Daily Herald interviews LZ Compassionate Community

Some Lake Zurich-area residents have formed a group that supports placing homeless people with mental illness in a vacant building just outside the village, a proposal that has faced long-organized opposition. Two LZ Compassionate Community members introduced themselves Thursday to officials at a meeting of the Lake County Housing Authority, which owns the 14-unit Midlothian … Continue reading Daily Herald interviews LZ Compassionate Community

Individuals with mental illness should be welcomed into neighborhoods

Wednesday’s article, "Lake Zurich proposal for homeless questioned: Neighbors balk at moving mentally ill into group house" (News, Jan. 14), provides yet another example of our society's lack of understanding regarding mental illness.  Joel Williams (executive director for PADS Lake County, an emergency shelter for homeless individuals) had it right when he said the negative … Continue reading Individuals with mental illness should be welcomed into neighborhoods