Loretto Hospital will hold a free community health and wellness event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 outside Uncle Gus Remus and Guilty Pleasurez Bakery, 4731 W. Madison St.
A range of free health screenings, including STI and HIV testing, will be offered, and there will be giveaways and prizes.
Participating partners include the Loretto Hospital Foundation, Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, Fathers Who Care, Black Men United, Chicago House, Women of Self Love Inc., the University of Illinois Cancer Center, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, Habilitative Systems Inc. and Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center.