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The Greater Chicago Chapter serves the Illinois counties including and surrounding Cook County, the Indiana counties of Lake and Porter, the 19 county region of Northwestern Ohio and Western Missouri/Greater Kansas City area.

The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control, and cure of arthritis and related diseases.

 

Arthritis Update is Now an E-Newsletter

We are proud to go green and save print and paper costs by taking our chapter newsletter, Arthritis Update, to an electronic format. Please sign up below to begin receiving your newsletter in your email in-box. This newsletter contains all upcoming programs, special events and arthritis news you can use.

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Read the spring issue now.

May National Arthritis Month issue

Let's Move Together

Let’s Move Together is a nationwide movement led by the Arthritis Foundation that encourages people to move to prevent or treat arthritis. You can join the movement by committing to walk in your local 2009 Arthritis Walk. But don’t stop there…move daily for better health.

Research Update Magazine

Arthritis Foundation Open House

Please call the chapter office at (312)372-2080 or info.gc@arthritis.org for more information or to set up an Open House appointment.

Join the Arthritis Foundation Associate Board

Membership Application      

Associate Board Guidelines            

Membership Flyer

Event photos: McFadden's Happy Hour

Mark Your Calendar: 4th Annual Shindig Saturday September 12th at Zellas

Information and Programs for Health Professionals

Call Michele Pfeilschifter at (312) 372-2080 x 27 or mpfeilschifter@arthritis.org.

Artritis En Espanol

Respuestas Sobre la Artritis

Programas en Español

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Classic Car Show

Celebrity Golf Event

Northwest Ohio Activities

Black Tie Gala honoring Gordon & Carole Segal with the Freedom of Movement Award

Donor Corner

Mixing it Up: Cooking with Arthritis

Get Into the Swing of Things: Golf and Arthritis

Read the full calendar of events

Arthritis Foundation Heartland Region

The Greater Chicago Chapter is proud to be a part of the Heartland Region. Other service points include:

Kansas  

Nebraska

Iowa

Eastern Missouri

Western Missouri

Greater Illinois

Indiana

Let's Talk RA

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Meet Sam 

Watch how arthritis took away precious moments of Sam's childhood, and then how research -- funded by  your support of the Arthritis Foundation -- gave Sam his childhood back.

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