'An amazing, amazing example': Morton Grove, IL

Morton Grove honors family that wrote note offering help during bitter cold By Daniel I. Dorfman, Feb 19, 2019   A Morton Grove family who offered assistance and hospitality to their neighbors during the depths of the late January polar vortex received recognition for their efforts at the Feb. 11 village board meeting.

Family honored for helping neighbors during storm

The Ahmeds said they want to shake misconceptions about Muslims. Feb 11, 2019, Chicago, IL – If ever there were a good story to warm you up on a cold wintry night, Sabeel Ahmed and his family are living it.

Chicago family in frozen neighborhood leaves notes offering help and friendship

By Benjamin Naughton, CNN, February 7, 2019   (CNN)Neighbors found unexpected warmth when they opened their front doors this week to the minus-14-degree wind chill in Morton Grove near Chicago. Handwritten notes left behind read: “My family and I are available if you need assistance in picking up groceries, medicine or removal of snow.”

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