Evaluation Centers
 
This list has been developed to assist parents and professionals in finding centers that perform educational and/or vocational evaluations. This list is not intended to be an exhaustive listing, nor does inclusion in this list constitute an endorsement of the facility by the Family Resource Center on Disabilities.
 
Alexian Bothers Lake-Cook (ABLC)
Behavioral Health Resources
901 Biesterfield Road Ste. 400
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(800) 432-5005
Contact: Tracy Walsh

Children's Memorial Hospital,
Department of Child Psychiatry
2300 Children's Plaza, Box #10
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 880-4843
Contact: Intake Service

Christ Hospital
Hope Children's Hospital
Pediatric Rehab and Development
4440 W. 95th St.
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
(708) 346-1323
Contact: Colleen Uchman

Christ Hospital Vocational Services Department
4440 W. 95th St.
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
(708) 346-1330
Vocational Assessments only

Cook County Hospital
School Problems Department
Fantus Health Center
621 S. Winchester St.
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 663-7381

DePaul University - Reading and Learning Lab
2320 N. Kenmore Ave. Room 220
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 325-7745
Contact: Zoraida Serrano

Evanston Hospital 
Evaluation Center for Learning
3633 West Lake Ste. 103
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 657-5765

Lutheran General Hospital
Neuropsychological Testing Labrotatory 
1775 Dempster Ave.
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 723-7965

Mercy Center
Department of Beavioral Health Services
1325 North Hiland Ave.
Aurora, IL 60506
(630) 859-2222

Northeastern Illinois University
Special Education Department
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 794-6656
Contact: Ken James

 North Shore Psychological Services
900 N. Westmoreland Ste. LL 70
LakeForrest, IL 60045
(847) 295-0340

Northwestern University
Learning Disabilities Center
2299 N. Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-3560
(847) 491-3183

St. Xavier University Education Clinics
S.T.A.R. Learning Academy
3700 W. 103rd. St.
Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 298-3340

University of Chicago Hospitals
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
5841 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-6218
Contact: Intake Coordinator

University of Illinois - Chicago
Education Assessment Clinic 
1040 W. Harrison St. Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 996-8137
Contact: Norma Lopez-Reyna

University Of illonise - Chicago
Institue on Disability and Human Developement - Family Clinic
1640 W. Roosevelt Road Ste. 103
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1871
Contact: Eileen Crowley
 
 
While the results from independent assessments must be considered by public school district personnel in determining the nature and severity of a child's disabilities, as well as appropiate services to be provided, evaluation results are not necessarialy binding upon the public school district's personnel in making recomendation for services and placement.
 

Family Resource Center on Disabilities 
(formerly Coordinating Council for Handicapped Children) 
20 East Jackson Blvd., Room 300 * Chicago, Illinois 60064 
312/939-3513 (voice)-----800/952-4199 (Illinois only, Outside Chicago Area)-----312/939-3519 (TDD) 

 
 
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