Adrianne Grade gives some attention to two of the senior cats she has taken in at her Rover Grade Finally Home Animal Sanctuary. She's hoping to raise funds to build a shelter next to her home in unincorporated Hawthorne Woods. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Time

Dana, a yellow Labrador Retriever rescued in the middle of Sheridan Road, gets an ear rub from Pat Zwilling, a board member of the Rover Grade Finally Home Animal Sanctuary. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

Adrianne Grade (right) rescues and cares for elderly dogs and cats at her Rover Grade Finally Home Animal Sanctuary in unincoporated Hawthorne Woods. Grade holds Pricilla, while board memter Pat Zwilling gives care to Nemo. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times M

Adrianne Grade (left) is hoping to build a shelter for elderly dogs and cats adjacent to her home in unincorporated Hawthorne Woods. Here, Grade holds Pricilla while Pat Zwilling holds Nemo. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media