The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board has approved the Certificate of Need application for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, clearing the way for groundbreaking in April 2008. The facility will be named in recognition of Ann Lurie’s $100 million gift, and is scheduled to open in 2012. Read more »

The birth of a child should be a joyous event. But for Shannon Flies and Tom Miller, that sense of exhilaration turned to apprehension just a week after the birth of their baby boy, Treyton, when he was diagnosed with a chronic, progressive liver disorder -- one that ultimately required a transplant. Read more »

Through the Stem Cell Peer Mentor Program, long-term survivors of the therapy like Shannon Dowty are sharing their experiences and lending support by pairing up with children and teens being treated for cancer, immune deficiencies and other conditions. Read more »

On the 10th anniversary of his last liver transplant, a 16-year-old boy and his sister organized a successful bowling fundraiser to support research into a disease that frequently affects transplant patients. Meet these siblings and some of the hospital’s other young philanthropists. Read more »

Each year, cancer claims the lives of more than 2,200 children in the U.S. At Children’s Memorial Research Center, physician-scientist David Walterhouse, MD, is studying how normal cells receive "signals" that cause them to turn into cancer cells. His findings may lead to the development of new and more effective cancer therapies. Read more »

Join the Children’s Memorial Marathon Team and give yourself the best incentive for running the 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon – saving or improving the life of a child. Read more »

Honor your child’s physician in recognition of Doctor’s Day on March 30 by making a gift to publicly thank them for making a difference in so many young lives. Read more »