Illinois makes adults with developmental disabilities wait 7 years, or longer, for services they need to live on their own – Chicago Tribune

Nearly 20,000 disabled adults in Illinois are on a waiting list to get into adult programs. Many of them come from families who don’t have a way to pay for home care, job coaches or other services

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