Lilly--seven year survivor/Photo by J. Murphy On March 25, 2002, while my family and I were vacationing on Sanibel Island, Florida, we discovered our...
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In 1993, Kathleen Casey lost her eight-year-old son, Barrett Krupa (known to all as "Bear") after a five year battle with Wilms Tumor, a...
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AP Photo/Noah Berger There are few stories as horrific as the story that is unfolding before our very eyes about Jaycee Dugard who was kidnapped...
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Attea Middle School: Glenview If you haven't been to Junior High in a few decades but your child is starting this fall, you may be a little confused...
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You have the school supplies list. You know that somewhere in the house, perhaps in a toy box or maybe buried in a junk drawer, you probaly already...
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By now we're all familiar with the phrase "bucket list"--that which you want to accomplish before you kick the bucket. So how about making a...
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Whether you have a newborn or a new teen, in what will seem like a very short time, that child will be learning how to drive. And when that happens,...
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A letter from your child. Dear Mommy, Yesterday was fun when you took me to the pool. I liked splashing in the water but when I went to tell you how...
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You've never been to Arlington Park with the kids to see the horses run? Really! This is one of the BEST summer outings we have in the Chicago area by...
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