Seniors

The holidays can be an isolating time of year, particularly for seniors without family nearby. Normal-based nonprofit Faith in Action runs a program that pairs volunteers with seniors for regular conversations to fight loneliness and social isolation — year-round.

A hoped for affordable housing project for senior citizens in Normal will not go forward. The Laborers Home Development Corporation, an offshoot of the Laborers' International Union, had proposed a 46-unit complex that depended in part on tax credits to finance construction.

The free haircuts were a partnership between the Bloomington-Normal Achievement Foundation and the Bloomington Housing Authority, helping seniors break through social isolation and to look their best for Christmas.

Illinois State University researcher Elizabeth Kosuth said a survey of 800 McLean County seniors showed older people have a wide range of expertise and comfort with computers.

The first tenants of the former Bloomington High School building in downtown Bloomington began moving in a couple of weeks ago, following a $17 million…

A union-backed development group is moving forward with a $9 million affordable senior housing project that would use the old TB Sanatorium in Normal.The…

McLean County’s senior living facilities have so far managed to avoid major coronavirus outbreaks like the ones that have killed many across the…

The holiday season can be tough even if you’re lucky enough to have a perfectly healthy family who gets along well and lives under the same roof.For…