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‘A huge relief’: Private school in Ingleside surpasses $400K fundraising goal to stay open just days before deadline

A former student successfully led fundraising efforts and raised over $400,000 needed to save a private school in Ingleside, which was days away from a closure deadline. The Archdiocese of Chicago in December gave St. Bede School a deadline of January 26 to come up with $400,000 or else it would be closed next school […]

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Community hosts fundraisers, raises over $60K for family who ‘lost everything’ in house fire in Hawthorn Woods

The community has raised over $60,000 by hosting fundraisers for a family who “lost everything,” including their dog, in a fire that destroyed their home in Hawthorn Woods. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:03 p.m. last Tuesday to the 0-10 block of Robin Crest Road in Hawthorn Woods for a report of […]