muscular dystrophy

Billy Zureikat, the ambassador for Illinois Muscular Dystrophy Association, joins ‘Chicago Today’ to discuss creating ‘Tripping Billy’ pizza and sandwiches to raise awareness and support research for muscular dystrophy.

A woman in southwestern Illinois pleaded guilty to fraud Tuesday in a medical hoax that tricked people who gave her money and other benefits. Sarah Delashmit, 35, of Highland acknowledged she didn’t have breast cancer or muscular dystrophy, yet she was given $2,500 in aid to attend Camp Summit in Texas in 2015 and 2016. In 2018, Delashmit received more…