Anixter in the News

Board Member Profile Anixter Center's dedicated Board Chair, Joanna Horsnail, is a partner in the law firm of Mayer Brown LLP. Joanna has two sons, Owen who is 12 and William who is 10. Thank You New Donors We are delighted to have this [...]

Happy Holidays From Your Friends at Anixter Center Dear Friends and Supporters, At Anixter Center we have much to celebrate. Our clients are thriving, we are making progress on improving our already excellent programs and services and we are on the road to improved financial stability. These wonderful accomplishments would [...]

Anixter Center announces the appointment of four new members to our Board of Directors: Julie Faulhaber (Vice President, Enterprise Medicaid for Health Care Service Corporation), Elio Montenegro (CEO, Genesis Healthcare Inc.), Sean Murphy (President/CEO, SP Murphy, Inc.) and Lisa Ouzounian (Director of Government Relations for the Greater Chicago Region, Comcast). [...]

There are many challenges that individuals with disabilities face daily. A safe, supportive place to live and call home should not be one of those challenges. Read these articles to learn a more about issues impacting the safety and wellbeing of children and young adults with developmental disabilities living in [...]

Karen Meyer of ABC 7 Chicago tells the story of Anixter Center's support of Employment Services referral, Kuumba Hogu. February 2, 2012 (DES PLAINES, Ill.) (WLS) -- New business means job opportunities. Last summer, the Rivers Casino opened in Des Plaines with more than 1,000 new jobs. Some of them [...]

9th Annual Lester J. Anixter Memorial Golf Outing raises more than $143,000 to support the mission of Anixter Center Northmoor Country Club host Tom Silberman with daughter, Louise, and son, Peter, event chairman More than 100 golfers enjoyed a day on the greens at the 9th Annual Lester J. Anixter Memorial [...]

Hear the Cheers! Campaign Scored $18,200 to Help Young Female Athletes Money Will Purchase Hearing Aids through Chicago Hearing Society Sixth-grader Eliza Peters’ dream was to raise $10,000 to help young female athletes with hearing loss. Teaming up with Sarah Spain of espnW and ESP Radio and the Chicago Hearing [...]

People with disabilities build full lives with help of Anixter Center. Couresy of Medill Reports Northwestern University Reporter: Di Dinnis Disabilities are no longer keeping Carlos Framer and Cathy Evangelista from being full participants in life. Farmer went from sitting on the couch to working at a packaging center, and [...]

Dinkel's Bakery & Cafe donates ten buttercream cakes for giveaway at Lekotek Holiday Party. The 2013 annual Lekotek Holiday Party just received a sweet holiday surprise from Dinkel's Bakery & Cafe. Ten of Dinkel's delicious, fresh-baked buttercream cakes will be given away at the party during a cakewalk that is [...]

Anixter Center Receives Grant to Upgrade Lighting from Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Chicago, Ill. (May 12, 2014) —Anixter Center, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the Chicago area serving people with disabilities, has received a $31,200 grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to install energy efficient [...]

One of Anixter Center's popular social and recreation groups needs your help to stay functional. Anixter Center provides social events for clients in order to foster independence, self-esteem, socialization and inclusion within the community. One such activity is a bowling group that has gone to Irving Park Bowl for years [...]

This year, on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Anixter Center and its three divisions—CALOR, Chicago Hearing Society and Lekotek—are part of a national call to action that will change the calendar, help make history and transform lives. We are celebrating a day dedicated to giving. #GivingTuesday is a day when across [...]