PEER Services, Inc.

PEER Services is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. PEER Services provides community-based substance use prevention and treatment services to teens, adults and families in Northern Cook County, including Evanston, Maine, New Trier, Niles and Northfield Townships, and the north side of Chicago. PEER Services reduces the harms of substance use, addiction and stigma by engaging youth and adults with innovative prevention programming and by supporting people on their path to recovery through holistic, evidence-based treatment. We provide affirming services to all in need, regardless of their ability to pay. Our Programs: Adult Treatment: •	Individual &amp; Group Counseling •	Intensive Outpatient Program •	Medication-Assisted Recovery for Heroin, Opioid Use or Alcohol Use Disorders •	Case Management •	DUI Risk Education &amp; Aftercare •	Alcohol and Other Drug Evaluations •	Recovery Support Specialists •	Recovery Oriented Systems of Care Coalition •	Substance Use Crisis Support at The Living Room (Evanston) •	Partnerships with the United States Probation Office and the Cook County Skokie Court House through our Second Chances Program Adolescent Treatment: •	Early intervention education •	Individual counseling •	Family Support Prevention Services: PEER Services prevention department partners with schools, local non-profit organizations, businesses, local coalitions, and others to help support the community to act as a united front in substance use prevention (SUP) and mental health support. We provide presentations, trainings, and resources for youth, parents, community members, local organizations, and other community entities on topics such as Alcohol, Cannabis, Current substance trends, Fentanyl, Life Skills Training, Decision Making, Peer Pressure, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Opioid Overdose, Prescription Medications, Tobacco, and Vaping

Cook County

Rachel Barnes

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Evanston

Illinois

PEER Services is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. PEER Services provides community-based substance use prevention and treatment services to...

Katie's Creature Care LLC

Katie's Creature Care LLC is a woman-owned business focused on pet care services, education and rescue efforts. It is headquartered in Winnetka and serves the surrounding areas within the North Shore of Illinois. 

Winnetka-Glencoe

Katie's Creature Care LLC is a woman-owned business focused on pet care services, education and rescue efforts. It is headquartered in Winnetka and...

A Winnetka man who was studying in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont died unexpectedly on May 17. According to The Vermont Cynic, the university's newspaper, William Wright Parkinson was <a href="http://www.vtcynic.com/?p=11148" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">a sophomore community entrepreneurship major</a> from Winnetka. "We extend our deepest condolences to William's family," Vice Provost Annie Stevens stated in an email to the newspaper. "Our sincere thoughts of care and sympathy are also extended to William's friends and to faculty and staff who were close to him."Parkinson was the son of Elizabeth and Andrew Parkinson, brother of Alexander and Mac Parkinson, grandson of Ann and the late Samuel Parkinson and Roy and the late Mary Craig - according to <a href="https://patch.com/illinois/winnetka/winnetka-obituary-william-wright-parkinson-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his obituary</a>. READ MORE: <a href="https://patch.com/illinois/winnetka/winnetka-obituary-william-wright-parkinson-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Winnetka Obituary: William Parkinson, 21</a>His family held a memorial service May 21 at Christ Church in Winnetka. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to Erika's Lighthouse, 897 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093 or Sterling College, P.O. Box 72, Craftsbury, Vermont, 05827. <a href="http://www.vtcynic.com/?p=11148" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">more via The Vermont Cynic</a>

A Winnetka man who was studying in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont died unexpectedly on May 17.

According to The Vermont Cynic, the university’s newspaper, William Wright Parkinson was <a href="http://www.vtcynic.com/?p=11148" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">a sophomore community entrepreneurship major</a> from Winnetka. “We extend our deepest condolences to William’s family,” Vice Provost Annie Stevens stated in an email to the newspaper. “Our sincere thoughts of care and sympathy are also extended to William’s friends and to faculty and staff who were close to him.”

Parkinson was the son of Elizabeth and Andrew Parkinson, brother of Alexander and Mac Parkinson, grandson of Ann and the late Samuel Parkinson and Roy and the late Mary Craig - according to <a href="https://patch.com/illinois/winnetka/winnetka-obituary-william-wright-parkinson-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his obituary</a>. READ MORE: <a href="https://patch.com/illinois/winnetka/winnetka-obituary-william-wright-parkinson-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Winnetka Obituary: William Parkinson, 21</a>

His family held a memorial service May 21 at Christ Church in Winnetka. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to Erika’s Lighthouse, 897 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093 or Sterling College, P.O. Box 72, Craftsbury, Vermont, 05827.

<a href="http://www.vtcynic.com/?p=11148" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">more via The Vermont Cynic</a>

William Wright Parkinson was a community entrepreneurship major at the University of Vermont.