An 11-Year-Old Reviews the Art Institute
A fifth grader at Waters Elementary guides us through highlights from the permanent collection.
Packages: The Maximum-Fun Minimum-Drama Guide to Raising Kids in Chicago
The Five Best Places to Breastfeed in Public
1 Women’s Lounge at Nordstrom Michigan Avenue No one wants to nurse in a norovirus-spackled mall bathroom. But this impeccably tidy, salon-like space — in a separate room from the toilets —has plush couches and low lighting. 55 E. Grand Ave., Near North Side 2 Build Coffee The coffeehouse and hub for community organizers hosted a nurse-in last … Read more
Actually Good Food to Feed Your Kids
Local chefs share their recipes, from mac and cheese pizza to banh mi-style PB&J
Children Review Chicago-Made Toys
Straight talk from the O’Connor sisters — Gemma, 6, and Josephine, 10 — about locally designed gizmos. Spoiler alert: “I give everything four stars,” says Gemma, “but that’s because I mean it.”
The Art of Dumping Your Child at Ikea
No sitter? No problem. Find romance among the Oumbärligs while the tyke’s in Småland.