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New! Special offer for home ownership association boards and apartment complex managers!

ParentLink Info Services is pleased to offer, by email at no charge, abridged versions of the "School's in" series of private school directories, and the Child Care Connections publications. To request, simply email ParentLink with "Chicago area abridged Child Care Connections" as the subject line.

Child Care Connections

280-page spiral bound book, with detailed listings of hundreds of child care centers and preschool programs in the Greater Chicago Area (City of Chicago, Suburban Cook County, DuPage County, Lake County, Kane County, McHenry County, Will County, portion of Kendall County). Includes a Child Care Checklist, to help parents evaluate a prospective child-care program when looking for day care. Available by mail order (check or money order, payable to ParentLink Info. Services) for $24.95*, including tax and mailing (paper copy) or $17.95, including tax and mailing (2-set computer diskettes). Customers who supply their email address will also receive their order electronically (as attached Word files) at no extra cost. Regional sections of the book are also available (sold separately), see below. For more information, or to order, simply call, write, or email ParentLink Information Services, 1674 Cumberland, Aurora IL 60504, 630-499-5810, familyguides@yahoo.com or educonn@comcast.net.

Regional sections: Not spiral bound, tables of contents included.

Region	No. Pages	Price	Tax	Mailing	Total
NW Cook County	24	$3.95	$.30	$2.50	$6.75
No.Cook/S.Lake Co.	35	$4.95	$.37	$3.00	$8.32
North Lake County	18	$3.95	$.30	$2.00	$6.25
West Cook County	22	$3.95	$.30	$2.50	$6.75
South Cook County	29	$4.95	$.37	$3.00	$8.32
DuPage County	43	$5.95	$.45	$3.50	$9.90
McHenry/Kane/ Kendall/Will Counties	39	$5.95	$.45	$3.50	$9.90
North Side City	34	$4.95	$.37	$3.00	$8.32
South Side City	36	$4.95	$.37	$3.00	$8.32

*Northern Lake County, ** DuPage County, *** McHenry/Kane/ Kendall/Will Counties

Introducing! Chicago Area Family Day Care Homes. 15 pages of comprehensive listings of family child care homes. Free with purchase of one or more sections of Child Care Connections, otherwise $2.95 (plus, if applicable, 22 cents tax for IL residents & $1.00 mailing, for paper copy only).

Note: If ordering more than one regional section (up to 5), mailing charge only applies once (the highest charge). E.G., if you order DuPage County & North Side City, your total mailing charge is $3.50. Purchase price of over 4 individual sections, at section prices, exceeds that of ordering the entire spiral bound version.

Special Announcement! Standard Spreadsheet lists are now available, priced at 10 cents per school or child care center/home listed. All standard child care lists include name, address*, phone, and, when available, ages, hours, email address, web site address, and director. School lists substitute grades for ages, and the availability of before/after school care rather than hours. *A few child care homes will not publicize street address. All purchasers of any county or City of Chicago spreadsheet list will receive the corresponding Child Care Connections publication(s) at no extra charge (by email only!).

Greater Chicago Area: Child Care Center/Family Home Spreadsheet List: $26.30 (City of Chicago), $13.90 (North Shore), $13.30 (Northwest Cook County), $8.70 (West Cook County), $8.20 (South Cook County), $8.60 (North Lake County), $13.00 (South Kane/Will/Kendall Counties), $6.60 (North Kane/McHenry Counties), $18.50 (DuPage County).

To order, simply copy and mail/email the form below to ParentLink Information Services, 1674 Cumberland, Aurora IL 60504. 630-499-5810. E-Mail: familyguides@yahoo.com. Customers who order by email and/or supply their email address will also receive their order electronically, upon request (attached Word files) at no extra cost.

Name: _______________________________________ Title, if applicable (e.g. director) ___________________

Street Address: ________________________________ City/State/Zip: ________________________________

Phone, including Area Code _______________________ Email Address (optional) _______________________

Check here ___ to receive your order by email (no extra cost). Please check here ___ if using PayPal for payment.

ParentLink is now set up to take payments online through PayPal (please click on button below).

Note: ParentLink Info Services is starting a new mailing list, with discount coupons available to all sign-ups for the list.

Notice - Mailing Policy: Booklets are mailed, generally by first class mail (media mail for spiral bound), generally within 24-48 hours of receiving an order, through the Postal Service (correct postage is figured and envelopes are mailed at the nearest mailbox). ParentLink does not routinely track items mailed, due to the expense involved (but can send your order with a signature confirmation receipt, at your expense, $2.50 extra). We can email anyone who provides an email address with the date the order was mailed, and put in a tracking request if your order doesn't arrive within 5-7 days from when it was sent, or as per post office policy (upon notification from the customer). If your order doesn't arrive within 14 days of the tracking request, a replacement will be mailed. We ask any purchasers through PayPal to allow this process before making a chargeback due to non-receipt of materials ordered.

ParentLink is now set up to take payments online through PayPal. Please use this email address: familyguides@yahoo.com. Simply send an email with the title(s) of the publication(s) you wish to order, and the subject line "send PayPal invoice", and ParentLink will bill you. Payment is due upon receipt.

Alternatively, payments (check or money order) can be mailed to ParentLink Information Services, 1674 Cumberland, Aurora IL 60504, 630-499-5810.