A Wauconda man killed in a tragic car accident earlier this week is described as a beloved husband, father, brother, and son by family members seeking financial help through a GoFundMe site. Carlos Zamora, 37, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash at 1:10 p.m. Monday in the area of […]
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‘Wonderful friends and neighbors’: Fundraiser started for Fox River Grove family that lost house after fire
The community is raising money for a family of four described as “wonderful friends and neighbors” who lost their Fox River Grove house in a fire Saturday afternoon. The GoFundMe fundraiser was started by family friend Vesela Nikay for the Dombrowski Family. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:55 p.m. Saturday to […]
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‘Devastated by this loss’: Community raising money for 20-year-old USIC worker struck and killed by car in Huntley
Over $16,000 was raised for the family of a 20-year-old USIC worker who was fatally struck by a vehicle in Huntley Monday afternoon. Joseph Zephries, 20, who was working with USIC, was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon while completing work along the roadway in the area of Main Street and Coyne Station Road in […]
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Fundraiser started for Marengo family who ‘lost all of their personal belongings’ after house fire
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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‘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 […]