Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes

Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes A part of the HMBANA network of non profit donor human milk banks, we proudly serve families and Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes saves tiny lives by collecting, pasteurizing, and dispensing donor human milk to premature babies and pediatric patients.
501c3 non-profit member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America

💛🇵🇱 Honored to welcome a delegation from Poland’s milk banking community. Mothers’ Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes Exec...
12/16/2025

💛🇵🇱 Honored to welcome a delegation from Poland’s milk banking community. Mothers’ Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes Executive Director Summer Kelly and Medical Director Dr. Anne Eglash, joined international partners to share knowledge, strengthen best practices, and support babies around the world through donor human milk. 💛🇵🇱

12/11/2025

💛 Nearly ten years ago, we took a leap and opened a nonprofit milk bank, and this January, we officially celebrate our 10th anniversary. 💛
Thank you for helping us nourish fragile babies for a decade. Here’s to the next chapter!

12/08/2025

✨ We’re all moved in and ready to serve! ✨
Our milk depot at OSF St. Elizabeth has officially been relocated, settled in, and is ready to go, offering families a seamless, supportive place to drop off their lifesaving donor milk. 💙

Thank you for your patience during the transition. We’re excited to continue serving our community with compassion and care from our new home!

12/06/2025

Our 2025 Spotify Wrapped inspired us to share our own stats! 🎧
✨ Ounces of donor milk processed: record breaking
👩‍🍼 Amazing donor moms: more than ever
🏥 Hospitals served: across IL & WI
💛 Babies supported: every single drop matters
Thanks for making this year one of life-changing impact.

💗 Jessica and baby Emma’s story is a powerful reminder of the strength parents find in the hardest moments. From exclusi...
12/04/2025

💗 Jessica and baby Emma’s story is a powerful reminder of the strength parents find in the hardest moments. From exclusive pumping in the PICU to generously donating milk to help other fragile babies, Jessica turned her fear into hope for families across our community.

Read their full journey of healing, courage, and giving back here:
https://www.milkbankwgl.org/stories/a-mothers-strength-in-the-picu-jessica-and-emmas-story-of-healing-hope-and-giving-back/

🌟 Every drop makes a difference. Every donor makes a ripple of love.
🤱 Thank you to Jessica and all the incredible parents who choose to share strength with others.

This Giving Tuesday, we celebrate the moms whose generosity gives medically fragile babies a chance to thrive. 💗🍼When yo...
12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, we celebrate the moms whose generosity gives medically fragile babies a chance to thrive. 💗🍼

When you donate your extra milk, you give more than nourishment. You give comfort to NICU families, hope during overwhelming days, and healing for the tiniest fighters across Illinois and Wisconsin.

If you have more milk than your little one needs, today is the perfect day to start the donor screening process and make a lifesaving impact.
Learn more at milkbankwgl.org/donate-milk

✨ Small Business Saturday + Giving Tuesday ✨This season, you can support local families and wear your heart on your slee...
11/29/2025

✨ Small Business Saturday + Giving Tuesday ✨

This season, you can support local families and wear your heart on your sleeve ❤️
Check out our “Milk Is Our Love Language” shirts. Every purchase helps us provide lifesaving donor milk to medically fragile and premature babies throughout Illinois and Wisconsin.

Your support strengthens our community and makes a lasting difference.

🍼💛 Shop here: https://www.bonfire.com/org/mothers-milk-bank-of-the-western-great-lakes-inc-453994836/

Big news for traveling parents. Congress just passed the BABES Enhancement Act which will make it easier and safer for f...
11/28/2025

Big news for traveling parents. Congress just passed the BABES Enhancement Act which will make it easier and safer for families to fly with breast milk, formula, and feeding supplies.

This bipartisan win means clearer TSA guidelines, better officer training, and more respectful treatment for pumping parents. This matters for our donor families and for the medically fragile babies who rely on safe human milk every day.

Read the full blog: https://www.milkbankwgl.org/news/congress-takes-action-to-protect-traveling-parents-with-breast-milk/

Learn more about donating: https://www.milkbankwgl.org/donate-milk/

Check TSA guidance: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/breast-milk

We are grateful for progress that protects parents and the precious milk they work hard to provide. 💛

11/27/2025

🧡🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from Mothers’ Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes! 🧡🦃
Today, our hearts are full.

This year has been record-breaking in so many beautiful ways, and we are endlessly grateful for the people who made it possible:

🍼 Our incredible donor moms: the heart of our mission. Your generosity nourishes fragile babies and transforms lives.
🌼 Our supportive community: you show up for families, for equity in infant feeding, and for one another.
💛 Financial supporters & partners: your investment fuels our growth, innovation, and ability to serve more NICU babies than ever before.
👩‍⚕️ Our dedicated team: whose compassion, expertise, and tireless commitment keep this life-saving work moving forward each day.
🏡 Our families: thank you for supporting the long hours, the passion, and the heart we pour into this mission.
🏛️ Local legislators & advocates: we’re grateful for your work toward policies that expand access to safe donor milk.
🤍 And you , our followers, every like, share, and kind word helps raise awareness and support for the tiny fighters we serve.

From all of us at Milk Bank WGL, thank you for helping us make this year one we will never forget.
Here’s to hope, to community, and to the babies at the center of it all. 🌟

💛This is our why 💛Donor mom Kimberly reminds us what makes this work so meaningful. In the midst of her own feeding jour...
11/27/2025

💛This is our why 💛
Donor mom Kimberly reminds us what makes this work so meaningful. In the midst of her own feeding journey, she chose to share her milk so that fragile babies she may never meet could have a stronger start.
Her generosity, strength, and compassion reflect the heart of our mission: families helping families, one ounce at a time. ✨
Thank you, Kimberly, for turning your experience into hope for NICU babies across our region. You are part of the reason tiny lives grow stronger every single day. 💜

Preemie milk is powerful. 💜✨Milk produced for premature babies naturally contains higher protein, giving our tiniest fi...
11/26/2025

Preemie milk is powerful. 💜✨
Milk produced for premature babies naturally contains higher protein, giving our tiniest fighters exactly what they need to grow strong.

We are endlessly grateful for the incredible moms who are able to donate their preemie milk. Your generosity gives fragile babies a stronger start. 🌟💛

Address

560 Bonnie Lane
Elk Grove Village, IL
60007

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+18472625134

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