In My Community

Read these newspaper articles showcasing the efforts of the American Diabetes Association Chicago office.

Did you notice the Chicago Association office in the news today? Please forward any articles to Jackie Ross at JRoss@diabetes.org.

Thank you to our media partner, CBS 2 Chicago News, for their participation and coverage of our local events. Visit their website to see how CBS 2 Chicago is helping to Stop Diabetes in Chicagoland!

2012

September 27, 2012, CBS 2 Chicago "Family and Friends Walk for Diabetes This Sunday"

September 22, 2012, CBS 2 Chicago "Join CBS 2 Team to Walk to Stop Diabetes"

July 31, 2012, Buffalo Grove Countryside "Family starts fundraising for Sept. 30 diabetes walk"

July 25, 2012, CBS 2 Chicago "Summer Camp Teaches Kids How to Live with Diabetes"

June 17, 2012, Southtown Star “Kerr students raise money for diabetes research”

June 15, 2012, CBS 2 Chicago "Sawyer Elementary School Walk for Diabetes"

June 11, 2012, CBS 2 Chicago "The Tour de Cure for the American Diabetes Association"

June 4, 2012, CBS 2 Chicago "Join CBS 2 and Tour de Cure"

May 29, 2012, Yahoo! News: CHICAGO McGuireWoods Sponsors American Diabetes Association's 2012

May 29, 2012, MarketWatch (Press Release) McGuireWoods Sponsors American Diabetes Association's 2012 Chicagoland Tour de Cure

May 23, 2012, CBS Chicago, “Diabetes A Tricky Diagnosis For Children, But 2 Kids Did It Themseleves”

May 23, 2012, ABC: The Revolution, “Sofia Spentzas”

May 21, 2012, Middletown Journal, "Monroe bicyclist prepares for 4,200-mile roundtrip”

May 8, 2012: My Suburban Life: Lombard Spectator, “Pleasant Lane students walk for diabetes awareness”

May 4, 2012: University of Illinois, “American Diabetes Association EXPO”

April 27, 2012: Northwest Indiana Times, “Bloom students tell diabetes to take a hike”

April 27, 2012: Western Springs Patch, “Laughs for Camp”

April 20, 2012: My Diabetic Heart, “Chicago Diabetes Expo 2012"

April 20, 2012: Lincolnshire Review, “Laura Sprague School plans diabetes walk”

April 20, 2012: Buffalo Grove Countryside, “Laura Sprague School plans diabetes walk”

April 20, 2012: Digital Journal, “Diabetes-friendly cooking demonstration by Jamie Deen at ADA EXPO”

April 19, 2012: Diabetes Mine, “’D-Friendly’ Cooking by Paula Deen’s Son is Better than Cardboard”

April 19, 2012: Diabetes Health, “The ADA Chicago Expo Dishes Up Southern Hospitality and Much More”

April 16, 2012: TribLocal: Joliet, “Joliet podiatrist volunteers at diabetes event”

April 16, 2012: TribLocal: Des Plaines, “Des Plaines podiatrist volunteers at diabetes meeting”

April 15, 2012: ABC 7 News, “Program helps keep diabetic teen drivers safe”

April 14, 2012: ABC 7, “Diabetes-Friendly Cooking,” Jamie Deen’s Vegetarian Gumbo

April 12, 2012: Mami2Mommy, “Eye Didn’t Know That" -- #TransitionsLens”

April 12, 2012: The Queen of Swag, “Who Knew! Eye Didn’t Know that! Keep Your Kids Eyes Healthy!”

April 10, 2012: PR Newswire, “Transitions Optical, VSP Vision Care and Bess the Book Bus Bring Mobile Vision and Literacy Clinics to Chicago Schools”

April 9, 2012: Telemundo Chicago: Y Punto, “EXPO de diabetes”

April 9, 2012: Blogging, Babies, and the Bayou, “Transitions Optical- Eye Didn’t Know That”

April 3, 2012: TribLocal: Wheaton, “The 2012 Chicagoland Tour de Cure Needs Volunteers!”

March 20, 2012: CBS Chicago, “Diabetes Alert Day: Take A Risk Test, Save Your Life”

March 16, 2012: TribLocal: Wheaton (Community Service, On front page for awhile), “Tour de Cure Hosting Annual Kick-Off Event

March 6, 2012: Medill Reports Chicago, “Bonfires and insulin therapy: Diabetes camp helps kids with Type 1”

March 2012: Sun-Times Media (Special Sections, Health), “McCormick Place to host diabetes expo”

Jan. 27, 2012: Fox Sports, “Sanofi US: NBA, American Diabetes Association and Sanofi US Tip Off 2012 Dribble to Stop Diabetes”

Jan. 26, 2012: Chicago Tribune, “Deng will take pains to stay in lineup”

2011

2011: Chicago Sky Web site, “Chicago Sky Walks for Diabetes”

Dec. 12, 2011: Everyday Health, “Type 2 Diabetes: Jeffrey’s Story”

Dec. 15, 2011: Chicago Lawyer, “Gaining valuable experience from nonprofit boards”

Nov. 16, 2011: The A List Daily, “DanceDanceRevolution Partners with American Diabetes Association”

Nov. 14, 2011: Chicago Tribune, “Diabetes in the classroom: Managing a young child’s Type 1 diabetes needs”

Nov. 2011: The University of Chicago Medicine, “Legislators Announce Illinois Diabetes Awareness Day”

Nov. 8, 2011: CSN Chicago, “Bulls’ Paxson visits school”

Nov. 2, 2011: Rockford Register Star, “Illinois emphasizes prevention of diabetes in November”

Oct. 22, 2011: TribLocal: Frankfort, “STRIDES: Lions Walk for Diabetes Awareness”

Oct. 22, 2011: Kane County Chronicle, “The not-so-sweet life: Schools eliminate classroom treats”

Aug. 11, 2011: Fox Nation, “The Chicago Bears’ Jay Cutler Raises Money for Youth Diabetes Awareness”

Aug. 5, 2011: YouTube, “ADA/SPARK SCHOOLWALK for Diabetes”

July 31, 2011: Elburn Herald, “Bicycling for a friend’s cure”

June 29, 2011: Journal & Topics Newspaper Online, “No Power? No Matter, Camp Kids Keep Their Cool”

May 23, 2011: Romeoville Patch, “Students Stand Up to Diabetes”

April 29, 2011: TribLocal: Lincolnshire, “School Walk for Diabetes at Laura B. Sprague School on Apr. 29th”

April 23, 2011: Northwest Indiana Times, “Bloom students, staff walk to raise funds for diabetes”

2010

Dec. 13, 2010: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, “Chicago-Kent helped in passage of new diabetes law"

Nov. 3, 2010, Excerpt from Daily Herald: Arlington Heights, “Walking for a cause”

Sept. 22, 2010, Time Out Chicago, “Martin Nava Interview”

2008

June 6, 2008: Yelp Review, “Mike O – Park Ridge”

2008, dLife, “Jay Cutler: NFL quarterback Jay Cutler talks about his diabetes diagnosis and his new life with type 1 diabetes.”