| Students Mobilize to Spread the Word to End the Word |
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SO ILL Working With Schools to End Use of R-Word Students from schools around Illinois have been using their voices to spread the word to end the use of the offensive R-  Word (retard/ retarded) among their fellow students and others.
Three schools - Schaumburg High School, Parkside Elementary School in Normal and Mt. Greenwood School in Chicago - were selected by Special Olympics Illinois to develop specific Spread the Word projects and events as part of a Special Olympics Project Unify grant. March 3 marks the second annual day of awareness to Spread the Word to End the Word. Read More |
| Athlete Takes Message to Capitol Hill |
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 On Jan. 27, Special Olympics Illinois athlete Jesse Chez had the opportunity to do what many Americans would like to do. He told his national representa-tives what he thinks - about Special Olympics! Special Olympics athletes and representa- tives from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., for Capitol Hill Day 2010 and lobbied their Congressmen to support the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2010. Read More |
| Other News of Interest |
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View photos and results from the 17 Polar Plunges around the state (Feb. 27-March 20) and watch video of Blackhawks player Andrew Ladd as he takes the plunge with SUPER Plungers.
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