Lake Zurich Luminaries Show Newtown 'You Are Not Alone'
"Let Newtown know that far away in a Northwest suburb of Chicago-there are those who are praying for them and will never forget."
Lake Zurich neighbors came together to light luminaries, on Friday night, the one-week anniversary of the Sandy Hill Elementary School tragedy. The Light the Night for Newtown was encouraged by Village President Suzanne Branding as a way to show the community of Newtown that people across the country care about them. One neighborhood that had numerous luminaries was Red Bridge subdivision of Lake Zurich. Red Bridge resident Shelly Carlson was the force behind the Light the Night for Newtown event. Carlson explained her inspiration: When I saw on the Patch FB page that Grayslake had done a similar thing-I thought it would be wonderful if our community could do the same type of thing. Newtown, CT could be Lake Zurich, IL. We have a close…
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