Over $7,000 has been raised for an unincorporated Marengo family after a house fire displaced them Monday afternoon. A GoFundMe account was started for the Glave family, who lost their belongings after their basement caught on fire and left their unincorporated Marengo home uninhabitable. Two adults and two children were displaced due to the incident. […]
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Fundraiser started for family of 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot during robbery in Zion
A fundraiser was started for a family of an upcoming high school senior after he was shot and killed during a robbery outside their Zion home Thursday evening. Diego Carreto, 17, was fatally shot while he was being robbed near his home in Zion, a GoFundMe account said. The fundraiser was organized by a friend […]
8-year-old boy shot in Highland Park parade is now conscious, wants to see his twin brother and dog
The 8-year-old boy who was shot and paralyzed after the Highland Park parade is now conscious and his condition has improved, a spokesperson said Friday. He has been asking to see his twin brother and his dog. A spokesperson for the Roberts family said Cooper Roberts, 8, is now in serious condition, according to ABC7 […]
8-year-old boy paralyzed, in critical condition after Highland Park mass shooting
A fundraiser raised over $300,000 for a Zion school superintendent and her two sons, who were injured during the Highland Park mass shooting. One of the boys is paralyzed from the waist down. Dr. Keely Roberts, the superintendent for Zion Elementary School District 6, was attending the Highland Park parade on Monday with her two […]
Over $25K raised for family who ‘lost everything’ after house fire in Lake in the Hills
The community has raised over $25,000 for a family who would “always be the first to help anyone in need” after their house caught on fire in Lake in the Hills Tuesday afternoon. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Stickley Lane in Lake in the Hills […]
‘She is a strong woman’: Fundraiser started for family after woman dies, juvenile injured following house fire in Antioch
A fundraiser was started to help an Antioch family after a woman died and a juvenile was injured following a house fire Monday morning. Amanda Rauguth organized a GoFundMe for her mother, Melissa Muehlnickel, and her younger brother, Stephen, who were both injured after their house caught on fire in the 26300 block of West […]
5-year-old child dies 2 weeks after Round Lake Beach crash that left father dead
A 5-year-old boy died at the hospital on Monday following a crash in Round Lake Beach two weeks ago that also killed a father and left several others injured. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Beach Police Department responded on January 25 to Route 83 and Lexington Drive for a report […]
Fundraiser started for family after father killed, mother and children hospitalized in Round Lake Beach crash
A fundraiser was started to support a family after a crash in Round Lake Beach killed the father and left the mother and children hospitalized Tuesday evening. The GoFundMe was organized on Friday for the Camarena family. Epifanio Camarena, 41, of Round Lake, was killed and six others were injured in a serious crash at […]
‘A long road ahead’: Fundraiser started for McHenry family hospitalized after head-on crash in Fox Lake
A fundraiser was started for a McHenry family after the mother and two children were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Fox Lake last Sunday. A GoFundMe was organized by James Cassidy, a friend and neighbor of the Dayment family. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 12:10 p.m. […]