Community Corner
3-Day Komen Walk Canceled in Chicago for 2014
This year will be the last for the Chicago event.
Posted by Angela Sykora
Chicago is one one seven U.S. cities dropped from the 2014 roster of Susan G. Komen 3 Day walks for breast cancer, reportedCrain's Chicago Business.
The decision to cancel events in Chicago, Washington D.C., Arizona, Boston, Cleveland, Tampa and San Francisco comes after the Komen foundation was criticized for its unsuccessful attempt in 2012 to end grants to Planned Parenthood for breast screenings, according to the Washington Post.
This summer's Komen 3 Day in Chicago will go on as scheduled for Aug. 9-11.
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