See which area babies were born on New Year’s Day in 2013. Both babies were born shortly after midnight.
A New Year’s Day baby boy - Samson Chambers was born to Chicago residents Donald and Sheryl Chambers at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, 2650 Ridge Ave., on Jan. 1, 2013, at 12:41 a.m. The boy came in at 8-pounds, 3-ounces and 20-inches. “I wanted [Samson] to be born on Christmas day and my husband wanted him to be born on New Year’s Day,” Sheryl Chambers said. “My husband got his wish.” This is the fifth child for the Chambers family. The mother said she now has three girls and two boys. “Honestly, for me, I think it’s a normal thing. It was a regular day for me,” Chambers said. “We gave him the name Samson [which is] from the bible. The name means ‘being strong.’” Chambers added that she had family at the hospital …
Jam out with former Bare Naked Ladies lead singer Steven Page this Sunday at the Chicago Jewish Festival in Morton Grove. Food and other entertainment will also be provided. Suggested donation is only $5.
Steven Page, the former lead singer of the Bare Naked Ladies (BNL), is used to performing in front of thousands of fans at huge arenas. But this weekend he will be up close and personal to his fan base and that is very enticing to him. “The nice thing about a festival during the day is you can see the audience’s faces and that makes a big difference from sitting in a dark theatre,” Page said. “You can connect with people and you can make the whole thing quite intimate.” Page is the headline act of this weekend’s Chicago Jewish Festival, a biannual gathering of Jewish artists dating back to 1980. Thousands are expected to gather at St. Paul Woods Forest Preserve in Morton Grove to experience not only the performance by Page, but also many …
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5:23 am on Friday, January 4, 2013
this boy is so cute more ›