Chicago Tribune  Sept. 21, 2009

By Margaret Ramirez

Hoping to find more patients and gather more genetic information to study, University of Chicago doctors proposed the creation of the first state-mandated diabetes registry. They crafted legislation after joining forces with Rep. Tom Cross, R-Oswego, whose 16-year-old daughter, Reynolds, has Type 1 diabetes, though not the mutation.

The bill officially became Lilly’s Law when signed by Gov. Pat Quinn last month.The law requires Illinois physicians to register all children with diabetes onset before 12 months of age with the state Department of Public Health. Its backers hope the registry, which was approved as a three-year pilot program, leads to further advances in understanding the genetic cause of diabetes. 

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