Busy mom’s guilt-free guide to grocery shopping
Like many busy moms, I run to the grocery store each weekend between other errands, filling my cart as quickly as possible with what I hope to be good choices...
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Misericordia opens home to care for elderly with disabilities
For more than 20 years, Tricia McGee has lived, worked and taken classes at Misericordia, a sprawling campus serving people with developmental disabilities on Chicago's North Side. But when the...
Child drownings remind all parents about importance of water safety
Splashing around in a pool provides relief from the heat, but experts urge parents to be cautious so summertime fun doesn't turn into tragedy. "A lot of people don't recognize...
State measure would allow wider use of injectors to fight allergic reactions
Less than a year after a 13-year-old Elmhurst girl died after having a severe allergic reaction at a sleepover party, police in Illinois may soon be authorized and trained to...
Ants move indoors across Chicago area after soggy spring
The ants are marching, but it's been no picnic for Chicago-area residents left to deal with a higher-than-usual number of the pesky bugs creeping into homes this spring. Entomologists say...
Actors with Down Syndrome take spotlight at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Even their parents had serious doubts: How could a group of theater students with Down syndrome perform a play by Shakespeare — with its conflicted characters, surprising plot twists and...
After more than 80 years, birth mother and daughter reunite
For more than 80 years, Eileen Wagner kept a secret from her children. She thought it was the best way to protect all of them — not only the two...
Social relationships may affect children’s physical health, study says
As the parent of a preschooler, I often see my daughter facing social situations she doesn't know how to handle. Whether it's knowing who to play with at school when...
Mellody Hobson a force of nature, even before marrying ‘Star Wars’ creator
In a highfalutin battle over whether the city's lakefront will ultimately become home to a "Star Wars" museum, Chicagoan Mellody Hobson has become a prominent character in the ongoing drama...
Indiana woman with quadriplegia embraces joys, challenges of motherhood
As each of her children grew inside her womb, Joni Vanderwoude felt nothing — not the fluttering first kicks in the beginning, not the bulging of her belly as it...