Downers Grove rallies around bakery owner with COVID-19, raise over $175K
Downers Grove is rallying around a bakery owner who's in the hospital battling COVID-19.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - The owner of a popular suburban bakery has lost his life to COVID-19.
Charles "Chuck" Kalousek owned Ingram's Busy Bee in Downers Grove.
Last month, he ended up being on a ventilator.
Outside his bakery, people put up supportive signs filled with kind words wishing for his recovery. Unfortunately, the 55-year-old ended up passing away, leaving behind a wife and two kids.
A GoFundMe for the family was created to help with medical expenses and has raised more than $198,000.
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