Governor Pat Quinn (center) hands a pen to House Minority Leader Tom Cross (far left) as Cross' daughter Reynolds Cross (at left) and Western Springs resident Caroline Durkin, 10, (far right) stand nearby as Quinn signs a law to proclaim Nov. 14 as Diabetes Awareness Day at Edward Plainfield Campus Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 24600 W. 127th St. in Plainfield. Reynolds and Durkin are managing type 1 diabetes. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
People applaud as Governor Pat Quinn (center) stands with House Minority Leader Tom Cross' daughter Reynolds Cross (at left) and Western Springs resident Caroline Durkin, 10, (at right) after Quinn signed a law to proclaim Nov. 14 as Diabetes Awareness Day at Edward Plainfield Campus Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 24600 W. 127th St. in Plainfield. Reynolds and Durkin are managing type 1 diabetes. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
House Minority Leader Tom Cross (far left) watches as Governor Pat Quinn (right) shakes hands with Pam Davis (center), president and CEO of Edward Hospital, before Quinn signed a law to proclaim Nov. 14 as Diabetes Awareness Day at Edward Plainfield Campus Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 24600 W. 127th St. in Plainfield. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Governor Pat Quinn (at podium) addresses the crowd before signing a law to proclaim Nov. 14 as Diabetes Awareness Day at Edward Plainfield Campus Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 24600 W. 127th St. in Plainfield. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Governor Pat Quinn (seated) smiles after signing a law to proclaim Nov. 14 as Diabetes Awareness Day at Edward Plainfield Campus Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 24600 W. 127th St. in Plainfield. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Gov. Pat Quinn and House Minority Leader Tom Cross, in July | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Governor Pat Quinn speaks to a crowd before signing a law to proclaim Nov. 14 as Diabetes Awareness Day at Edward Plainfield Campus Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 24600 W. 127th St. in Plainfield. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Governor Pat Quinn (left) listens as House Minority Leader Tom Cross (right) speaks to a crowd before Quinn signed a law to proclaim Nov. 14 as Diabetes Awareness Day at Edward Plainfield Campus Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 24600 W. 127th St. in Plainfield. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
PLAINFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn signed a diabetes awareness law Tuesday at Edward health facility, proclaiming Nov. 14 as Diabetes Awareness Day in Illinois. The bill was sponsored by House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego, whose daughter Reynolds was in attendance for the signing. Reynolds, … Read More
