<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Demetra Karas <dkaras@progresscil.org><br><b>Date:</b> December 3, 2025 at 1:28:35\u202fPM CST<br><b>To:</b> Demetra Karas <dkaras@progresscil.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>ABLE webinar</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr"><div>Progress Center is hosting an IL ABLE Account webinar on December 10 at 2:00pm. ABLE accounts are tax-advantaged savings and investment accounts for people with disabilities. If you and/or someone you know are interested in finding out about ABLE accounts or about changes beginning in January, join this webinar from any device or at Progress Center in Forest Park.</div><div><br></div><div>Attached is a flyer on the event.</div><div>Here is the content of the flyer:</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Progress Center invites
you\u2026 </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Illinois ABLE Account
Informational Webinar</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Wednesday, December 10
at 2:00 pm</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Join online from any
location, or meet at Progress Center in Forest Park to join the webinar.</font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Know about tax-advantaged IL ABLE savings and investment accounts
if you have a disability or you help someone who has a disability. Join the IL
ABLE team to learn:<br>
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\u2022 Who is eligible to own an IL ABLE Account and expanded eligibility starting
January 1.<br>
\u2022 Who can open an IL ABLE Account.<br>
\u2022 How individuals receiving public benefits such as SSI and Medicaid benefits
can build assets with an IL ABLE Account.<br>
\u2022 How IL ABLE Accounts work alongside other financial tools such as special
needs trusts and retirement accounts.</font></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="4"><img width="154" height="77"></font></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font size="4">About our
webinar presenter: Stephanie Kanter is the Director of the IL ABLE savings and
investment program for people with disabilities at the Office of the Illinois
State Treasurer. As an advocate and member of Chicago\u2019s disability community,
Stephanie\u2019s background is rooted in advancing the empowerment and equity of all
people with disabilities.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Register
here</span></b><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
<a href="https://isto.webex.com/weblink/register/re2ef94d4c392bdea2816108b3c5f2135" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://isto.webex.com/weblink/register/re2ef94d4c392bdea2816108b3c5f2135</a></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Or call
Progress Center at 708-209-1500 extension 118 or email <a href="mailto:dkaras@progresscil.org">dkaras@progresscil.org</a>
for information on how to join the webinar.</font></span></b></p></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><i>Demetra Karas, M.S.</i><div><i>Head of Communications & Outreach</i><div>Progress Center for Independent Living</div><div><div>708-209-1500 ext. 118</div></div><div>direct: 708-435-4089</div><div><br></div><div>website: <a href="https://progresscil.org/" target="_blank">https://progresscil.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>Follow us for events and information:</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/www.progresscil.org" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/www.progresscil.org</a></div><div><a href="http://x.com/ProgressCIL" target="_blank">x.com/ProgressCIL</a></div><div><br></div><div>Progress Center is a fragrance-free office.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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