Downers Grove bakery owner dies from COVID-19

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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.

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.

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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.