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Chicagoland Mom Wins Mother of All Sweepstakes
Out of all the entries in the country, a Homewood mom having a very bad day wins Patch's national Mother's Day contest!
OK. So this isn't breaking news, but it's BIG NEWS we're happy to share with Crystal Lake.
Cindy Ritchie of Homewood, IL has won Patch's Mother of All Sweepstakes, a Patch-sponsored nationwide contest for the ultimate mother's day gift: an all-expenses paid weekend trip to Los Angeles for a shopping spree and extreme spa pampering.
“I couldn’t even believe it. I read it and I read it and I read it. My daughter was sitting right next to me … and I said, ‘Giavanna, you are not going to believe this,’” Ritchie said. “It made my day.”
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Her day didn't start out so well. She had stopped for breakfast before a trip to the doctor's office for her daughter, who'd been feverish for 40 days, when her car caught fire.
“I noticed some hustle and bustle around me … I look behind me, and my car is on fire in the parking lot,” Ritchie said. “It’s probably the most stressful time I’ve had in years—ever, I think.”
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Ritchie, who grew up in New Lenox and attended Lincoln Way Central High School, has lived in Homewood for the past 14 years. She works at the Markham Courthouse.
How thrilled is she?
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