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Accessibility group brightens Antioch Antioch By Gail Peckler-Dziki CORRESPONDENT
The Antioch Area Health Accessibility Alliance, or AAHAA, has grown since it started five years ago. The agency receives support from the Village of Antioch in office space and that overhead. Antioch Township provides the PACE bus. Antioch Township shares the bus service with Grant and Lake Villa Townships. Unlike other agencies, AAHAA continually follows up on referrals, according to AAHAA and Antioch township board member Peter Grant. “We don’t just refer folks. When AAHAA staff refers a client to another agency, we follow-up. AAHAA makes sure clients receive the help that works for them,” Grant said in a telephone interview. Network nurse Maureen Cull, often the first contact for clients, attempts to stay proactive. “I work with the client to determine what they need. I try to return all messages within one business day,” Cull said. Cull, after she determines the needs of clients, then helps them find the appropriate service. The need could be food, transportation or medical service. She can also help clients understand how to follow instructions from
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AAHAA staff members are (front row, from left) Fran Lesza, transportation scheduler; Maureen Cull, network nurse; Peter Atkinson, intern; (back row) Colleen Lennon, executive director and Kelly Atkinson, program coordinator. Right: AAHAA network nurse Maureen Cull displays a Go Antioch t-shirt. To earn a t-shirt, residents must participate in five Go Antioch summer Saturday walks.
the doctor. Fran Lesza coordinates medical transportation with the Antioch Township PACE bus that runs every week on Wednesday. “We are exploring other transportation for area resident since there isn’t much public transportation in
this area,” Lesza said. The Wednesday curbto-curb service is free and wheelchair accessible. To ensure transportation, which is first come, first served, AAHAA recommends reserving a seat by noon Monday. “If you have a last minute
need, please call to see if a seat is available,” Lesza said. To arrange transportation, speak to a network nurse or volunteer, call (847) 3952809. Calls received on voice mail are answered within 24 business hours. AAHAA partners with ElderCare in Lake Villa, a
ministry of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. AAHAA partners with ElderCare for door-to-door transportation and both groups welcome new volunteers. Cull also holds several seminars a year at the Antioch Public Library. Two will be scheduled this fall and topics covered could include women’s health issues, aging with grace and health and managing holiday stress. AAHAA executive director Colleen Lennon said in a recent group interview held at the AAHAA offices in the Antioch Village Hall the group’s role is to fill gaps in the community. “We aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel. We look around to see what is available and then network with those agencies. If there is a missing piece, we try to fill that in,” Lennon said. “AAHAA has grown to the point where it is on the cusp of moving to the next level,” Grant said. One new initiative is the Go Antioch walking program, a weekly event open to all area residents, AAHAA program coordinator Kelly Atkinson reports. “We have older folks, families with strollers and some even bring their dogs
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man charged with firearm offense
Suspect allegedly tried to break in
A 24-year-old Antioch man was arrested and charged with three felonies related to a July 6 disturbance at the Joanna Court Apartment Complex, Antioch police said. Kevin J. Herl, held in Lake County Jail on a $25,000 bond, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a concealed carry permit, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a Firearm Owner Identification Card and criminal trespass to a residence. The disturbance happened at around 4 a.m., when Antioch police received reports of several men arguing in the third floor hallway of the apartment building, and as officers arrived, one fled the scene. As police investigators were at the scene, a resident at another apartment building on the complex called 911
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