Pay-It-Forward House hosts its first visitors

SYCAMORE - A year after discussions began about creating a hospitality house for family of Kindred Hospital patients, the house has opened its doors. The Pay-It-Forward House hosted its first guests Thursday. "It's going great," said Mary Lou Eubanks, who decided a year ago she wanted to create a place where family and friends of Kindred patients could receive temporary housing near the facility. "One guest said she received the first good night of sleep in weeks. Another made a can of soup in the kitchen and said it was nice not having to go to a restaurant. Sometimes those little things can mean a lot." Kindred Hospital treats people with illnesses that require use of ventilators. Patients come from throughout northern Illinois to use the