Walk to end Alzheimer's

The 2019 Walk to End Alzheimer's will be Saturday, Oct. 5, at Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 W. Buckley Road (Route 137), Libertyville. Registration is at 8 a.m. followed by a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. and the walk at 10 a.m. The walk raises awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease - the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. In Illinois, there are more than 230,000 people living with the disease and 588,000 caregivers. Participants can join a team or register to walk as an individual. Visit https://act.alz.org/ or contact Lindsey Travers, (312) 210-7093 or ltravers@alz.org.