2025 ALS Walk for Life supporting The Les Turner ALS Foundation
2025 ALS Walk for Life

About 2025 ALS Walk for Life

 

Join us for the largest ALS gathering in the Midwest! This event includes a two-mile stroll along the lakefront in Chicago, finishing with a trip through historic Soldier Field. Walking in small groups and big teams, thousands come together to honor loved ones who are living with ALS and remember those we have lost.

Walk for the Les Turner ALS Foundation and join a community committed to finding a world free of ALS. The funds you raise go directly to our mission provide the most comprehensive care and support to people living with ALS and their families so that they can confidently navigate the disease, and advance scientific research for the prevention, treatment, and cure of ALS.​

Address:
Soldier Field
1410 Special Olympics Drive
Chicago, IL 60605

Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Check-in begins
10:30 a.m. Walk kicks off

Find information on parking, course map, offline donations, accessibility, and more on the FAQ page.

Date

Starts at:  September 20, 2025 9:00 AM
Ends at:  September 20, 2025 1:30 PM

Location

Soldier Field
1410 Special Olympics Drive
Chicago,IL 60605 USA

Contact

847-679-3311
events@lesturnerals.org

Why Participate?

Your fundraising provides: 

Comprehensive multidisciplinary care at the Lois Insolia ALS Clinic at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine.

Personalized virtual care visits and care coordination meetings with ALS support services coordinators.

Access to enrollment in ALS clinical trials and dedicated trial coordinators. 

Equipment loans and grant programs to help cover the cost of home modifications, equipment, respite care and transportation. 

Online support groups for companionship, emotional support, practical guidance, and more. 

Funding for ALS research into causes, treatments, and cures for ALS 

Monthly ALS Learning Series webinars with Q&A sessions.

... and more support for people with ALS



Submit to March of Faces

Honor a loved one by including them on a March of Faces banner this year, which will be displayed at the ALS Walk for Life with banners from prior years going back to 2003. The ALS March of Faces is a pictorial display of the courageous women and men—both past and present—who have had or have ALS. 

The banners travel with the Foundation and are displayed at various events throughout the year, including the ALS Walk for Life.  In addition to honoring those who have had or have ALS, the names and photos may also be submitted to raise global awareness with the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations. Honor your loved one today – there is no cost to be included in the March of Faces but, donations to bringing us closer to a world without ALS are welcome.

For more information, please email education@lesturnerals.org.

If you have previously participated in March of Faces you do not need to submit again.

 March of Faces submission form will be available soon.

Volunteer at the 2025 ALS Walk for Life

Volunteers make our ALS Walk for Life special. Bring your friends, family, coworkers to volunteer with you! Volunteer positions include working registration, merchandise tent, course marshal, and more. 

Volunteer interest form will be available soon.


Click here to view other opportunities to volunteer with the Les Turner ALS Foundation.

Thank you for your support!