iHeartMedia Chicago announced last Friday that “Lurie Children’s Radiothon” raised over $1 million in support of the patients and families at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Lurie Children’s is one of the top children’s hospitals in the nation, providing pediatric care, cutting-edge treatments and advanced research. The “Lurie Children’s Radiothon” was broadcast live on Thursday, December 5 on 93.9 LITE FM, ROCK 95 FIVE, 107.5 WGCI, 103.5 KISS FM, V103 and Inspiration 1390 from 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. iHeartMedia Chicago’s on-air personalities encouraged listeners to call or donate online to help fuel research, support families and provide much-needed care to children in the community. iHeartMedia Chicago and Lurie Children’s partnered with businesses in the Chicagoland community to support the radiothon including Brandon Mr. Finance, C.H. Robinson, Egg Harbor, Garrett Popcorn, Healthcare Associates Credit Union, Home Run Inn, Jewel-Osco and NRG. For the past five years, the radiothon has raised over $3.6 million to benefit Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. For more information, visit luriechildrens.org.

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