The First Lady's News section provides access to all State of Illinois press releases that have been published relating to the First Lady news.
09/30/08 - First Lady Patricia Blagojevich announces October selection for Children’s Reading Club as The Witches CHICAGO – First Lady Patricia Blagojevich today announced October’s selection for her Children’s Reading Club – The Witches by Roald Dahl. In this month’s selection meet a hero, a wise old grandmother, and the most gruesome, grotesque gang of witches imaginable! 09/27/08 - First Lady Patricia Blagojevich Walks to Raise Awareness about Potentially Life-Threatening Food Allergies to Save Children’s Lives CHICAGO – Nationwide, some three million children suffer from food allergies, including one out of seventeen children under three years of age. Incredibly, of the 2.1 million school-aged children in Illinois, an estimated 93,000 of them are affected by food allergies. Due to these startling statistics, Lady Patricia Blagojevich put on her walking shoes today and participated in a three-mile walk through the Lincoln Park Community to increase awareness about the serious and even life-threatening reactions certain foods have on children.