PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- They are safe, welcoming places to stay when a family may be going through its worst.
Ronald McDonald House Charities is expanding this week to Advocate Children's Hospital.
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The new space is near the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit and its oncology infusion center.
Holly Buckendahl, the CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana joined ABC7 to talk about the new Family Room and how it is different from a Ronald McDonald House.
Buckendahl said they project more than 600 families to check in this year in Park Ridge.
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The ribbon cutting at the newest Family Room location at Advocate Children's Hospital is Wednesday.
For more information on Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana, visit rmhccni.org.