Tag: NIA

Reader’s Commentary: Frustrated, disappointed with problems at Northern Illinois Academy (NIA)

By Ben Gehler I am struggling right now. I am frustrated by my inability to do anything. I am disappointed in my fellow human beings who are supposed to watch out for our vulnerable populations. I am enraged by the thoughts and actions of those at Northern Illinois Academy in...

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Multiple State agencies cut ties with NIA in Aurora

By Peter Hancock Officials from multiple State agencies said Friday that they are cutting ties with a residential school that serves children in state care with mental and developmental disabilities after an independent review documented reports of mistreatment of youth at the facility. Northern Illinois Academy (NIA), in Aurora, is...

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