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The Ford Global Walk Team presents their impressive JDRF On-Line Auction! Bid on exciting items like a Ford guitar signed by country star Toby Keith, Mary Tyler Moore signed script from her TV show, autographed professional sports jerseys, tennis shoes, footballs, basketballs...and much, much more!
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On June 9, 2008 this years Best of Illinois dinner took place, honoring the hard work and dedication of our chapters past presidents.
Please take a moment to reflect on our chapter's history by viewing the Honoree Video.

A few short months ago, the lives of one our JDRF families changed forever. Lilly Jaffe, a six-year-old North Shore suburban girl who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was just one month old, became insulin independent. She is so proud, said her mother, Laurie Jaffe, So happy and excited. For the first time in her life, she can be like her friends and her brother and sister.
Read more about Lillys amazing story.
More information about monogenic diabetes
The buzz around the promise of an artificial pancreas is truly deserving. Perfecting a closed loop artificial pancreas is one of JDRFs five cure therapeutic goals in the next five years. JDRF has launched The Artificial Pancreas Project, a new initiative to help accelerate the availability of this technology to people with type 1 diabetes.
For basic information about Artificial Pancreas Project, download this PDF.
For further information on the Artificial Pancreas Project, please visit http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=106675.

JDRFs Three Year Goals and Milestones
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