For sickle cell disease patients, Red Cross blood drives provide a lifeline
People with the disease often get sudden, debilitating bouts of pain.
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People with the disease often get sudden, debilitating bouts of pain.
In the Chicago area, the American Red Cross collects about 1,000 units of blood per day. It sounds like a lot, but the need for blood donations is huge and constant.
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration lifted rules put in place in the 80s during the AIDS/HIV crisis.
After devastating storms in parts of the South and the Midwest, Trevor Riggen, president of humanitarian services with the American Red Cross, discusses how the organization is preparing volunteers ahead of hurricane season.
The American Red Cross issued an alert saying they are experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. Visit
Blood donors are needed now more than ever as the Red Cross is facing an emergency shortage.
"It will bring tears to my eyes seeing everyone in here because just knowing that without them, I wouldn't be here today."
"I wouldn't have lived a month had I not gotten started getting blood."
The drive runs from 3:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
The American Red Cross says donations have been way down since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. They currently need more than 13,000 donations a day just to keep up with demand.
"We're hoping they're going to come back and hopefully when they hear about the mixed reality, they're going to want to come in and try it."
Twenty-two Attorneys General, including Illinois' Kwame Raoul, are calling for an end to the FDA's blood donation policy they say stigmatizes the LGBTQ+ community.
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Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
The nation's highest civilian honor will be presented to 19 people at the White House later Saturday.
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A government panel failed to reach consensus on national security risks of a proposal for Nippon Steel to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving the decision to the president.
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The proposed expansion includes adding three additional operating rooms with advanced support facilities.
Cases of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, are surging in the Chicago area and nationwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Alex Timchak and his doctors agree that anyone facing a critical health issue should get a second opinion.
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Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
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Rick Bayless opened up to Jackie Kostek about how he achieved success in his personal life—and his relationship with his brother, sports broadcaster Skip Bayless.
Jesus Macias, 62, was shot and killed on Monday of last week while traveling with his mother, wife, and child.
Reports from a source indicate that Trudeau could resign as early as Monday.
Illinois Department of Transportation workers have been coming in after sundown to fill salt spreaders and prepare to plow the lake-effect snow in the area. Sara Machi reports.
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The Lake County Sheriff's Office said around 2 a.m., deputies responded to the area of Green Bay Road and Bonnie Brook Lane for a report of a vehicle crash and a shooting.
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Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
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The North Central Cardinals (15-0) appeared in their fifth consecutive Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
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Marisol Vazquez, 37, allegedly confessed to suffocating her daughter, Lucia Arevala, and told detectives that voices in her head told her to kill herself and her daughter.
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Funeral services were held Friday morning for Illinois State Police trooper Clay Carns, who was hit and killed by a truck just two days before Christmas.
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A Pennsylvania man has been indicted after prosecutors said he tried to join a terrorist organization and lied about it to the FBI.
