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Lathan Goumas - lgoumas@shawmedia.com Frank Wolski, 4, sees a fire truck he likes while visiting the Northern Illinois Fire Museum in Marengo with his grandmother Luana Kratz of McHenry on Saturday, August 10, 2013.

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Joliet West's (44) Ty Batusich watches the flight of his double hit against Lincoln-Way West at the IHSA 2A SemiFinal Sectional boys baseball game held on Thursday, May 23, 2019 held at Joliet West High School, Joliet, Ill. Joliet West won 9 to 1.

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Carol Owen poses for a portrait with her husband, Roger Owen Sr. on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at her home in Channahon, Ill.  Carol Owen was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2018, which has since progressed to liver cirrhosis and now liver cancer. She is currently in search of a live donor.

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“I went from being completely healthy to now having tests every week. It’s scary,” says Carol Owen, 62, as she poses for a portrait on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at her home in Channahon, Ill. Owen was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2018, which has since progressed to liver cirrhosis and now liver cancer. She is currently in search of a live donor.

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Carol Owen displays her daily medication on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at her home in Channahon, Ill. Owen still feels strong, and doesn’t have a heavy medication load yet. “I feel fine, I just get so tired. One trip to the grocery store wipes me out for the day,” she says.

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Carol Owen poses for a portrait with her son, Roger Owen Jr. on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at her home in Channahon, Ill. “He’s my chauffeur,” Carol Owen says. “He takes me to all of my appointments and he’s been here for every step.”

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Carol wears a green beaded bracelet, the color of liver cancer awareness on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at her home in Channahon, Ill. Owen’s daughter, Rebecca Churchill, made the bracelet and has since made more for their loved ones to show support.

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Stickers and magnets adorn the fridge of Carol Owen on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at her home in Channahon, Ill. “The first thing I want to do when we’re past this is to travel. I want to visit my family in Florida.”

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Veronica Kubiak, right, receives a hug from her attorney Scott Anderson after Judge Michael Coppedge announced a not guilty verdict on all counts during her trial inside the Michael J. Sullivan Judicial Center on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 in Woodstock.