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“Blood donation, we wanted to reframe it as an experience. Mixed reality offers this innovative, immersive digital experience while giving blood.”

Bret Gogoel brings local stories to the front and center today on PM Chicago. Governor Pritzker has sent a letter to President Biden, asking for help with the buses of migrants coming to our cities, and Hannah Meisel from Capitol News Illinois has more details. David Roeder from the Chicago Sun-time

Three major blood suppliers for Chicago hospitals are warning of potential rationing amid an ongoing blood shortage in the wake of the pandemic and are making an urgent appeal for more people to donate. With a decline in donations since the COVID-19, the supply has reached a troubling low in the last month, according to leaders from the American Red Cross of Illinois, Versiti and Vitalant. As ...

Starting on Aug. 28, 2023, anyone checking into donate blood at all Versiti Blood Center locations and blood drives will get a tablet with a new set of...

Joy Squier with the American Red Cross joined ABC7 to talk more about being water safe and smart this summer.

A national blood shortage emergency was declared after a severe drop in blood donations, and it’s being felt locally in the Chicago area.

Two dozen families were displaced after a fire inside a West Chicago apartment building Tuesday evening caused significant damage to the 24-unit structure.

In Chicago and across the Midwest, people are stepping up in support of those affected as recovery continues.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Flooding is the number one severe weather killer nationwide, and the Midwest is no stranger to extreme flooding events. Major flash flooding and record-setting rainfall most recently hit the Chicago-area in May 2020. In just four days, more than 7 inches of rain fell, contributing to major flooding on roadways. On Lower Wacker Drive, several people and trapped motorists had to be rescued by boat. The Chicago River rose high enough that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation Distric...