeswoman Amie Downs declined to say how many inmates were in quarantine. According to a written statement by Warden Orlando Harper, incarcera...

Barry Fortune Approved and entered an agreement with the Ashland County Cancer Association for the use of CARES Act Funding in the amount of $63,636.19. The motion was approved by Michael Welch and Denny Bittle with James Justice abstaining. The commissioners presented a check in the amount of $63,636.19 to Angela Woodward, executive director of the Ashland County Cancer Association. The money will be broken down into four main areas: — Approximately $2,000 will go for supplies for employees ...

UpdatedWed, Dec 9, 2020 at 4:44 pm CT Reply Orland Park introduced a new Mental Health Response program that will dispatch a mental health worker to those in crisis. (Yasmeen Sheikah/Patch) ORLAND PARK, IL — The Orland Park Police Department said it has incorporated a new Mental Health Response Unit during an announcement at a new conference in the Orland Park Police Station, 15100 S. Ravinia Ave., Wednesday morning. Officials said the new program was created to ensure the mental health need...