Mary Delos Reyes, 21, of Skokie, a part-time employee at The Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation, helps Karla Reinante of Skokie cut an avacado during a Club Teen cooking class at the Devonshire Cultural Center in Skokie on Sept. 13. | Michael
Program leader Rob Platz, 23, of Des Plaines (center) leads a Club Teen cooking class at the Devonshire Cultural Center in Skokie on Thursday, September 13, 2012. | Michael Jarecki ~ for Sun-Times Media
Suhaib Ali of Niles peels a sweet potato during a Club Teen cooking class at the Devonshire Cultural Center in Skokie on Thursday, September 13, 2012. | Michael Jarecki ~ for Sun-Times Media
Suhaib Ali of Niles scoops out an avacado during a Club Teen cooking class at the Devonshire Cultural Center in Skokie on Sept. 13. | Michael Jarecki ~ for Sun-Times Media
Alvin Rathappillil, 17, of Skokie, a part-time employee at The Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation, shows off a sweet potato he cut during a during a Club Teen cooking class at the Devonshire Cultural Center in Skokie on Thursday, September 13,
Program leader Rob Platz, 23, of Des Plaines (center) demonstrates how to peel a sweet potato during a Club Teen cooking class at the Devonshire Cultural Center in Skokie on Thursday, September 13, 2012. | Michael Jarecki ~ for Sun-Times Media
MORTON GROVE — Sue Bear is proud of the fact that her agency was just the second special recreation district created in Illinois. That was back in 1972 shortly after the state legislature passed a new law that allowed park districts to levy a tax specifically to provide recreational programs for people with disabilities. … Read More