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Contact info
Main office
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
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Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Main Phone: 847-475-5800
FAX: 847-475-5871
Email: cradle@cradle.org
Contact by Department
Birthparent Services, 24-hour hotline: 800-272-3534
Adoption Services: 847-733-3209
Post Adoption Services: 847-733-3239
Family Placement and Support Services: 847-791-3346
Other Metro-Chicago Offices
(By appointment only)
Oak Brook:
2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 800
Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181
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Tinley Park:
16335 S. Harlem Avenue
Tinley Park, IL 60477
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Hyde Park:
Hyde Park Bank Building
1525 E. 53rd Street
Chicago, IL 60615
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Schaumburg:
1901 N. Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60195
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Merrillville, Indiana:
8105 Georgia Street
Merrillville, IN 46410
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