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  Posted4/7/2021 11:07 AM During National Donate Life Month in April, Edward-Elmhurst Health is encouraging members of the community to register at www.registerme.org/EEHealth as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of donation. Edward-Elmhurst's request is part of its participation with Gift of Hope in the national Hospital Organ Donation Campaign.   This initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Health Resources and Services Administration, runs through April 30. The program's goal is to help expand awa...

Reply Edward-Elmhurst Health has joined Gift of Hope in the Hospital Organ Donation Campaign. The purpose of this initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in collaboration with Gift of Hope, is to expand awareness about the benefits of organ and tissue donation and increase donor registration. There are more than 112,000 people in the U.S. who are waiting for an organ transplant. While 95% of U.S. adults support organ donation, only 58% are registered as donors. Subscribe Save up to 8 lives through organ don...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Discover Financial Services is considering whether to convert a former Target store into a call center with 1,000 jobs, potentially delivering a big economic win to the South Side after a year of setbacks. A source confirmed Monday that Riverwoods-based Discover is in late-stage negotiations on a lease of the vacant store at 8560 S. Cottage Grove Ave. The deal with the credit card company could result in 1,000 new jobs over the next two or three years, but nothing is final, the source said. Crain’s Chicago Business reported the potential deal last week. The 126,500-squ...