Bridgeview Library hosts blood drive

Claudia Ruiz, of Summit, donates a pint of blood Monday during a blood drive at the Bridgeview Library. Ruiz, 43, says she is a regular donor and has been since she was 18. “I’ve never had a bad experience,” she says. The Heartland Blood Center’s Tinley Park Mobile Team collected 10 pints of whole blood and a donation of double red cells during the blood drive. “We make it here three times a year,” says Heartland’s Rachelle Henderson. The Mobile Team will be back at the library for another draw on Nov. 7.