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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.

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.

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

Austin Neighborhood-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.

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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

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Floods
Red Cross Response Continues for Record Flooding Across the Country
March 20, 2019
Councilman Conwell
Cancer Survivor Gives Back through Platelet Donation
March 20, 2019
Mozambique
Mozambique cyclone: “Almost everything is destroyed”
March 19, 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

A look back at Red Cross history in 1943

This historical photo shows some of the women in the Red Cross Motor Corps Station at Navy Garge in 1943. It is believed to have been taken outside of Washington, D.C. The woman on the far left is a Chicago woman, Josephine McCarthy. Her daughter, Joanne, shared this photo with us of her mother volunteering […]

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The Chicago Red Cross has a new Biomedical vehicle in honor of John Ahearne

"People can be amazing."

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