Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson earned a bachelor of arts in English from the University of Washington in 1999 and promptly put it to good use building a healthy career in information technology as a system administrator, IT manager, and technology consultant. Returning to his liberal arts roots, he currently works as a freelance writer and splits his time between living on a sailboat cruising the Salish Sea and jetting off to warm and exotic destinations overseas.

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6 Social Workers Who Changed Illinois… and the World

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Illinois social workers have always punched above their weight in commitment, ideas, and ideals for a better society. Chicago is forever known as the second city of America, but when it comes to the field of social work, there’s a pretty good argument that Illinois actually leads the nation. That’s no accident of geography or […]

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Illinois Social Workers are Packing Powerful New Tools in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction

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No matter where you are in Illinois, the opioid crisis is what people are talking about. Tiny villages like Oak Lawn and River Forest are filing suit against pharmaceutical companies… Alexander/Pulaski Country is holding open houses to help residents adjust to the crisis in southern Illinois… in Chicago, nearly $80 million in remediation funds will

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Written by Scott Wilson