Dance studio hosts fundraiser for bicyclist killed in West Town crash

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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Dance studio hosts fundraiser for bicyclist killed in West Town crashLisa Kuivinen, 20, of Rolling Meadows was killed Aug. 16, 2016 when a truck struck her while she rode a bike in Chicago.

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A fundraiser is being held Thursday night for the family of a bicyclist killed on Chicago's Northwest Side.



Lisa Kuivinen, of Rolling Meadows, was hit by a semi truck Tuesday morning near North Milwaukee Avenue and North Racine Avenue.



The 20-year-old was a student at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Buffalo Grove, where she was practicing to become a professional dancer.



The fundraiser will be held at the studio on Half Day Road at 7:15 p.m.



Former "Dancing with the Stars" champion Jonathan Roberts will be in attendance.



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