ACS CAN Illinois

05/22/2026

Let’s celebrate! The biomarker testing bill passed in the General Assembly and will now go to the Governor's desk! Can you send a message to your legislators thanking them for voting yes on this very important piece of legislation? Together we can work to help more Illinois residents access the testing that could help to identify the right treatment for their cancer. https://act.fightcancer.org/a/%20thank-you-improving-access-biomarker-testing-illinois?emci=59021969-5155-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&emdi=1e1081d3-de55-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&ceid=1677885

05/21/2026

We did it! The second bill our IL volunteers met with lawmakers on Cancer Action Day about has passed out of the IL Senate and is on its way to Governor Prizker’s desk.

HB 5390 helps protect patients in Illinois from getting stuck with medical debt. It does this by making financial assistance approvals last at least 12 months after a patient’s first visit, so people don’t have to keep reapplying over and over again. The bill also requires hospitals to include the same standard financial assistance form in every application, making the process more consistent and easier to understand.

05/20/2026

Huge Win! The bill our advocates met with lawmakers on during our Illinois Cancer Action Day, HB4461 which reduces the burden of medical debt on patients and their families in Illinois by prohibiting liens related to medical debt from being placed on a patient’s home, just passed out of the Illinois Senate and is on its way to Governor Pritzker’s desk! THANK YOU for taking important steps to reduce the likelihood and severity of medical debt for cancer patients!

05/12/2026

Cancer patients, survivors & caregivers from across IL traveled to the Statehouse to meet with elected officials during Cancer Action Day. They wore their “suits and sneakers” to ask lawmakers to hit the ground running to make cancer a policy priority.

Illinois Must Do Better to Reduce the Burden of Cancer

05/07/2026

Shout out to UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center students and staff for participating in

05/07/2026

✅️ Team IL Cancer Action Day 2026. Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers! We had an incredible impact because of you!

05/06/2026

Team IL is storming the capital building in Springfield fighting for cancer patients and their families!

05/06/2026

Team IL is here in Springfield getting ready to visit the capital! We are here to talk to lawmakers about the importance of colorectal cancer screening funding, improving access to biomarker testing, and eliminating medical debt.

05/06/2026

What a morning! We are off and running preparing our ACS CAN advocates for the ACS CAN Illinois Cancer Action Day! Stay tuned throughout the day for more pictures and stories from our advocacy day.

05/05/2026

The biomarker testing bill passed the Senate and now will be voted on by the House Insurance Committee. Can you ask your house member to improve access to biomarker testing? Together we can help more Illinois residents access the testing that could help to identify the right treatment for their cancer. https://act.fightcancer.org/a/%20contact-your-lawmaker?emci=e8400fc2-ed47-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid={{ContactsEmailID}}

05/04/2026

Team IL is heading to Springfield this week for Cancer Action Day! Join us by tagging in your action day photos and using our hashtag