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The American Red Cross in Chicago & Northern Illinois

The American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois serves 9.5 million people in 21 counties in Northern Illinois and includes 3 chapters

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The Chicago & Northern Illinois Region of the American Red Cross comprises three chapters.

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Chapter and Office Locations

American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
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2200 W. Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60612
312-729-6100 Details
American Red Cross of Northwest Illinois
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727 N. Church St.
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 963-8471 Details
American Red Cross of the Illinois River Valley
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1293 Windham Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446
(630) 378-0344 Details

Local Events

Red Cross volunteers getting ready to install smoke alarms pose in front of a Red Cross van.
Sound the Alarm. Save a Life.

Chicago, Illinois

Join Us on April 27th - 9:30am to 5pm

Join the American Red Cross to Sound the Alarm, a home fire safety and smoke alarm installation event.

Red Cross volunteers getting ready to install smoke alarms pose in front of a Red Cross van.
Sound the Alarm. Save a Life.

Freeport, Illinois

Join Us on April 27th - 9am to 3pm

Join the American Red Cross to Sound the Alarm, a home fire safety and smoke alarm installation event.

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Heroes Breakfast

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Celebrating Community Heroes

Red Cross volunteers getting ready to install smoke alarms pose in front of a Red Cross van.
Sound the Alarm. Save a Life.

Chicago, Illinois

Join Us on May 9th - 9:30am to 3pm

Join the American Red Cross to Sound the Alarm, a home fire safety and smoke alarm installation event.

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News Articles & Press Releases

News Articles

Floods
Red Cross Responds to Record Flooding Across 7 States
March 18, 2019
Mozambique
Mozambique cyclone: “Almost everything is destroyed”
March 19, 2019
Blizzard
Bomb Cyclone: Red Cross Responds to Blizzards, Floods
March 14, 2019
American Red Cross to Honor Local Heroes
March 07, 2019
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Press Releases

American Red Cross Responds to Severe Flooding and 31 Fires in the Past Week Flooding Evacuations Require Red Cross Shelter Need
March 18, 2019
Shelter to Open for Local Black Hawk Island Community Residents Evacuated Due to Serious Flooding
March 15, 2019
American Red Cross Helping Families Affected by Apartment Fire
March 15, 2019
The City of Chicago Proclaims that March Is Red Cross Month
March 13, 2019
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Red Cross Stories

“I’ll never forget that night.” A home fire victim remembers the Red Cross helping in the chaos

It was a warm summer night on June 4, 2017 and Sandra Gary was still awake in her home on West 111th Street in the Morgan Park-Beverly neighborhood. Midnight had just passed, and that’s when Sandra noticed the smell of smoke permeating the air. “It was an odd smell, like maybe rubber or a tire […]

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A Volunteer’s Heartache- Steve Wise

Yesterday I was part of a Red Cross Team that responded to a home fire in Aurora.  This fire was so devastating especially once we learned it claimed the life of a child. If you are a Red Crosser or know of one – you will know that home fires happen way too often.  And […]

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