LISLE, Ill. - On Sunday, pet owners came out to Lisle Community Park to raise money for West Suburban Humane Society in Downers Grove.

A foster dog and a former foster, now a full-fledged member of the family, take the spotlight thanks to the no-kill shelter.

What we know:

Far from your typical shelter dog, Belle was re-directed from the kennels at West Suburban in favor of a foster family due to a wide range of health issues.

"She had massive ear infections, was missing half the fur on the lower half of her body; she has a large growth on her right foot; she had fungal and bacterial skin infections…she was in rough shape," foster mom Kris Mezatis said.

She and her husband Steve, long-time volunteers at West Suburban Humane Society, took on the roles of foster parents knowing all to

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