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Social
Security column
Rocking retirement
By Judith
Bartels, Social Security district manager in
Springfield
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[June
20, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- Generations ago,
retirement was thought of as a time to take it easy -- a time of
rocking on porch chairs and reminiscing about the good old days. But
that's not the case with the current generation of retirees. In
fact, many older people today continue to rock on. Just look at some
of the superstars touring and performing concerts this year who are
old enough to collect Social Security retirement payments. They're
still rocking, but not in chairs.
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Madigan warns residents about medical alert service scam
Complaints to
attorney general's office report unsolicited calls seeking
individuals' financial information
SPRINGFIELD -- Attorney General
Madigan is alerting Illinois residents to be wary of unsolicited
calls advertising purported free medical alert services. Following
an uptick in complaints reported to her office, Madigan said call
recipients should ignore the solicitation and not provide any
personal information to the caller.
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Nominations sought for Area Agency on Aging's Dorothy S. Kimball
Award
SPRINGFIELD -- Nominations are being accepted for the 2013
Dorothy S. Kimball Award, presented by the Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, for outstanding accomplishment in the field of aging.
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Madigan: Legislation requiring review of suspicious adult deaths
sent to governor's desk
Measure
would require review of at-home deaths of at-risk elderly or disabled
adults
SPRINGFIELD -- Attorney General
Lisa Madigan announced Friday that a bill passed unanimously by the
General Assembly would establish review teams of medical
professionals, service providers and law enforcement agencies to
evaluate suspicious deaths of at-risk elderly or people with
disabilities who are living in private residences in Illinois. The
measure, sponsored by Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, and Sen. Bill
Haine, D-Alton, now goes to the governor for his signature.
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