Markham mayor meets father after 61 years thanks to DNA test
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It took the mayor of Markham 61 years to find his father and it all started with DNA submitted through Ancestry.com.

Pritzker’s budget to provide preschool for 5,000 children 'to cover all of those early childhood deserts'

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal for next year will include a $250 million investment in early education, including a $75 million block grant that will create 5,000 preschool spots for Illinois children.

Project ADAM provides CPR training, AEDs to treat cardiac arrest in schools

In 1999, Adam Lemel, a Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin teen collapsed during a basketball game at an opposing school. An automated external defibrillator (AED) could have saved his life, but there wasn’t one on-site. Although help arrived within minutes, it was too late. After, his parents teamed up with a doctor to create Project ADAM.

Illinois group calls for federal funds as childcare costs double

The childcare crisis in Illinois, which has cost families a combined nearly five-billion-dollars, has doubled since 2018.

Illinois childcare crisis has doubled since 2018
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The childcare crisis in Illinois, which has cost families a combined nearly five-billion-dollars, has doubled since 2018.

Top family travel trends making waves in 2023
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The Travel Mom Emily Kaufman breaks down the hottest family travel trends as the new year gets underway.

What is quiet bullying and how can we prevent it?
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Pediatrician and best-selling author Dr. Alison Mitzner defines "quiet bullying" and talks about what parents can do to educate and protect their children.