As the school year winds down, Chicago mom Amy Bizzarri is thinking about ways to make the most of her summer with her family. Have you started planning yet?
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There's something different about raising city kids, from squeezing strollers into high-rise elevators, staring down the CPS scramble and snagging the last brunch table from that pack of twentysomethings. Follow along as city parents report in with news and notes from across Chicago's neighborhoods.
The (mostly) un-programmed summer in Chicago
Posted Apr 25, 2013 1:47 PM by Amy Bizzarri
One CPS mom's response to the announced Chicago school closings
Posted Mar 26, 2013 4:29 PM by Heather Earnhart
This has been the most depressing spring break ever. My son's school is closing.
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Today is World Down Syndrome Day
Posted Mar 21, 2013 8:59 AM by
Chicago parents are celebrating their special children today and one Chicago mom sends a shout out to one very special difference maker. Don't miss the amazing video at the end.
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When no one can pronounce your child's name
Posted Mar 14, 2013 3:41 PM by Amy Bizzarri
As parents who put time & love into choosing a child's name, do we laugh or wince when their name is mispronounced?
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Chicago Park District registration day success
Posted Feb 26, 2013 4:45 PM by Heather Earnhart
What makes some city moms happy? Getting the classes they want when the park district opens online registration.
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Winter in Chicago: Please, Phil, be right
Posted Feb 8, 2013 3:51 PM by Heather Earnhart
Heather Earnhart kicks off the return of our ChiTown Parent blog, a compiliation of thoughts from city parents living the dream.
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A Chicago Public Schools strike then and now
Posted Sep 12, 2012 9:23 AM by Selena Kohng
One mom's take on the CPS strike and what's at stake.
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When baby makes 5, how do you cope?
Posted May 23, 2012 10:03 AM by Selena Kohng
Blogger Selena Kohng is back, five months after the birth of her third child. She's wondering how other families cope with having three children.
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March Madness and the Race to Nowhere
Posted Mar 2, 2012 7:25 PM by Heather Earnhart
Heather Earnhart is outraged at our education system's emphasis on quantity versus quality. And she is encouraging parents to do something about it.
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Ratcheting up the Christmas spirit
Posted Dec 13, 2011 10:54 AM by Ryan Salzwedel
Ryan Salzwedel hasn't been able to get into the Christmas spirit. But he's trying. He's REALLY trying.
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