The Red Cross said 50 to 60 people were displaced by the fire.
The Daily Herald reports Partners For Our Communities is seeking items including: clothes and shoes; new underwear and socks; personal and feminine hygiene products; food gift cards; and snacks and water.
The items can be dropped off at the following locations:
-Community Resource Center, 1585 N. Rand Road, Palatine
-Palatine Township Elementary District 15 Main Office, 580 N. 1st Bank Road, Palatine
-Stuart R. Paddock Elementary School, 225 W. Washington St., Palatine
-Palatine High School, 1111 N. Rohlwing Road, Palatine
-Winston Campus Junior High School, 120 N. Babcock Drive, Palatine
A drive-thru donation event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.n. next Monday and Tuesday at Christ Lutheran Church in Palatine.