For over forty years, the Les Turner ALS Foundation has been Chicagoland’s leader in comprehensive ALS care. Our programs are designed to support people living with ALS and their families through their journey with the disease, providing a personalized approach …
Grab Your Guaranteed Spot for the 2019 BOA Chicago Marathon
«If someone is thinking of running the marathon, I would tell them the experience is incredibly amazing. To say that day changed my life would be an understatement. I will remember the feeling of running through the Chicago neighborhoods forever.» …
Faces of ALS: Running For Those Who Can’t
From Utah to New Hampshire. Massachusetts to California. Ranging in age from 23 all the way up to 64. 23 individuals from across the United States joined our Les Turner ALS Foundation family on Sunday, October 7 to run the Bank …
Faces of ALS: Motivated by Music
An annual event for the Les Turner ALS Foundation is our ALS Walk for Life, held each fall for the past 17 years. As many Walkers know, the day holds a lot of meaning and tradition. A crowd favorite we’ve …
The Investiture of Robert G. Kalb, MD as the Les Turner Professor
On Thursday, August 23, 2018, Robert G. Kalb, MD, the Director of the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine was invested as the Les Turner Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern. An endowed professorship is the …
Meet our Researchers!
“The fight against ALS is a marathon, not a sprint. The goal of a disease-modifying treatment is still out of reach, but a deep commitment to basic science is the approach that can move the needle in a concrete way,” …
