Tinley Park Mental Health Center Closure Hearing Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 3 P.M.

The State of Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability will hold a public hearing on the proposed closure of the Tinley Park Mental Health Center April 10, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at the South Suburban College Athletic Field House, 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois. 


The Commission previously held a hearing on the Tinley Park Mental Health Center's closure in November of 2011.  To read testimony given at that meeting and to hear audio from that meeting, go here.

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