Lupus Charity Runners

31/12/2025

Start the year with impact — make a New Year donation at lupusil.org and help us bring hope and progress to the lupus community.

26/12/2025

Thinking about Running the
2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon?

Join Lupus Charity Runners! https://ow.ly/OFPF50XO1pQ

As an official charity in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, LSI has a limited number of guaranteed spots! If you join Lupus Charity Runners, you'll receive the following benefits:

Training to help you complete the Bank of America Chicago Marathon safely!
2 tickets to the pre-marathon pasta party!
LSI Water Bottle + goodies!
Lupus Charity Runner singlet!
Additional fundraising incentives for exceeding your goal!
Personalized fundraising webpage to help you reach your fundraising goal!
LCR fundraising guide, creative tips and one-on-one assistance to help you reach your goal!
Exhilaration of doing good for others while doing well for yourself!

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate from the Lupus Society of Illinois.

24/12/2025

Emerging Treatment Options for Lupus
Educational Webinar - January 28, 6pm
This event will be presented by Dr. Angela Crowley Rheumatologist from Willow Rheumatology and Wellness. She will present on the latest in treatment options for lupus as well as discuss the importance of clinical trials.

Join us for this important presentation. https://www.lupusil.org/event/emerging-treatment-options

Dr. Crowley currently is the owner of Willow Rheumatology and Wellness where she practices rheumatology and is a principle investigator for many clinical trials.

23/12/2025

CAR-T Therapy for Complicated Lupus (Experimental Use)
By Dr. Robert Katz

If you follow lupus research, you may have heard about CAR-T cell therapy—an innovative treatment approach currently being investigated for people with complicated, refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This experimental therapy is being studied primarily in patients who have not responded to conventional immunosuppressive treatments. Early clinical studies have shown promising results, including significant improvements in disease activity and, in some cases, sustained drug-free remission. This article explains what CAR-T therapy is and how it works.

https://ow.ly/f03050XNI8O

A liquid biopsy for kidney lupus is being developed. It relies on determining levels of tenascin C in the urine. It’s a predictor of kidney function loss in lupus. – Dr. Robert Katz, LSI's Board Chair and Medical Advisory Board Chair.

19/12/2025

Meet Chelsea
Hello, my fellow lupus warriors and supporters! I am new to the Chicago community and began volunteering with the Lupus Society of Illinois in August. I am so honored to be a part of a local lupus nonprofit whose values and passions align with my own. This article is something I’ve dreamed of writing for many years. When I discovered LSI while relocating from Wisconsin and shared the concept, I was met with so much enthusiasm and support.
https://www.lupusil.org/by-chelsea

18/12/2025

Emerging Treatment Options for Lupus
Educational Webinar - January 28, 6pm
This event will be presented by Dr. Angela Crowley Rheumatologist from Willow Rheumatology and Wellness. She will present on the latest in treatment options for lupus as well as discuss the importance of clinical trials.
Join us for this important presentation.
Dr. Crowley currently is the owner of Willow Rheumatology and Wellness where she practices rheumatology and is a principle investigator for many clinical trials.
https://www.lupusil.org/event/emerging-treatment-options

16/12/2025

I’m retiring. Yes, I know I’ve said that before, but this time it’s for real.
It has been an incredible honor and privilege to work with the Lupus Society of Illinois (LSI) for the past 15 years. When I came out of retirement to join LSI, I had no idea how profoundly it would impact me to become a part of the lupus community—our community.
Together, we’ve made a difference.
I plan to continue to support the LSI - I hope we can count on your support as well.
With gratitude,
Charles Brummell
Retired CEO
https://lupusil.salsalabs.org/ha3

15/12/2025

Re-posting in case you missed this.
A Liquid Biopsy for Lupus Nephritis?

What it is: Liquid biopsy is a noninvasive urine test that looks at proteins and is currently being developed for lupus nephritis by Dr. Andrea Fava, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and director of Lupus Translational Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and his colleagues.
https://www.lupusil.org/a-liquid-biopsy-for-lupus-nephritis

14/12/2025

Happy Hanukkah from all of us at the Lupus Society of Illinois.

11/12/2025

Join us on January 28th at 6 pm for our first webinar of 2026. Emerging Treatment Options for Lupus presented by Dr. Angela Crowley, registration is free!

https://lupusil.salsalabs.org/emergingtreatment

10/12/2025

Happy Belated Birthday to LaVita Williams!!! We hope you had a wonderful day celebrating with your friends and family.