'I Am a Gentleman' welcomes Chicago teenagers to 12-week mentoring academy
They will learn about confidence, and respect, as well as financial management and interacting with the law.
2-2-22 baby: Fullerton couple welcomes son born at 2:22 p.m.
A Fullerton couple welcomed a baby at an incredibly unique birthday and birth time.
Plainfield firefighters help pregnant mom deliver baby in Jimmy John's parking lot during snowstorm
"The call actually came in at the parking lot of Jimmy John’s, which is actually kind of crazy because you know Jimmy John’s ‘freaky fast’ and this was a freaky fast birth," said Chief Jon Stratton.
Proposed law would add breastfeeding supplies and support to list of FEMA-approved expenses
The “Delivering Essentials to Mothers Amid Natural Disasters” (DEMAND) act, introduced by Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Western Suburbs) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), aims to highlight the unique impacts extreme weather and emergency events have on breastfeeding mothers and babies.
58% of Chicago parents engaging in unsafe infant sleep practices
More than half of Chicago parents are putting their babies at risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, according to a new local study.
SO COOL: Suburban Chicago family builds glorious glowing igloo made of colored ice
SO COOL! This igloo is made of balls of colored ice. It's so big, they have slept overnight in it!
NJ toddler buys over $1,700 worth of goods online from Walmart
Little Ayaansh Kumar of New Jersey isn't even two years old, but he already knows how to handle a cellphone and access an online 'cart' from Walmart.
Conjoined twin girls, joined at chest, successfully separated by CHOP surgeons
Addy and Lily are finally back home with their family after months of intensive care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a complex surgery that separated them after they were born conjoined at the chest.
Monthly child tax credit to stop this weekend: What families should know
Millions of families who received a monthly payment from the IRS through the expanded child tax credit are facing their first month since July without cash from the federal program, even as inflation soars to the highest level in a generation.
Georgia hikers help woman recreate cherished photograph of late mother
South Carolina resident Bridget Hazel wanted to recreate a photo of her late mother but had no idea where it had been taken. So she posted it on social media, where a group of Georgia hikers helped make her dream come true.
Pope criticizes couples who adopt pets instead of children: 'a form of selfishness'
Pope Francis on Wednesday branded couples who adopt pets instead of children as "selfish" as part of a call to resolve the "demographic winter" that the West faces.
Family says Houston woman scammed them out of nearly $10K in fake adoption
An Ohio family traveled more than 1,000 miles to Houston to adopt a baby boy, only to return home empty-handed.
Roseland Community Hospital celebrates baby boy born on Christmas
CONGRATULATIONS! The Chicago hospital says both the mother and baby are doing well.
US population shows slowest growth rate ever over first year of pandemic
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday showed the country's population grew at its lowest rate ever. This past year was the first time since 1937 that the nation's population grew by less than 1 million people.
Pritzker signs law certifying midwives in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law on Tuesday that provides a pathway for midwives to be licensed and certified in Illinois.