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For many at Park Place of Elmhurst, Glen Ostdiek’s generosity was felt long before it was fully known. …

When Andy and his wife, Joyce, first moved to Victorian Village, they began in Independent Living. Like many couples, they were simply looking for a little more ease and community in their next chapter.…

When Aapa Kuita-Seiuli walks through the doors of Victorian Village each morning, she isn’t just arriving at work. She’s stepping into a place that has become a second home. Most people here know her as Anna, a steady and joyful presence in the halls, a woman whose compassion seems to brighten every hallway she walks through.…

Jim Burch never imagined he’d become an artist. He grew up far from galleries, on Ohio tenement farms where nothing stayed put for long. His family were sharecroppers who moved every few years. The equipment was old, the repairs were constant, and improvising was a way of life. If something broke, you didn’t replace it. You bent it back, wired it together, and coaxed it into working again. Jim watched and helped.…