🎃Spoopy Season is upon us so get ready to save some dates!🎃 #ExtraLife Chicago has a stacked schedule for October so get ready, you gamin' ghouls!

SAVE THE DATE for Hospital Game Day at Lurie Children's Hospital this October 26th! Come have a fun & spooky day putting smiles on kids' faces! Cosplay & costumes welcome! NOTE: Please make sure to RSVP since this is an in-hospital event! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

TODAY! #ExtraLife Chicago is invading Revolution Brewing Taproom! Join us today until 6pm! Can't wait to play games with you!

TOMORROW! Join us at Revolution Brewing Taproom for our 100 Days to Game Week event! Board games, Magic The Gathering & more all to support #ExtraLife!

As we head into our 100 Days to Game Week event on Sunday, this is a great time to remind you to signup for your #ExtraLife Chicago 2025 incentives! Link is in our bio!

THIS SUNDAY! July 27th - Join us at Revolution Brewing Taproom on Kedzie for a day of games and more to celebrate the 100 day countdown to #ExtraLife Game Week! We'll have a board game library, mini-painting, Magic The Gathering Commander & more! Can't wait to see you there!

LIVE NOW! Head over to our Twitch channel with your questions to get the scoop on working a convention table for #ExtraLife!

Ever wondered what it takes to table at a convention? All your questions will be answered TONIGHT! Join our Twitch channel for another Twitch Table Talk with #ExtraLife Chicago! 💙🎮💙

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, July 27th from 12pm-6pm at Revolution Brewing Taproom we're hosting 100 Days to #ExtraLife Game Week! There will be trivia, board games, raffles, mini painting and more. Donations encouraged but the event is free to join.

Stick a fork in us cuz we're done! Another #ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride has ended and we couldn't be more proud of all of our streamers, mods, and viewers! Thank you! Now go to bed!

Schedule change!! Hyzenthleia will be streaming until 6pm and datboijuiceTV will start an hour early when Hyzenthleia wraps up! www.twitch.tv/ExtraLife_Ch...

HALFWAY DONE! Our #ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride is already halfway done! Have a favorite moment so far? www.twitch.tv/ExtraLife_Ch...

#ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride STARTS NOW! Come out and celebrate our amazing streamers as they game for Lurie Children's Hospital! www.twitch.tv/ExtraLife_Ch...

It's the countdown to #ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride! We'll be spotlighting our streamers this week! Looking forward to seeing you on the stream. Make sure to follow our Twitch channel where we'll be streaming the entire event!

It's our final #ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride streamer spotlight of the week! James of Windy City Ghostbusters is coming to play! You last saw James at our Spookathon event and we're excited to welcome them back for Virtual Pride!

The week is almost done but we're not finished introducing the #ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride streamers! datboijuiceTV is comin' in to join us! You might remember them from our Spookathon stream last October. Can't wait to see what they bring to Pride!

Virtual Pride spotlights continue with PinkClementina! PinkClementina might be new to our Virtual Pride but is no stranger so streaming! A member CMSA eSports, they're ready to come in and show their #ExtraLife love!

#ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride spotlights continue with, Nob1e_One! Mikayla is a Virtual Pride staple and has also joined our annual Spookathon. You won't want to miss 'em!

Continuing our week of spotlights leading up to #ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride, we have JudgeJLo! No stranger to our annual Pride stream, they're back this year to kick off Virtual Pride in style!

THIS SATURDAY is our annual Virtual Pride so we're introducing you to our streamers this week! The festivities will start at 9:30am with our Grand Marshal, Hyzenthleia! Mel is an active member of the #ExtraLife Chicago Guild and we're so proud of this award winning event that she's championed!

SEE YOU TONIGHT! #ExtraLife Chicago is taking over Wonderverse Chicago with Bob After Dark! www.eventbrite.com/e/ghostbuste...

TOMORROW! Who's ready?! $30 gets you a buffet and unlimited game pass! We've got great door prizes and are so excited to game with you! www.eventbrite.com/e/ghostbuste...

The 2025 #ExtraLife Chicago incentives are announced and live! Don't forget to fill out the form. You have time but why wait? 💙 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ONE WEEK! #ExtraLife Expanded is happening one week from today! We have volunteer opportunities as well as the event itself. Don't forget to get your ticket and if you want to volunteer to grab a shift at the table, make sure to fill in the form! Links are in our bio!

Are you heading to Gamer's Universe at Harold Washington Library tomorrow?! Make sure to say hello to the folks at the #ExtraLife Chicago table! See you there, Chicago! www.chipublib.org/news/chicago...

SAVE THE DATE! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Our annual #ExtraLife Chicago Virtual Pride event will be June 28th starting at 10am on Twitch! Can't wait to see you online! 💙🎮💙

Happy Pride Month from your #ExtraLife Chicago pals! Stay tuned! We'll be announcing our annual Pride Stream soon!

We are ending May 2025 on a high note here at #ExtraLife Chicago! Thank you so much to @extralife4kids.bsky.social‬ for this awesome recognition of our efforts! We're so proud to be one of the top fundraising teams of 2024!

I'm intending to build an entry level gaming PC for @extralifechicago.bsky.social to raffle off at Anime Magic Chicago, in August. The whole setup will probably cost around $800, and will be include the PC, mouse, keyboard and monitor. Last year I sent them some refurbished Gameboys -

💙🎮SAVE THE DATE! 🎮💙 June 21st at 6pm we're holding #ExtraLife Expanded at the Oakbrook Center Wonderverse! The ticket price will include non-alcoholic drinks, a buffet, and a play card for the arcade. There will opportunities to work the Extra Life table as well as door prizes!

#ExtraLife Chicago raised $5018 this year at Combo Breaker for ‪@luriechildrens.bsky.social‬ ! That's over $1300 more than we raised in 2024! We are so grateful to everyone who came out to fight for kids! You showed up in force!

It was an amazing weekend for #ExtraLife at Anime Central, raising $2316 for ‪@luriechildrens.bsky.social‬! Thank you so much to all who stopped by our table over May 16, 17, & 18!

Sending a big THANK YOU to DePaul University Esports! They held their annual Overnight Marathon on May 8 to May 9 and raised $1050 in 12 hours for #ExtraLife! We're so grateful for all you do to support the kids of Lurie Children's Hospital!

Huge thank you to everyone who chipped in during Star Wars Week celebration! We raised $2544 with 9 Chicago Extra Lifers raising $100 or more! The Force was definitely with us! 💙🎮💙

We're live on Twitch with Bob After Dark! Come on out & meet Bob! www.twitch.tv/extralife_ch...

TONIGHT! It's time for another Twitch Table Talk! Come meet one of our newest guild advisors, Bob After Dark! Get cozy and hang out with us on Twitch at 7pm Central! 🎮💙🎮 www.twitch.tv/extralife_ch...

#ExtraLife Chicago is heading to @animecentral.bsky.social! Check us out at Booth 750 all weekend - May 16-18!! Can't wait to see you there! Team Lurie Children's

Shout out to everyone who stopped by the #ExtraLife Chicago booth at C2E2 this year! We raised $2364 over convention weekend! 🎮💙🎮 Crushing it!

MISSION MONDAY! Are you ready to meet the Lurie Children's Hospital 2025 Patient Champions?! These kids are awesome and you'll see their faces around the city and you might even catch them at #ExtraLife Chicago & other CMN events so you can say hello!

In March 2025, suburban Chicago convention, Adepticon, moved to Milwaukee. In a heroic collaboration, #ExtraLife Chicago joined forces with Extra Life Wisconsin to raise over $20,000 split between Children's Wisconsin and @luriechildrens.bsky.social! $10,863 came home to Chicago! 💙

Sorry for the delay! We'll be shipping out the 2024 Extra Life Chicago incentives this month! We'll also be announcing the 2025 incentives soon!

💙💙 May the 4th be with you! 💙💙 It's #StarWarsDay but here at Extra Life Chicago we're celebrating ALL WEEK! We're challenging you to raise $100 between May the Fourth and May 11th. If you do, you'll be entered in a giveaway for a Darth Vader LEGO set!

All Extra Life participants who raise $50 USD or more between 12am ET May 3rd & 11:59pm ET May 4th will earn a 15% off discount code for RebelSabers.com! The top 10 Platinum Extra Life participants will earn a lightsaber from RebelSabers.com! More info: extralifestarwars.my.canva.site

We're at C2E2 at Booth 1033! Stop by the #ExtraLife Chicago booth and say hi! We have some giveaways going with @projectgoodapparel and a gaming chair. We would love to see you!

TODAY'S THE DAY! Are you ready to game with us? Don't miss out on a full day of gaming & convention fun! Panels, entertainment, cosplay & more! Our patient families are so excited to meet you and we're so excited to game with you!

ELCGC IS TOMORROW! Are you hyped?! 💙 Check out these schedule highlights because we have things going all day including D&D, board game learn & plays, video games and more! We hope you'll join us for the gaming mayhem! Hit that link in our bio to pre-register or you can get your badge at the door!

We've got one more artist that snuck in! Say hello to Kulay Illustrations and come out for all your nerdy good times THIS SATURDAY at ELCGC!

Who ya gonna call? WINDY CITY GHOSTBUSTERS! We're so excited to have the crew join us in their spiffiest jumpsuits! Find out what it takes to bust ghosts with these cosplay crew favorites at ELCGC this Saturday!

The countdown to ELCGC is getting real, y'all! Days, not weeks! Come out and meet the folks of Play Amigos! With a mission to build community and help you connect, play and meet new teammates no matter what you play, we can't wait for you to meet your next amigo at ELCGC!

We're bringing Morning Show mayhem to ELCGC with Leon Rogers of the WGCI 107.5 Radio Morning Show! You can hear his voice on the WGCI weekday morning airwaves from 6am-10am & he's joining us for ELCGC! We can't wait to laugh and game with Leon! 💙🎮💙