Riley Baker Educational Consulting‘s mission is to help high school students find the best match college or university where they can be happy, successful and thrive. We help students discover — and become — who they really are. That’s how they get where they want to go. Congratulations to our 2019 students on their outstanding […]
Disney Vacation Club’s newest Walt Disney World Resort, Disney’s Riviera Resort, projected to open in December 2019, is opening its model rooms to the public — and they’re stunning. Disney has already opened up the resort for cash reservation bookings by the general public for stays beginning Dec. 16, 2019. Disney Vacation Club (DVC), Disney’s vacation […]
The toddlers in Tamara Margas’ Berkeley daycare are budding yogis, performing pint-sized poses that stir their imaginations and stretch their tiny bodies. One of their favorites is the snake pose — with their bellies on the floor, torsos lifted while they make hissing noises. Another popular pose is “Paint the Rainbow,” where the kids trace […]
If there’s one thing everyone knows about our family, it’s that we have a serious Disney obsession. Between Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Aulani and Disney Cruise Line, we generally pack in at least four Disney vacations a year (How do we afford it? Three words: Disney Vacation Club.) As spring break approaches, if the questions […]
By now, most of us are officially over winter, but it’s safe to say there’s no one group more desperate for the weather to turn than parents of young kids. You’ve spent hours scouring Pinterest for homemade crafts and science experiments, baked the day away, and stepped on dozens of Legos. There’s only so much […]
Let It Be Us, a nonprofit dedicated to the adoption and support of children within the Illinois foster care system, is hosting its first Chicago fundraiser — “Be Mine” — on Friday, Feb. 22 at Fig + Olive. The fundraising event marks the organization’s expansion effort across the state to reach supporters in new markets […]
“My daughter is one of triplets, and when she was in second grade, we could tell that the model of public school instruction was great for her brothers, but not for her,” says Winnetka parent Lisa Flanagan. There’s a school on the North Shore that was right for her, though; The Cove School in Northbrook has been […]
Children’s Home & Aid’s Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Child & Family Center provides a temporary home for many of Illinois’ young children in foster care with severe mental health and behavior issues. The residential care and treatment center helps more than 60 children a year move forward and work toward returning to a […]
Children’s Home & Aid’s Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Child & Family Center provides a temporary home for many of Illinois’ young children in foster care with severe mental health and behavior issues. The residential care and treatment center helps more than 60 children a year move forward and work toward returning to a […]
On the third Monday in January, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the influential civil rights leader. Here are some ways you can celebrate his legacy in Chicago with your family. 1. Read a book together NPR’s GPB Media complied a great list of picture books for children that will help […]
