GoFundMe Started To Help Naperville Family Who Lost Home In Fire

NAPERVILLE, IL — Community members are banding together to raise money to help a family of four who lost their Naperville home in a fire July 2.

A GoFundMe was started by Julie Cronin to raise funds for her sister Jaime and her family, Brian, Jack and Emma, while they are displaced from their Willow Ridge Drive home.

In her GoFundMe description, Cronin writes that the family "lost practically everything inside their home." She added that they are grateful the family safely escaped the blaze, but acknowledged the "traumatic event" has impacted the four residents as they "figure out how to move forward."

As of July 9, more than $40,000 had been raised by the GoFundMe to help Jaime and Brian's Family Rebuild After House Fire.