Extra Life Chicago Guild

The board is set.

The pieces are ready.

All that's missing is you.

Join us for Checkmate for a Cause, where every match supports the patients and families of Lurie Children's. Come for the chess. Stay for the cause. Leave knowing you made a difference.

$15 to play. $10 goes straight to Lurie Children's to support patient families.

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Spooky games + gaming for a good cause = our kind of Halloween.

Extra Life Chicago's annual Spook-a-Thon is back on Saturday, October 24, and we're looking for streamers to join the fun.

Whether you're into jump scares, survival horror, cozy fall vibes, or something in between, we'd love to have you in this year's relay stream benefiting patient families at Lurie Children's.

Streamer sign-ups are open now. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFHO18OX7ip9-2LQIoW57n5huzZtTvj74i-sCVvL3YdSU_4w/viewform

We’ve unearthed our next great adventure: the fifth annual Extra Life Chicago Gaming Convention presented by MJ Holding returns Sunday, February 21, 2027!

Follow the map back to Artifact Events in Ravenswood and explore a one-day charity gaming event packed with video gaming, tabletop gaming, live entertainment, cosplay, art vendors and more.

However you choose to play, we all share one mission: making a big difference for kids at Lurie Children’s. More information and tickets will be revealed in the next few weeks. For now, gather your party and mark February 21 on your map. More adventures await!

Interested in making ELCGC bigger and better this year? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qSvNbj5dxomCgK3e8

📣 Community Spotlight!

Extra Life Chicago fundraiser Lilyia_art has created Brave Hearts of Chicagoland, a new community-led initiative focused on helping fellow gamers in the community with starting their own in-person events, sharing resources and ideas.

Whether you're planning your first Extra Life TSG event or looking to grow an existing one, Lilyia is excited to share what she's learned along the way about gamer-led events to help others make an even greater impact for Lurie Children's.

Brave Hearts of Chicagoland also features a mascot, named by Local Patient Champion , as a reminder of the children and families who inspire Extra Life fundraising every day.

Learn more : [email protected]

Mascot design and art: and Lilyia

ETA 8pm for the amazing Rae who has been supporting extralife4kids and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago for 11 years!
Twitch.tv/rae_of_light_vt

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Hey everyone! We have a break in today’s parade! Please join at 8pm for Rae! See you there! 🌈

While you’re hanging the last hour with JudgeJLo… get ready for nob1e_one at 1pm who has been supporting extralife4 and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago for 10 years!

https://twitch.tv/nob1e_one 🌈

First today in our Pride Parade is JudgeJLo! This is their 6th year supporting extralife4kids and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago ! Check out them out @ 10am on twitch.tv/judgejlo 🌈

Another streamer has joined the Parade! Please welcom RaeOfLight! 🌈

Please meet our first two streamerss for Extra Life Chicago’s 2026 Pride Parade judgejlo and nob1e_one! 🌈