Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Rockford

11/21/2025

It's the LAST DAY to vote— and we’re currently in the TOP 5!

Help Easterseals Serving Chicagoland & Greater Rockford win 5 free outdoor billboards this holiday season. Your daily vote can help us reach more families who need us.

✅ Vote here: https://disparti.club/charity/vote.php
🗓 You can vote once per day through tomorrow at 5:00 pm (CT)
📩 Important: After voting, be sure to confirm your vote using the link emailed to you from Disparti Law. Unconfirmed votes don’t count!

Thank you for helping us spread the word and expand access to life-changing services.

11/20/2025

Only TWO days left to vote — and we’re currently in the TOP 5!

Help Easterseals Serving Chicagoland & Greater Rockford win 5 free outdoor billboards this holiday season. Your daily vote can help us reach more families who need us.

✅ Vote here: https://disparti.club/charity/vote.php
🗓 You can vote once per day through tomorrow at 5:00 pm (CT)
📩 Important: After voting, be sure to confirm your vote using the link emailed to you from Disparti Law. Unconfirmed votes don’t count!

Thank you for helping us spread the word and expand access to life-changing services.

11/18/2025

Siblings need support, too. 💛

Our Family Support Services team recently hosted its annual Fall Sibling Workshop, giving siblings of children with disabilities a space to connect, share their experiences, and just be kids together.

Read more about how this workshop supports the whole family: https://ow.ly/ylFR50XtI2a

11/18/2025

11/17/2025

🎄🚊 All aboard the Metra Holiday Train! Tickets go on sale TODAY at noon!

Mark your calendars for December 13 & 20—thanks to the generous sponsorship of Huntington National Bank, our social enterprise, HB Threads, will be at the Millennium Station North Pole helping riders create their own holiday-themed buttons.

Grab your tickets, stop by our booth, and take home a little extra holiday magic! ✨❤️

Buy tickets: https://shop.metra.com/password

11/14/2025

As the need for disability services rises and funding becomes more uncertain, too many families are facing growing obstacles to care.

Your gift today helps Easterseals Serving Chicagoland & Greater Rockford remain a lifeline—delivering the essential programs our communities depend on. 🧡

Donate today and help us rise to meet the need.

11/13/2025

We are excited to share that our President and CEO, Sara Ray Hallman, has been named a 2026 Titan 100!

This prestigious honor celebrates visionary leaders who are empowering communities and driving meaningful change. It recognizes top executives in Chicago and beyond whose innovation and leadership are building impactful, mission-driven organizations.

Please join us in congratulating Sara!

Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce that, once again, Sara Ray Hallman, President & CEO of Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford (ECR), has been named to Chicago's Titan 100 list for 2026.

11/13/2025

It’s World Kindness Day, and we’re honoring the everyday kindness that fuels our mission at Easterseals Serving Chicagoland & Greater Rockford. 🧡

From expanding access to early intervention and inclusive education to caregiver support and disability employment, kindness is at the heart of how we support children, families, caregivers, and individuals with disabilities across our communities.

Today, we invite you to choose one act of kindness—send a thank-you, check in on a caregiver, include someone who might be left out—and help make our communities more welcoming for all.

11/12/2025

Cast your vote for Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford!

Easterseals transforms the lives of early learners and individuals of all abilities through access to expert educational, family, and community support.

Help .chi win free billboards across Chicagoland in Larrys Holiday Billboard Giveaway! 🏙
Vote today at www.DispartiLaw.com/billboards. 🗳

11/12/2025

We’re honored to be the beneficiary as our friends The Generations take the stage for Easterseals Serving Chicagoland & Greater Rockford.

Join us Saturday, November 22, 2025—your ticket powers autism and disability services, family support, and inclusive education across our region. Bonus: enjoy free pizza from 6:30–7:30 p.m. while you rock out for a reason! 🍕🎶

https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/submitted-content/benefit-concert-at-durty-nellies-to-support-easterseals/

11/11/2025

We’re excited to share that our social enterprise, HB Threads, is hosting a pop-up shop at Metra's North Pole Winter Wonderland at Millennium Station (Chicago)! Thanks to the generous support of Huntington National Bank, our Associates will be onsite helping participants make holiday-themed buttons on Dec 13 and Dec 20.

🎟 Tickets go on sale starting noon on Nov. 17: https://metra.com/newsroom/metra-to-run-holiday-trains-on-five-lines

We hope to see you there!

11/10/2025

We were proud to partner with Verizon at the Chicago Bears Salute to Service home game yesterday! 🇺🇸

Inside their booth, fans wrote heartfelt thank-you notes to veterans where we handed out HB Threads buttons and magnets, proudly made by the individuals with disabilities we employ through our HB Threads social enterprise.

Thank you, Verizon, for inviting us to join you in honoring those who served and to celebrate community together. 💙