Wee Windy City

• Local Parenting Sites
• About Me

Posts tagged "Inc."

Growing Healthy Kids holds inaugural meeting

In response to growing health concerns about Chicago’s kids — including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and decreased physical activity — several local organizations and individuals within the Chicago food community have joined together to develop new ways of sourcing, providing and thinking about food. This newly formed group recently gathered at the Logan Square Kitchen... Read more »

By Caitlin Giles,
January 28, 2010 at 1:18 pm

• Leave a comment

• 

  Welcome to the new ChicagoNow.

  Learn about the changes, browse our blogs, or
  join ChicagoNow.

  Sign in Pitch your idea
• Advertisement:

• Meet The Blogger

  

  Caitlin Giles

• Recent posts

  • Lurie Children's Hospital opens June 9th (you know this, right?) »

    Caitlin Giles on Wee Windy City
    Posted May 24, 2012 at 10:17 pm

  • Xtreme BUGS invade the Brookfield Zoo »

    Caitlin Giles on Wee Windy City
    Posted May 18, 2012 at 10:23 pm

  • Chicago Fire brings the fun »

    Caitlin Giles on Wee Windy City
    Posted May 18, 2012 at 11:32 am

  • Moms! Moms! Moms! A Mother's Day Round Up »

    Caitlin Giles on Wee Windy City
    Posted May 7, 2012 at 9:30 pm

  • The Chicago Children's Theatre presents A Brown Bear, A Moon, and A Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle »

    Caitlin Giles on Wee Windy City
    Posted May 7, 2012 at 9:29 am

• Monthly Archives

  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009

• Recent Comments

  • 

    Caitlin Giles

    1 week, 3 days ago

    In reply to chivet:
    Go Fire! We are totally going to go back again this summer. I am totally fascinated by Section 8.
    Read the story | Reply to this comment
  • 

    chivet

    1 week, 3 days ago

    Fire games are GREAT! We've been going to Toyota Park since it opened. My son went to his first game ...
    Read the story | Reply to this comment
  • 

    Jim Corcoran

    March 31, 2012 at 12:00 am

    It's quite easy raising vegan kids anywhere now days Caitlin. Most people just need the motivation to make the change. ...
    Read the story | Reply to this comment
  • 

    Yoga Mom

    March 23, 2012 at 12:00 am

    I love this idea. My son is into robots and daughter obsessed with art projects. Definite Spring Break ...
    Read the story | Reply to this comment
  • 

    Caitlin Giles

    March 23, 2012 at 12:00 am

    Hi Jack, Thanks for your comment. Building a working robot from a kit and repurposing materials from your recycling bin ...
    Read the story | Reply to this comment

• 

• Latest on ChicagoNow

  • Chicago Home Prices Continue Their Decline In March

    from Getting Real by Gary Lucido
    posted today at 8:44 am

  • True Confessions: I Have Weekenditis

    from The Eclectic Body by PatriciaBiesen
    posted today at 8:37 am

  • The Most Inspirational 5K In Chicago

    from Pace of Chicago by David Wallach
    posted today at 8:36 am

  • Media Notebook 5-29-12: Michelle Beadle, Charissa Thompson, Erin Bates, Bleacher Report buyout

    from Chicago Sports Media Watch by Paul M. Banks
    posted today at 8:02 am

  • Hey dummy, buy this book about diabetes.

    from The Bad Diabetic by Patrick O'Hara
    posted today at 8:00 am

• Related blogs

  • 

    Janet Dahl, et. al

    Life in the slow lane.
  • 

    District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS

    News & commentary on Chicago schools
  • 

    Ay Mama!

    Chicago mamas share the trials and tribulations of motherhood.
  • 

    Portrait of an Adoption

    Chicago artist Carrie Goldman paints a family portrait of adoption.
  • 

    High Gloss and Sauce

    Exploring gun control, potty training and spray tans. City momming is a gritty job, people.

  More from Lifestyle: Parenting

• Read these ChicagoNow blogs

  • 

    The Quark In The Road

    Taking a position in a Quantum World.
    • Peace on Memorial Day
  • 

    Gardening Nude

    Shawna Coronado gives tips for living a green lifestyle, saving money, and making a difference.
    • Use Rain Barrels to Save Money and the Environment; A Think About This Tip
  • 

    Inside Da Bears

    "Why does Lambeau Field have hybrid turf? To keep fans from grazing during the game."
    • Forte misses OTAs to work out with his dog

• Featured on ChicagoNow

  • Recent Chicago brewer news »

    from The Beeronaut by Mark McDermott
    reblogged today at 7:32 am

  • Tips for great outdoor photography »

    from Illinois Outdoors by Dan Stefanich
    reblogged today at 7:28 am

  • How realtors lie to get your business »

    from Getting Real by Gary Lucido
    reblogged today at 6:21 am

  • The miracle of Memorial Day »

    from The Daily Miracle by Sister Christian
    reblogged Monday at 7:17 pm

  • The true power of beauty »

    from Successful In Chicago by Catherine Morgan
    reblogged Monday at 7:16 pm

• Read these ChicagoNow Bloggers

  • 

    Bare1000

    from Eye Tunes:
    Poi Dog Pondering in Chicago on May 26, 2012
  • 

    Yanni Brown

    from Intimate Discussions:
    When Did You Know...
  • 

    Kristin Wicks

    from The Chicago Creepout:
    Cannibal Movies and BBQs Go Hand in Mouth