Elk Grove Village’s Mothers’ Milk Bank Honored as Finalist in Statewide “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” Contest Elk Grove Village, IL — April 11, 2025 — Mothers’ Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes, based in Elk Grove Village, was named a finalist in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s 2025 Makers

by Lilli Bresnahan, Assistant News Editor at The Daily Illini Original Story found here.  The Champaign Urbana Health Department, located on Kenyon Road, opens their breast milk depot and dispensary on Tuesday. Photo by Sydney Laput. The Champaign Urbana Public Health District is reopening its breast milk

by Melissa Barclay by FWTMJ-AM Original Story found here.  The FDA recently warning consumers that Similac PM 60/40 powdered baby formula may be linked to two baby deaths and several other infant illnesses. For moms who rely on formula to nourish their baby, there are other options that might be more beneficial to

Peaceful Birthing Doula Services in Bloomingdale has partnered with Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes (Milk Bank WGL) to house a new drop-off site for local milk donors, which will help support the complex nutritional needs of sick and premature babies in Illinois and Wisconsin. As

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local mother is helping another family to provide their baby with breast milk. Six hundred ounces were pumped and stored for months by Catie Parrish. It was all given to a family with a newborn in NICU. That baby is home now and growing.

CHICAGO — Medical experts agree that a mother's milk is the best source of nutrition for newborns, particularly those who are preterm or have medical conditions. It supports the immune system with antibodies that help babies with underdeveloped or medically fragile gastrointestinal systems and reduces the risk of

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CARTERVILLE (WSIL) — A new piece of legislation provides help to mothers who cannot produce milk for their babies. House Bill 3509 helps provide consistency throughout the insurance industry and Medicaid program for donor milk reimbursement for premature and sick infants. In many cases, new mothers may

MT. VERNON, IL — The opening of a new milk depot at the Jefferson County Health Department this past Monday will help provide milk to mothers who cannot produce for their babies. House Bill 3509 gave consistency throughout the insurance and Medicaid programs when it comes to

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Mothers are now able to easily donate their breast milk to NICU babies in Illinois and Wisconsin. Jefferson County Health Department has paired up with Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes to give mothers the opportunity to help other babies

Breast milk donations accepted in Dodgeville to help save fragile infant lives Throughout history, women sharing their breast milk to nurture and grow babies that were not biologically their own has been common place. The first record of regulations regarding the sharing of breast milk

Western Wisconsin Health is proud to be the home of Baldwin’s first human milk depot. Pasteurized donor human milk is an important nutritional therapy for many at-risk Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) babies, as it provides numerous benefits in the absence of the mother’s milk, including infection-fighting

Local mothers feeding their babies the natural way, but who aren’t producing enough of their own milk, have a new resource. Illinois Valley Community Hospital took its first donation of human milk Tuesday. Mothers like Chelsea Dombrowski, who produce more than they need, can donate the extra for

Milk Depot will help babies throughout Illinois and Wisconsin PERU - Illinois Valley Community Hospital has announced that it will be the home of the Illinois Valley’s first human milk depot. Pasteurized donor human milk is an important nutritional therapy for many at-risk Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WMTV) - The opening of this milk depot at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Janesville makes 16 Mother's Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes depots throughout the state. This milk depot is put on through Mother's Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes, an

Nurse Practitioner Annie Imboden of The Pediatric Group LLC stands next to donated human milk which will be shipped to the Mothers's Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes for pasteurization and distribution to at-risk infants in Illinois and Wisconsin. The Carbondale medical practice is the

LINCOLN - Logan County Department of Public Health (LCDPH) recently became the home of Lincoln’s first human milk depot and celebrated the landmark event with an open house. Photos by Cindy Smith Slideshow presented by Logan County Paramedic Association Click the image above to view Full Slideshow.

Click the image to view full video. CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - The Mothers Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes is a non-profit human milk bank that serves the Western Great Lakes region, including Wisconsin and Illinois that just opened its first milk bank in

The Lee County Health Department opened a breast milk donation site Wednesday afternoon. The department is a Milk Depot for the not-for-profit Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes where women can donate their extra milk for babies in need after going through a screening process. Laura

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) -- Marshfield Children's Hospital has used donor milk in their NICU for years but now they are the first ones in central Wisconsin to offer this option in their well baby nursery. "In the well baby nursery those babies are generally not sick

Rachel Olson holds a photograph of infant daughter Finley, who authorities say was killed by a caregiver in January. To honor her daughter and to try and do something positive to help others, Rachel continues to pump her breast milk and donates it to a milk

Denyse Shroeder, left, and Lisa Stary pose in the Sears wing of Oakwood Mall in front of the Family Resource Center, where women now are able to donate breast milk for use in neonatal intensive care units to help struggling newborns. Sitting empty

CHICAGO (FOX 32 NEWS) - Chicago's first human milk depot opened Friday at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Breast milk is an important nutritional supplement that is undeniable and this new milk depot will now make it very easy for moms to

Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes is our third quarter charity partner as part of our Little Lake County Gives Back program,  a community outreach effort to connect not-for-profit organizations with our readers. For more information on the program, please contact Melissa at littlelakecounty@gmail.com.

Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes is our third-quarter charity partner as part of our Little Lake County Gives Back program, a community outreach effort to connect not-for-profit organizations with our readers. For more information on the program, please contact Melissa at littlelakecounty@gmail.com. Image from

PEORIA — Nyssa Catton estimates she’s donated over 4,000 ounces of milk in the last seven months. That’s more than 31 gallons of human milk. There’s the mother who makes two-hour, round-trip drives to pick up milk. “I try to make sure I have between 250 and 300

Emily DeAno, of The Nurturing Nook breast-feeding center in Hinsdale, stands by the freezer where donated breast milk from local mothers is stored. (Kimberly Fornek, Pioneer Press) Nursing mothers can donate their extra milk in Hinsdale to help babies whose own mothers are not

I am a donor mom. I started donating blood when I was 17 years old, I donated my hair a few times, and most recently I donated my breast milk. I will admit, the first time I donated blood it was to get out of class in high school. But,

The Breastfeeding Center at Kishwaukee Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of a human milk depot with the Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes. One of the first four Illinois locations, the Milk Depot at the Breastfeeding Center is a place where pre-approved mothers can

After Elizabeth Peszat's newborn took his last breath in the neonatal intensive care unit, her breasts swelled with milk despite her grief. She remembers going into another room to pump and weeping as the bottle filled, knowing the milk was no longer for her

You’ve heard of sperm banks, right? Well, why not a bank for breast milk? Research has long shown that using pasteurized donor breast milk in neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, results in healthier babies and lower mortality rates. But until recently, most Chicago-area

Mothers who donate breast milk to Dr. Paul Schattauer's milk depot in Oak Park must pass a screening that includes a blood test. (Michelle Manchir, Chicago Tribune) An Oak Park doctor has started accepting donations of breast milk, largely for use by

Gundersen Health System has become the first official Milk Depot in western Wisconsin where breastfeeding mothers can donate excess supplies for premature babies in hospitals. “Research has shown that breast milk is the best source of nutrition for babies, and new research shows it is best for the

When Dr. Jackie Redmer’s twins were born seven weeks early in October, she wasn’t able to produce enough breast milk to feed both babies. She bought pasteurized donor milk as a supplement while the girls spent five weeks at Meriter Hospital’s