Newborn wants to be held around the clock
Much has happened in the last 16 weeks: A new governor was elected and sworn in, the Bears' coach was fired and temperatures went from autumn comfortable to winter miserable....
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Stuck inside, making the best of it
The frigid temperatures may be a shock to the system, but Kelin Fulkerson-Smith was anything but surprised when more than 200 school districts across the Chicago area closed Wednesday, forcing...
Enterovirus threat bans kids from maternity units
For nine long months, 3-year-old Dominick Mastrino excitedly prepared for his upcoming role as a big brother. But when baby sister Vera Antoinette finally arrived at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital last...
Boy makes his mark in baton twirling
A member of an age group where teasing can sting and youngsters struggle to express themselves, 14-year-old Troy Kraly unapologetically carries a long, rectangular case into a gymnasium and pulls...
Opinion of death by caregivers evolves
The actions of an elderly Elmhurst man — committing homicide and suicide — inside his family's tidy bungalow last Saturday have fed into a complex debate about death at the...
A mother’s anxieties weeks before her second child
With just about three more weeks until Baby No. 2's due date, the sleepless nights have already begun. But the insomnia has less to do with frequent bathroom visits and...
Area gun ranges defend training youths
Scott Peters wasn't surprised that a New Jersey couple allowed their 9-year-old daughter to fire a gun at a shooting range near Las Vegas — he let his youngest daughter...
Communities turn green for mosquito control
On a quiet residential street near downtown Hinsdale earlier this week, a white Toyota Prius pulled over and two men in khaki shorts, crisp polo shirts and black helmets climbed...
Grammar error on Maddux plaque
The stats on former Cubs and Braves pitcher Greg Maddux's Hall of Fame plaque awarded Sunday are appropriately impressive. The grammar? Not so much. Astute baseball fans have taken to...
Divorcing couple struggles with pet custody
A Carol Stream man upset that his estranged wife has custody of their dog, Pepper, asked a Will County judge today to let an independent arbitrator help decide who keeps...