Owen Payton, 6, of an unincorporated area near West Chicago, is awaiting a heart transplant as his family tries to raise $60,000 for costs associated with the operation. A bowling fundraiser planned for 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Bowling Green Sports Center, 243 Roosevelt Road in West Chicago will help raise money for the cause.

Daniel White | Staff Photographer

Months before he was born, doctors knew Owen Payton had a serious heart defect. The 6-year-old's family is trying to raise $60,000 for a heart transplant he is waiting to receive. In the background is a play set Owen was given from the Make-A-Wish Foundation in fall 2011.

Daniel White | Staff Photographer

Owen Payton, 6, of an unincorporated area near West Chicago, rides a therapeutic bike he received for Christmas 2011 from Project Mobility. Owen's family is raising money with a bowling fundraiser Sunday for a heart transplant Owen is waiting to receive.

Paul Michna | Staff Photographer