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Illinois.gov: IDPH Awards Community Health Worker Grant to Illinois Public Health Association
Press Release - Monday, June 16, 2025 Posted on Illinois.gov Organization and partners will work to promote CHW careers, benefits...
Jun 17, 20252 min read
Effingham Daily News: SBL to provide free kidney screenings May 23
From the Effingham Daily News Sarah Bush Lincoln is teaming up with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois to host a kidney screening...
May 8, 20251 min read
Metropolis Planet: CHESI hosting KidneyMobile®
From Metropolis Planet CAIRO — Community Health and Emergency Services (CHESI) is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation of...
May 8, 20251 min read
SXU Student Media: Students for H.O.P.E. Hosts Free Kidney and Diabetes Screening Event
From SXU Student Media By Emma Gabrys Body Mass Index (BMI) station The Xavierite On Tuesday, April 8, collaborating with...
Apr 10, 20253 min read
Lara Tushla, LCSW, NSW-C, FNKF, to receive NKF Robert W. Whitlock Lifetime Achievement Award
From National Kidney Foundation Note from National Kidney Foundation of Illinois: Lara is a dedicated volunteer who helps shape our...
Apr 8, 20251 min read
Evanston RoundTable: Free kidney and diabetes screenings available on April 11
The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois is offering free kidney and diabetes screenings from 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 11, at the...
Apr 8, 20251 min read
Beverly Review: SXU to host free kidney health screenings
Posted by the Beverly Review Saint Xavier University (SXU), 3700 W. 103rd St., will hold a free kidney health screening on Tuesday,...
Apr 3, 20252 min read
WMBD: The KidneyMobile returns to Peoria for free kidney screenings
Thank you to WMBD Peoria for stopping by the World Kidney Day Peoria event on Saturday, March 29! Check out the article and news clip by...
Mar 31, 20251 min read
NKFI CEO Jackie Burgess-Bishop Named One of Chicago Defender's Women of Excellence 2025
Congratulations to Jacqueline Burgess-Bishop, FACHE , CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, on being named one of the...
Mar 20, 20251 min read
Roger Rodby, MD, Named NKF's Donald W. Seldin Award Winner
From National Kidney Foundation "Nephrology is my calling; teaching is my passion," Dr. Roger Rodby. Note from National Kidney...
Feb 14, 20254 min read
NewsWise: First Person with Carlos Becerril-Romero
From NewsWise At the age of 12, Dr. Carlos Becerril-Romero's life changed forever with the news that he would need a kidney transplant....
Jan 28, 20254 min read
Crain's Chicago Business: Mark Schwartz Named Notable Nonprofit Board Leader
From Crain's Chicago Business Crain's Chicago Business named NKFI board Vice President Mark L Schwartz one of their Notable Nonprofit...
Dec 4, 20241 min read
Citizen Newspaper Group: Community comes out to Celebrate Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Chatham’s Jackie D. Lynch Building site of open house
From The Citizen Newspaper Group Community comes out to Celebrate Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Chatham’s Jackie D. Lynch...
Nov 26, 20244 min read
Benesch Partner Juan Morado Jr. Named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2024 Notable Latino Leaders
From Benesch Law Benesch is proud to announce that Juan Morado Jr., Partner in the Healthcare Practice Group and Co-Chair of the firm’s...
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Loyola University Medicine: Holly Mattix-Kramer receives prestigious Harold & Molly Schwartz Founders' Award from National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
From Loyola University Medicine Holly Mattix-Kramer, MD, professor of public health sciences in the Parkinson School of Health Sciences...
Nov 14, 20241 min read
NBC5 Chicago: ‘KidneyMobile' offering free screenings for Illinois residents
From NBC5 LeeAnn Trotter
Nov 8, 20241 min read
WGN-TV: National Kidney Foundation of Illinois celebrates 75th anniversary
From WGN-TV By Gabriel Castillo CHICAGO — The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois supports over 60,000 patients and people at risk of...
Oct 28, 20241 min read
WBBM Newsradio: Chicago Marathon runners raise close to $100K for kidney research, screenings
From WBBM Newsradio Rob Hart CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Dozens of runners at the 46th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be...
Oct 15, 20241 min read
La Raza: El Mes Binacional de Salud comienza en Chicago con jornadas de vacunación, exámenes de salud preventiva gratuitos y más
De La Raza El Consulado General de México en Chicago y más de 40 agencias comunitarias participan y ofrecen recursos en varias zonas de...
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Scams Involving Kidney Donation
From RSNhope.org A scam is currently spreading on social media featuring the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) “Big Ask Big Give” program...
Sep 16, 20243 min read
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