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The cafe at 1802 N. Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights is a former Starbucks, but this is no ordinary coffee shop. Gerry s Cafe a nonprofit that hired 45 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to staff the shop is finally open.
Four years after forming a nonprofit and hosting a kickoff event, supporters behind Gerry s Cafe finally have secured a space in Arlington Heights for their coffee shop that will employ adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.