ALS Walk for Life steps off Saturday at Soldier Field
Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael has been battling ALS.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Treatment and a cure for ALS is being researched and developed in Chicago, thanks, in large part, to an event happening this weekend.
The ALS "Walk for Life" will step off at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning at Soldier Field. Phil Schwarz is the emcee.
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The free event raises money to change outcomes for those living with the life-changing disease, which Bears legend Steve McMichael has.
Laura Freveletti, CEO of the Les Turner ALS Foundation, joined ABC7 to talk about what ALS is and what life looks like after a diagnosis.
She also discussed what kind of progress is being made in Chicago to find a cure.
