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The Foundation was founded by Les Turner, a Chicago businessman, and his family after he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1976. [4] Les Turner serves nearly 90 percent of ALS patients in the Chicago metropolitan area. [5] In 1979, the Les Turner ALS Research Laboratory was opened at Northwestern Medicine. Then, in 1986 ...
A year after incorporation, the Greater Chicago Food Depository opened their doors at the Chicago South Water Market. Major benefactors included the City of Chicago, which provided a start-up grant, as well as Strube Celery and Vegetable Company, which donated warehouse space. By the end of their first year, the GCFD distributed 471,000 pounds ...
The ALS Association is an American nonprofit organization that funds global amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, provides care services and programs to people affected by ALS through its nationwide network of clinical care centers, and works with ALS advocates around the country for state and federal policies that serve people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also ...
A person performing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, was an activity involving the pouring of a bucket of ice water over a person's head, either by another person or self-administered, to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig's disease) and ...
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Former Bears Super Bowl champion Steve “Mongo” McMichael was all smiles Saturday morning as he waited to receive the first-ever annual ALS Courage Award at Soldier Field. On his right, his ...
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is the largest in a nationwide network of faith-based social service providers that form Catholic Charities. Together they form the largest private network of social service providers in the United States. More than 1,400 agencies, institutions, and organizations make up the Catholic Charities ...
This ALS patient has a brain implant that translates his thoughts to computer commands Catherine Thorbecke, Amanda Sealy and Nadia Kounang, CNN February 28, 2024 at 6:00 AM