By Al Benson Naperville resident Diane Nilan’s life’s mission is being an advocate for homeless families. In a 90-minute appearance Monday, Nov. 30, she described traveling the U.S. for 16 years in a van to interview hundreds of homeless families for books, films and legislation to support the homeless. Nilan
Naperville resident Diane Nilan, author, filmmaker and fulltime advocate for the homeless, will speak on her mission Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m. at the Fox Valley Park District’s Prisco Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Since leaving Aurora’s Hesed House
Homelessness is one of those subjects no one really wants to talk about. It’s not as salacious as a crime story, or as fertile ground for heated partisan debate, as many other topics in the news, which is why it is seldom in the news at all. Consequently, it’s seldom
