Support Groups - Bereavement Groups
Rush Medical Center
Meets 1st Monday of every month, noon to 1 p.m.
Anne Byron Waud Patient & Family Resource Center
Bowman Center
710 S. Paulina St., Room 438
Call the Waud Patient and Family Resource Center at (800) 757-0202, for more information.
Northwestern Medical Center
Time: First Monday of each month
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Anne Byron Waud Resource Center
JRB, 710 S. Paulina St., Suite 438
The Bereavement Program of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Death of an adult)
Meets in Chicago
(312)926-6972
-support groups for adults who had a loss through death; limited individual counseling available
For more information and additional support groups please visit:
www.chicagolandcaregivers.com/sup_groups.html
SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO,ILLINOIS
The Companionship/University of
Meets 1st Monday of every month, noon to 1 p.m.
Anne Byron Waud Patient & Family Resource Center
Bowman Center
710 S. Paulina St., Room 438
Call the Waud Patient and Family Resource Center at (800) 757-0202, for more information.
Northwestern Medical Center
Time: First Monday of each month
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Anne Byron Waud Resource Center
JRB, 710 S. Paulina St., Suite 438
The Bereavement Program of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Death of an adult)
Meets in Chicago
(312)926-6972
-support groups for adults who had a loss through death; limited individual counseling available
For more information and additional support groups please visit:
www.chicagolandcaregivers.com/sup_groups.html
SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO,ILLINOIS
The Companionship/University of
ChicagoComer Children’s Hospital
Meets on the South Side of Chicago near University of Chicago Hospitals
(773)834-1776
-support groups for children, teens, and their adult caregivers
BURR RIDGE, ILLINOIS
Adventist St. Thomas Hospice
Meets in: Burr Ridge
(630)856-6990
-support group for children, teens and adults. They also have a camp in the summer
SOUTH SUBBURBS: FLOSSMOOR, DOLTON
Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center-Braveheart Center
Meets in the South Suburbs; Flossmoor, Dolton
(708)283-8150
-adult support group for adults with children; individual counseling services
NORHT SUBBURBS, PARK RIDGE
Good Mourning/Rainbow Hospice
Meets in the North Suburbs; Park Ridge
(847)685-9900
-support groups for children (ages 3-18) and their families
GENEVA
Herbie’s Friends/Fox Valley Hospice
Meets in Geneva
(630)232-2233
-support groups in various locations in Kane and Kendall counties; short-term individual counseling (2-3 sessions)
EVERGREEN PARK
Heart Connection at Little Company of Mary Hospital
POMC (Parents of Murdered Children) at Little Company of Mary Hospital
Meets in Evergreen Park
(708)229-5484
-support groups for children and their families dealing with grief and also a group for parents of murdered children
BARRINGTON and CRYSTAL LAKE
Hospice of Northeastern Illinois—Center for Loss and Hope
Meets in Barrington and Crystal Lake
(847)381-5599
-support groups for children and adults in community locations; individual counseling for a sliding scale fee
SKOKIE
WIDOWS & WIDOWERS LEARNING TO LIVE ALONE
Non-denominational groups.
Sheri Fox, L.C.S.W., Facilitator
Jewish Family & Community Service
Niles District Office
Goldie Bachmann Luftig Building
5150 Golf Rd.
Skokie, IL
847-568-5200
MAYWOOD
Journey Toward Healing/Loyola University Medical Center
Meets in Maywood
(708)216-1646
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, LIBERTYVILLE, and LAKE VIEW NEIGHBOORHOODS
Willow House
Meets in: Arlington Heights, Libertyville, and the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago
(847)940-0779
-monthly support groups for children, teens and their adult caregivers
PALOS AREA
Palos Community Hospital
Adult bereavement in Spring and Fall
Palos Heights, IL
708-923-4840
RIVER NORTH
Horizon Hospice
Meets in River North neighborhood of Chicago
(312)733-8900
-support groups for adults grieving the loss of spouse/significant other, and loss of parent
HYDE PARK
Hyde Park Grief Support Group
(312)733-8900
-support group for adults grieving the loss of spouse/significant other
SOUTH HOLLAND
Providence Home Health and Hospice Care
Meets in South Holland
(708)331-0400
-bereavement group for adults
OAK BROOK
Cindy Thelan
Meets in Oak Brook
(630)415-0674
-Bereaved Adults support group
Meets on the South Side of Chicago near University of Chicago Hospitals
(773)834-1776
-support groups for children, teens, and their adult caregivers
BURR RIDGE, ILLINOIS
Adventist St. Thomas Hospice
Meets in: Burr Ridge
(630)856-6990
-support group for children, teens and adults. They also have a camp in the summer
SOUTH SUBBURBS: FLOSSMOOR, DOLTON
Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center-Braveheart Center
Meets in the South Suburbs; Flossmoor, Dolton
(708)283-8150
-adult support group for adults with children; individual counseling services
NORHT SUBBURBS, PARK RIDGE
Good Mourning/Rainbow Hospice
Meets in the North Suburbs; Park Ridge
(847)685-9900
-support groups for children (ages 3-18) and their families
GENEVA
Herbie’s Friends/Fox Valley Hospice
Meets in Geneva
(630)232-2233
-support groups in various locations in Kane and Kendall counties; short-term individual counseling (2-3 sessions)
EVERGREEN PARK
Heart Connection at Little Company of Mary Hospital
POMC (Parents of Murdered Children) at Little Company of Mary Hospital
Meets in Evergreen Park
(708)229-5484
-support groups for children and their families dealing with grief and also a group for parents of murdered children
BARRINGTON and CRYSTAL LAKE
Hospice of Northeastern Illinois—Center for Loss and Hope
Meets in Barrington and Crystal Lake
(847)381-5599
-support groups for children and adults in community locations; individual counseling for a sliding scale fee
SKOKIE
WIDOWS & WIDOWERS LEARNING TO LIVE ALONE
Non-denominational groups.
Sheri Fox, L.C.S.W., Facilitator
Jewish Family & Community Service
Niles District Office
Goldie Bachmann Luftig Building
5150 Golf Rd.
Skokie, IL
847-568-5200
MAYWOOD
Journey Toward Healing/Loyola University Medical Center
Meets in Maywood
(708)216-1646
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, LIBERTYVILLE, and LAKE VIEW NEIGHBOORHOODS
Willow House
Meets in: Arlington Heights, Libertyville, and the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago
(847)940-0779
-monthly support groups for children, teens and their adult caregivers
PALOS AREA
Palos Community Hospital
Adult bereavement in Spring and Fall
Palos Heights, IL
708-923-4840
RIVER NORTH
Horizon Hospice
Meets in River North neighborhood of Chicago
(312)733-8900
-support groups for adults grieving the loss of spouse/significant other, and loss of parent
HYDE PARK
Hyde Park Grief Support Group
(312)733-8900
-support group for adults grieving the loss of spouse/significant other
SOUTH HOLLAND
Providence Home Health and Hospice Care
Meets in South Holland
(708)331-0400
-bereavement group for adults
OAK BROOK
Cindy Thelan
Meets in Oak Brook
(630)415-0674
-Bereaved Adults support group