2013 August

With their backpacks packed with brand new supplies and their outfits of choice painstakingly picked out, Chicago area kids headed back to school. Most of them had smiles on their faces.

In the category of "Animals we'd totally adopt if it were legal" Brookfield Zoo's Snow Lepoard cub ranks right up there with the baby sloth bears and the Moholi bushbaby.

We all think there are certain things we won't do when we become parents. But sometimes we just have to be realistic for the sake of our own sanity.

How many bathrooms does a house need? More than three, apparently. Christopher Garlington shares a peek inside his crazy life as it revolves around the potty.

From the pool to the playroom - and the infamous Ice Cream Man - the luxury hotel has perks for even the littlest guests.

Going to the grocery store isn't as easy as it used to be. We're not talking about the impossible hummer-sized shopping carts: It's...

The average student spends about 1,400 hours in school every year. That's a lot of time devoted to mastering reading, writing and arithmetic....

The Kool-Aid Man will be in Chicago Thursday and surprising families with free stuff.

Mundelein mom sees a change in her daughter's ADHD after a food purge at home so she decided school lunches needed to change, too. Her school district, as well as Chicago Public Schools and others, are trying to make lunches healthier.

Overwhelmed moms and dads have a new option when it comes to handling some of the challenging duties of parenting.