Phight Like a Phipps Girl cancer benefit planned

CHESTERTON | Karen Phipps Giordano hopes she makes a difference in at least one woman's life.

Lansing rehab center organizes walk for breast cancer

At the October breast cancer walk in Lansing sponsored by Tri-State Nursing and Rehabilitation are, from left, resident Geraldine Borozan pushed by Sheila Huff, activity director; Joan Boone pushed by Director of Nursing Brenda Dunlap, center, and on right is Maria Canuelas pushed by Melinda…

Lansing rehab center organizes walk for breast cancer

LANSING | On Oct. 22, Tri State Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, at 2500 175th St., hosted their second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day walk.

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Lansing firefighters raise money for breast cancer

Lansing firefighters are selling these pink T-shirts in October to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Lansing firefighters raise money for breast cancer

LANSING | Members of Lansing Professional Firefighters Local 3709 are wearing pink shirts for the month of October to help raise awareness for breast cancer.

Girls hockey team scores to raise money for breast cancer awareness

Fury teammates Mandy Granato, Maggie Cuop and Devin Porazinski show off one of the fundraiser's jerseys

Girls hockey team scores to raise money for breast cancer awareness

CHICAGO | During each game this month, all 49 players of the Chicago Fury girls hockey teams will wear pink ribbons stitched on the front of their black jerseys. The jerseys were designed by player Allie Granato, 15, who recently lost her grandmother to breast cancer.



Girls hockey team scores to raise money for breast cancer awareness

Chicago Fury team practices at Arctic Ice Arena in Orland Park.

Breast cancer awareness day walk Oct. 22 in Lansing

LANSING | At 9:30 a.m. Oct. 22,  Tri State Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,  at 2500 175th St., will host its second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day walk.

Portage Fire Department sells breast cancer awareness shirts

Balmoral Park hosts breast cancer awareness event Saturday

CRETE | Balmoral Park, the harness horse racing facilities located in Crete, joins the fight against breast cancer Saturday as it hosts the third annual Paint the Park Pink with WGN-TV's Dina Bair, according to a news release.

Hospital's cancer efforts get more ammo

MICHIGAN CITY| Franciscan St. Anthony Health Michigan City recently received support from members of the public and the state in its fight against breast cancer.

Youche goes pink for breast cancer

CROWN POINT | Youche Country Club members and friends came out in full force for a recent Pinktober Night to support breast cancer research.

Pink totes filled with goodies sold for cancer fundraiser

LOWELL | Pink is Nan Parente's favorite color, and the breast cancer survivor wants to share it with all of her friends in Lowell.

Fans join Balmoral Park in fight against breast cancer

Attendees at the Oct. 8 Paint the Park Pink event pose for a photo in the Winners Circle with harness racer Marcus Miller at Balmoral Park in Crete.

Fans join Balmoral Park in fight against breast cancer

CRETE | It was a sea of pink at Balmoral Park in Crete for Paint the Park Pink breast cancer awareness night.

Illiana Heating, Community Hospital Women’s Diagnostic join forces against Breast Cancer

ST. JOHN | October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer affects many of our loved ones including two-year breast cancer survivor Shelley DeYoung, who is the customer service representative at Illiana Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. in St. John.

Luncheon celebrates breast cancer survivors, supporters and honors lost loved ones

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and with it comes the fourth annual Susan G. Komen for the Cure: 2011 breast cancer survivor luncheon.

Golfers rally for a cure

CEDAR LAKE | South Shore Thursday Ladies League joined more than 250,000 women golfers in 50 states and 3,000 clubs last month to raise awareness and promote early detection of breast cancer.