What is quiet bullying and how can we prevent it?
Pediatrician and best-selling author Dr. Alison Mitzner defines "quiet bullying" and talks about what parents can do to educate and protect their children.
Beating the odds: Cook County woman overcomes rare form of breast cancer to deliver twins
An Arlington Heights woman has beat incredible odds not only to survive, but to thrive.
Beating the odds: Cook County woman overcomes cancer diagnosis to deliver twins
An Arlington Heights woman has beat incredible odds not only to survive, but to thrive.
Chicago mom shares parenting hack to track kids down in the virtual world
A South Side Chicago mom may have discovered 2023's most innovative parenting hack.
Longtime couple weds in Cook County's first-of-the-year ceremony
Mandy Fila and Daniel Ferguson won a lottery of more than 100 couples seeking the first Cook County marriage license of 2023.
Twins born in different years
A Texas couple is celebrating their new twin girls who were born in different years!
First babies of 2023 born at Chicago-area hospitals
About 30 minutes after midnight, Aalora Vyas was born weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces to Lopa and Aashish Vyas at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.
First babies of 2023 born at Chicago-area hospitals
Advocate Health Care welcomed the first babies of 2023.
Couple awarded first Cook County marriage license of 2023
A drawing was held for more than 75 couples that submitted applications.
Couple awarded first Cook County marriage license of 2023
A drawing was held for more than 75 couples that submitted applications.
Oakland dealership gifts minivan to mother of five
A car dealership gifted a mother with a special surprise just before Christmas -- a minivan for her five kids.
Families 'shop' for toys and gifts at Marillac St. Vincent's Christmas Store in Garfield Park
Families were invited to "shop" for toys, stocking stuffers, books, games, clothes, stuffed animals for each of their children. The gifts were wrapped and families were given a full bag of food and a turkey.
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park welcomes 4 sets of twins born hours apart
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center welcomed four sets of twins last Wednesday, born just hours apart.
Officer, wife struggling with infertility adopts infant dropped off at hospital
Myah was dropped off inside a Safe Haven box at an Indiana hospital. It didn’t take long for her to find a forever home.
Family ambassadors recruiting others to join Head Start
A new program aims to reach more families experiencing homelessness and other struggles, and it stars with helping their kids.
Indiana police officer and wife adopt baby girl left at baby box
"We are so grateful for Myah's birth mom. She made a really courageous decision," said Shelby Faltynski, Myah's adoptive mom.
Brookfield Zoo's Holiday Magic light festival to open on November 25
Holiday Magic features more than 2 million lights, including the "Sea of Lights," "Tunnel of Lights," a sparkling gingerbread house, giant illuminated animals, and a 41-foot tall tree. Visitors can drop off letters to Santa and go ice skating.
Cook County celebrates National Adoption Day
Several Cook County families are a bit bigger after a special adoption ceremony Friday morning.
Biden family prepares for White House wedding
President Joe Biden's granddaughter, Naomi Biden, will marry her fiancé, Peter Neal, at the White House.
Chicago area families open their hearts and homes ahead of National Adoption Day
In honor of National Adoption Day, many families are making their adoptions official. There is a great need for more adoptive parents in Illinois. Cook County is trying to make it easier to adopt by lowering the fee.