A Crystal Lake mother is recovering after a nearly month-long battle with COVID-19 that forced her to give birth early and be put into a coma. A fundraiser, started by family friend Kathryn Dominick Vitkus, has raised nearly $17,000 to help the Kelly family with bills after the mother, Samantha, was hospitalized with COVID-19. Samantha […]
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Fundraiser started to support Crystal Lake family after mother gives birth, gets put into coma with COVID-19
A fundraiser was started to support a Crystal Lake family after a mother gave birth and had to be put into a coma while battling COVID-19. The GoFundMe was started by Kathryn Dominick Vitkus to help the Kelly family. Vitkus said that Samantha, the mother, was hospitalized with COVID-19. She went into labor and gave […]
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Fundraiser started for Wauconda family whose dog died in fire that heavily damaged their home
A fundraiser has been started to help a Wauconda family recover from a house fire that caused $400,000 in damage and killed their family dog Tuesday afternoon. The GoFundMe was started by neighbor and friend Peggy Volker on behalf of the Vivero family, who moved into the house less than six weeks prior to the […]
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Fundraiser collects $21,000 for Lake Villa man who broke his neck in ATV accident
A fundraiser has collected more than $21,000 for a Lake Villa family after a father broke his neck in an ATV accident during a family gathering last weekend. Lake Villa resident Rick Leukhardt was involved in a “terrible” crash on September 5, according to family friend Jamie Deehr. Leukhardt was driving an ATV while with […]
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‘Our hearts will forever be torn’: $25,000 raised for family of 19-year-old man killed in Lake Villa crash
A fundraiser has collected almost $25,000 for the family of a 19-year-old Round Lake Beach man who was killed over the weekend in a motorcycle crash near Lake Villa. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:30 p.m. Sunday to Rollins Road west of Route 45 in unincorporated Lake Villa for a report of a […]
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‘Devastating loss:’ Fundraiser started for family of Chicago activist, father who drowned in the Fox Lake
Almost $20,000 has been raised for the family of a 28-year-old father and community activist from Chicago who drowned last week in the Fox Lake following a tubing accident. Malik Alim, 28, of Chicago, and his two children were being pulled on a water tube by a pontoon boat around 10 a.m. on August 20, […]
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Fundraiser collects over $45K for worker killed after falling through chimney at Waukegan school
Over $45,000 has been raised for the wife and two children of a masonry worker who died last weekend after falling down a chimney shaft while making repairs at an elementary school in Waukegan. The incident happened around 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Whittier Elementary School, located at 901 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan. Lake County […]
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‘Biggest and brightest smile’: Fundraiser started for father of three fatally shot in Waukegan
A fundraiser has been started for the family of a 24-year-old father of three who was shot and killed in Waukegan on Tuesday. An autopsy showed that Marshawn Pettis, 24, of Waukegan, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8 p.m. Tuesday to the […]
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‘He was loved by so many’: Fundraiser started for mother of Gurnee teen shot and killed in Waukegan
A fundraiser has been started for the family of an 18-year-old Gurnee man shot and killed in Waukegan’s Bowen Park. Family friends describe the teen as an amazing person who was loved by many. Ladarrius M. Cowart, 18, of Gurnee, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, according to Lake County […]