A 30-year-old mystery is resolved with a $150K grant to Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society

A 30-year-old mystery is resolved with a $150K grant to Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society

A six-figure donation the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society received in June had its origins in a mystery that originated 30 years ago. “It’s incredible,” said John McIlwain, executive director of the society. “It was a little bit of a journey.” The donation, of $150,000, came from the estate of Bernice Feder Chadwick, who had been a longtime supporter of the children’s health clinic at 28 Madison. She died in 1995. So, when her grand…