ACS CAN Illinois

our ACS CAN Illinois volunteers supporting Walk & Roll Chicago! Volunteers across Illinois and the country are getting petitions signed asking lawmakers to protect cancer cures through funding cancer research.

Join in the movement by signing the petition here: https://act.fightcancer.org/a/congress-protect-and-increase-funding-lifesaving-cancer-research?utm_source=rfl&utm_campaign=research&utm_id=fy27&utm_medium=event&ms=research_fy27_event_rfl

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - ACS CAN thanks State Senator Julie Morrison & State Representative Marcus C. Evans, Jr. for championing this effort & those who voted for the legislation. We urge Governor JB Pritzker to quickly sign this into law so IL can take this significant step towards improving health outcomes. The Citizen

The Citizen Newspaper Group Cancer Advocates Applaud the State Legislature's Passage of Biomarker Testing Legislation, Ensuring Illinoisans Have Better Access to Personalized Care. SPRINGFIELD, IL – May 22, 2026 – The state legislature has passed Senate Bill 3509, which would improve access to biomarker testing, a game-cha...

The General Assembly also passed SB 3509, which the
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - ACS CAN said can improve access to biomarker testing and precision treatments. This year’s bill expands Illinois’ existing biomarker coverage.
Crain's Chicago Business

Illinois healthcare bills at stake as spring session enters final week The biggest battles in healthcare legislation may involve Big Pharma, but several other health bills are at the make-or-break stage this coming week in Springfield.