Soggy Weather Doesn't Stop Parkinson's Walk
Organizers celebrate 20th Anniversary of the annual walk-a-thon.
The soggy weather Saturday morning wasn't enough to keep walkers from showing up and supporting the 20th Annual Parkinson's Action Walk To Find A Cure. Coffee and donuts may have provided an added incentive. Walkers began arriving early for the event, which was held along the Riverwalk. Usually, the walk draws at least 200 people, and organizers were hopeful that a little rain wouldn't keep them away. Joann Subaitis of Morton Grove, and the walk's chair, said that all the money raised would go to the American Parkinson Disease Association with the goal of finding a cure for the debilitating disease. The Midwest Chapter of the association hosted the event. The chapter covers Illinois and Indiana. Parkinson's disease is a motor system …
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