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If you are healthy and have an hour to spare, Illinois has an urgent need for blood donations. And, as of Monday, blood donations are being tested for…
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When people first started social distancing, blood drives across Illinois came to a halt. Heidi Ognibene is the director of operations for the Rock River…
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With blood drives being canceled due to coronavirus, blood centers are looking for volunteers to step up. WNIJ Correspondent Jason Cregier recently…
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The Rock River Valley Blood Center needs blood donations from healthy people.Heidi Ognibene is the director of operations for the center. She said they…
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The American Red Cross says there is a severe blood shortage, and donors of all blood types are needed. They issued an emergency call for donations in…
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It’s been more than a week since the mass shooting in Las Vegas, but northern Illinois blood banks say local donations still may be needed in the weeks to…
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Heartland Blood Centers, which cover 13 cities in northern Illinois including DeKalb and Crystal Lake, says it needs more donors as people travel for…
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The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center has begun testing all donated blood for the Zika Virus. The testing began Monday, well in advance of Friday's…
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The Centers for Disease Control says the Zika virus poses a low risk to the donated blood supply in the country. But one northern Illinois blood bank says…