About your birthday party: The past few years, we have had a “stream party” at our local park. Everyone wears bathing suits or clothes that can get wet, we walk about half a mile from the park parking ...

Justin turned five last Sunday. His mother Alysha wished him a happy birthday when he got up and gave him a hug. That was ...

‘My baby is turning one (or two, or three, or four) in a couple of weeks. I’m planning the party and deciding what kind of cake to make. Do you think it’s okay to let him have some cake?’ This is the ...

In mid-2022, Emily Shaw read a Facebook post by a parent lamenting that they couldn’t afford to buy their child anything for his birthday. The post tugged at her heartstrings. “I commented that I ...

Mourning never follows a straight path — it threads through our lives, stitching together a distinct before and after. Losing a loved one is an all-encompassing transition, changing the core of who we ...

Marie Saavedra joined the CBS2 Chicago news team in October 2020 as an anchor. She grew up in Evanston and is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. To put smiles on the faces of kids going ...