On November 6, 2019, the United Center hosted the 21st Annual Special Olympics Illinois MedFest. The 2019 MedFest brought over 1,700 aspiring and current Special Olympics athletes from across the city of Chicago to the United Center. Athletes received free sports physicals from over 100 health professionals from Advocate Medical Group. Since its inception, an…
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Healthy Athletes Cooking Demonstration
On July 16th, 2018 Special Olympics Illinois hosted the first-ever Healthy Athletes Cooking Demonstration. Collaborating with Entercom’s Culinary Kitchen, Steak 48 Executive Chef Brian Key, and Private Chef El Mehdi Fatat to prepare delicious dishes with Special Olympics Illinois athletes. With Healthy Athletes, Special Olympics has become the largest public health organization specifically for people…
20 Years of Dedication
On November 5, 2018, the United Center hosted the 20th Annual Special Olympics Illinois MedFest. The 2018 MedFest brought 1,557 aspiring and current Special Olympics athletes from across the city of Chicago to the United Center. Athletes received free sports physicals from over 130 health professionals from Advocate Medical Group. Special Olympics Illinois provided transportation…
19 Years of Impactful Dedication
Play like you practice: What better place to get athletes prepared for a big competition than where they compete? Over 1,400 aspiring and current Special Olympics Athletes from across the city of Chicago attended the 19th Annual Healthy Athletes MedFest, where they received free sports physicals from over 125 volunteer health professionals from Advocate Medical…
Graduate Nursing Program Clinical Experience with Special Olympics- Presentation in Ireland
This upcoming month at the end of July, Special Olympics has the amazing opportunity to have their voice heard even stronger across the world, in Dublin, Ireland. Doctors Melissa A. Murphey and Kathleen A. Muglia have taken a different step to teaching their nursing students at Resurrection University in Chicago, IL. These university educators have…