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Chicago, Illinois
5501 N. Cumberland Ave. Suite 101
Phone: (773) 313-4300
St. Jude Dream Chicago
Join us for the third annual St. Jude Dream Chicago and enjoy an evening under the city lights featuring hand-crafted cocktails inspired by countries around the world, culinary delights from Chicago’s best restaurants and live entertainment – all while supporting the global and lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®
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St. Jude Walk/Run®
Gather with friends, family and your community for the St. Jude Walk/Run® taking place in September during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This is a nationwide, free 5K event where you can have fun and get fit while helping end childhood cancer. Together.
St. Jude Chicago Golf Classic
Connect with St. Jude friends and supporters for 18 holes of golf on a premier course in the Chicagoland area. Since its inception, the St. Jude Chicago Golf Classic has raised more than $4 million for the kids of St. Jude.
St. Jude Heroes - Chicago Marathon
Become a St. Jude Hero® and fundraise for the children and families at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® while you train for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
Be a St. Jude Hero®
Participate in St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend® from Chicago by registering for one of the virtual challenges. Virtual race options include the 4-race challenge, 2-race challenge, marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K. You can also become a St. Jude Hero® and join Facebook Challenges, Strava communities and other virtual events.
St. Jude Leadership Society
St. Jude Leadership Society (SJLS) is a distinguished membership of high-performing high school and young collegiates who share a passion for leadership, service and community. It gives members an opportunity to give back by promoting and supporting the mission of St. Jude.
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St. Jude Walk/Run®
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St. Jude Dream Chicago
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St. Jude Chicago Golf Classic
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St. Jude patient Azalea at St. Jude Dream Chicago
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St. Jude Walk/Run®
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St. Jude Dream Chicago
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St. Jude Walk/Run®
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St. Jude Walk/Run®
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St. Jude Chicago Golf Classic
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St. Jude Walk/Run®
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St. Jude Dream Chicago
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St. Jude Walk/Run®
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St. Jude Chicago Golf Classic
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered largely incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
St. Jude patient Michael
St. Jude stories from Chicagoland
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From Chicago, with love and care
100 people gathered in 1957 to do nothing less than change the world. Six decades later, we still are.
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Illinois teenager's "Streetside Serenades" raise funds for St. Jude
Nathan Rastovac raised $3,500 for St. Jude with the Streetside Serenades. But the fundraising was thwarted several times by the pandemic.
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Meet Max
Max traveled from China, with the Illinois couple who adopted him, to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital where he and his family received lifesaving treatment and comforting support in equal measure.
Fill out the form to learn about the ways you can donate your time to help St. Jude.
You can support the children of St. Jude in the way that best suits your financial and personal goals.
IRAs, donor-advised funds, stocks, gift annuities, trusts and more — choose the planned giving option that is right for you, and your generosity will help children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Email your Chicago team or visit the link below for more planned giving options.
Partner with purpose by creating opportunities for your organization and its team members to engage with St. Jude through their work.
Connect with your local St. Jude team on potential sponsorships and partnerships, set up your workplace giving program and build a network of hope and inspiration through your involvement.
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Platelet count for a St. Jude patient
Platelet counts are among the tests that doctors use to monitor patient health during treatment.
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One red wagon
Wagons are the preferred mode of travel through the halls of the hospital and around campus for our younger patients.
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One red blood cell transfusion
Children undergoing treatment for cancer and other life-threatening diseases often need transfusions.
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One hour of physical therapy
Physical therapy is provided to patients because children with life-threatening diseases like cancer may develop developmental, cognitive or physical impairments as a result of their illnesses and their treatments.
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Parent necessities for 20 patient families
Parents who bring their children to St. Jude often leave home in a hurry and forget to pack day-to-day necessities such as shampoos, razors, deodorant, toothbrushes and lotion. At Tri Delta Place, our short-term housing facility, parents can obtain these essentials free of charge.
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An ultrasound study for a St. Jude patient
An ultrasound study is among the diagnostic imaging tests that doctors use to diagnose and monitor disease and treatment.
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Daily room rate of the ICU
The Intensive Care Unit at St. Jude has twice been recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. In 2009, the St. Jude ICU became Tennessee’s first ICU to win the honor.
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Support St. Jude patients and their families
Your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures as you join St. Jude in its livesaving mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
* When you make a donation using this information, your donation will be used to provide breakthrough research, treatment and cures. Items listed here are representative of services and supplies that are part of the treatment and care of children at St. Jude. The cost of each item or service is an approximation, and will vary based on actual costs incurred and individual patient needs. Your donation will be used for the general operating needs of St. Jude, where no family ever receives a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.
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Meet St. Jude patients
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Meet Marina
Marina is a joyful 2-year-old who loves to laugh and dance with her siblings. She was referred to St. Jude after a white glimmer in her pupil led to her being diagnosed with retinoblastoma, an eye cancer.
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Meet Luis
Like many boys his age, Luis wanted to be a soccer player when he grew up. But then he was diagnosed with cancer. Now he wants to help kids like him.
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Meet Alana
Alana didn't let a cancer diagnosis get in the way of her dreams for the future. Neither did St. Jude.
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Meet Maelin-Kate
Maelin-Kate was diagnosed with a rare blood disease at age 5, but her mom says, "Every day, she finds a reason why it's the best day ever."
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Meet Miguel
Miguel is a happy boy who loves to laugh.
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Meet Ashtyn
When Ashtyn’s family learned she had a type of cancerous brain tumor called a medulloblastoma, they turned to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.