My brother was fortunate to be a patient of Cornerstone Servcies for 40 years. Once my elderly parents were no longer able to take care of him he lived in a Cornerstone Home for 19 years. The Staff is very professional and took very good care of him. I felt extrmemly blessed to have Cornerstone Services in our lives. My brother enjoyed living in a well cared for home in a neighborhood setting. The developmentally disabled are not the enemy. They are someone's children and someone's siblings and they deserve to live as all of us live.

Did Lisa Lindauer also pull a report of how many domestic violence/criminal calls the police responded to in her neighborhood?
No, of course not.

Here you go Lisa;
http://www.minooka.com/Village/Police/DailyActivity.asp

Has Lisa ever held a 'meeting' to discuss the actual violence in her town?
Of course not.

I'm not sure why it isn't obvious to her yet that she is singling out a group of people based on physical characteristics.

I hope she has someone wiser in her family that can explain to her where she has gone wrong on this.

I have a have a little cousin who is severely learning disabled and has ADHD bad. Not only that but she has multiple personalities due to shit that was done to her. But because shes received counseling and is on meds, she can lead a semi normal life. If she didn't have my aunt and grandmother in her life, she would've ended up in a group home like this. I have an idea for you Lisa, why don't you ask The Highlands residents on this same thing? Oh nvm, I can tell you myself bc I lived in back of one of their group homes for 8 years......NEVER EVER was there a problem. :: roll eyes:: I use to take my daughter trick or treating there and the caretakers AND clients were sweet as pie. Do you honestly think Cornerstone would place a threat to a community without considering or taking precautions? This is such an ignorant witch hunt you are causing! If there is an empty lot in my subdivision, I'll call Cornerstone and tell then to build here! Thats how confident my family and I are about having them as neighbors! Peeps like you make me sick!

I want to thank Dawn for meeting with Cornerstone and putting this story up. One thing we do want to make sure is clarified, however, is that actually none of the three police calls to our children's homes were due to violent circumstances.

Another item that needs to be explained further is the disability of the kids who will live in the home. While it is too early to actually start selecting the kids for the house, the kids who live in our homes have conditions like Autism and Down's Syndrome. The reason the kids can't live with their families is usually to health issues the parent's have. Some parents are older or are dealing with things like strokes and cancer. They no longer have the physical strength required to care for a teenage boy with special needs. It really isn't related to violent behavior.

The boys will attend school during the day--some may attend MCHS, some may attend private special ed school. In the evening and on weekends they take trips to the park, the movies, and restaurants.

We want the kids to enjoy their home, and we certainly never want to make other residents uncomfortable. Nobody has to worry about keeping their windows open, or wonder if their car is safe--at least not because a Cornerstone home is there.

This might be the worst piece of "journalism" I have ever seen. I thought the point of being a journalist is to fact check your sources and actually seek out the truths that people are claiming? How difficult is it to do a tiny bit of research? Let me tell you, it really isn't difficult, considering a few google searches very easily bring forth the false statements in this article.

First, the house in question is on Edgewood Dr., not Edgewater. Edgewater is a completely different street in a completely different subdivision, off of Ridge Rd.

My sister lives in a group home in Joliet. The girls in her house are just great. They may be in their 30's or 40's, but they giggle about boys, love Justin Beaber, and are a pleasure to be around. I live in Minooka and walk by the proposed site every day. The people who are opposed to the homes just don't know anyone who has developmental disabilities. Go to Family Video and rent "The Ringer". It's a very funny family movie and you'll get a glimpse of your new neighbors. RELAX. The residents of the home will say hi and think they're your friends, even if you're grumpy and scared of people who are different.

The best thing to come out of this, is that the rest of the residents of Minooka are now fully aware of what type of people ALREADY live in their town.

My ex brother in law ana his wife are Autistic.......and would rather have them as neighbors than most of these people who are all up I'm arms over nothing! Jeez Louise!!

We have had the pleasure of visiting a few different group homes and they are kept up and maintained better then most homes. These homes are well run and supervised, it's not like the residents, especially if they are children are left to wander and get into trouble. I am the parent of a child with developmental disabilities and one day he will probably live in one of these types of homes. The structure and round the clock supervision makes these hoses great for individuals that need that type of care. The adults we have met that live in these settings take pride in their home and are very responsible in caring for their home. Closed minded people like Lisa is the reason why these stereotypes of individuals with intellectual disabilities continue on. I wonder if she is worried for her kids safety when they are at school with the children in special education classes too? So sad people like this don't come around.

Can someone tell me where in any of these articles does it say that she is biased against children with disabilities??? I'm glad everyone can jump to their nasty conclusions and have their own witch hunt against Mrs. Lindaur. Unless you live in said subdivision (in which I do) and know all of the facts of why a lot of residents (some of who have children WITH disabilities) are against said home then keep your snide comments to yourself. It has absolutely nothing to do with the children or their disabilities.

Six months later, how's the crime rate in the neighborhood? We're still waiting to see what all the fussing was about. I'll ask again next June.