Make-A-Wish Illinois granted its 20,000th wish to a Chicago teen
Kayleigh Carpenter, 17, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, put out a fire, rode a fireboat, and was sworn in at Engine 18 as an honorary firefighter.
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Make-A-Wish Illinois granted its 20,000th wish to Kayleigh Carpenter, a 17-year-old in Chicago who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, NBC Chicago reported. For the wish she put out a fire, rode a fireboat, and was sworn in at Engine 18 as an honorary firefighter. The 20,000th is the count of wishes the Illinois chapter has granted, and this one was hers. The day made her an honorary firefighter at that firehouse. It was a wish carried out, not a change in her medical care.
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