Dr. Sandra S. Block, a major presence at Special Olympics Illinois’ Opening Eyes events, recently received one of the American Academy of Optometry’s highest honors – the Carel C. Koch Memorial Medal Award. The award is presented to a person who has made outstanding contributions to the enhancement and development of relationships between optometry and…
David Wargo, 49, of Thayer was all smiles on Aug. 6 when he received two new Phonak hearing aids at the office of Dr. Charles Swain at Springfield Clinic Audiology. David is the first athlete in Illinois to receive hearing aids from Special Olympics Healthy Hearing and Phonak’s Hear the World Foundation. David had his…
What is TRAIN? Special Olympics Illinois (SOILL) held its first ever TRAIN (Testing Recreational Activities and Improving Nutrition) event on Tuesday, July 16, at Stevenson Elementary School in Elk Grove Village. TRAIN is a new program being launched by Special Olympics International (SOI) with the support of Finish Line. The TRAIN program is designed to…
