An Afternoon Family Adventure in Chicago’s Chinatown Neighborhood

We’ve had the great fortune this school year to meet several new families with adopted children from China. During an after school pickup conversation at our elementary school in the suburbs, a fellow mom mentioned…

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7 Tips for Thriving at Chicago’s New Maggie Daley Park

My friends will tell you that I’m a big play advocate. My family and I check out the playgrounds in every city we visit when we travel. It’s a fun way for our 4-year-old son…

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5 Tips for Less Stress on Your Way to the Airport

Sometimes the most difficult part of a vacation is actually getting to and from the airport. If I call a car, I am always anxious that they won’t show (it happened this past November and…

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Greek-ing OUT at the National Hellenic Museum

Zeus. Athena. Poseidon. Artemis. She can name them all. And who they married. And the weird ways in which they were born/formed. And which one she identifies with most. And why we should all be…

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Where the Cool Kids Stay: Virgin Hotels Chicago

The new  Virgin Hotels Chicago oozes cool. This first-of-its kind for the Virgin brand, the hotel mixes Chicago-hipster with London-punk—and doesn’t miss a beat. I booked a room to treat my husband and our son…

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