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BandWith Chicago has come a long way. Its members have performed at Lollapalooza, at the United Center during a Blackhawks game, been featured on “The Today Show” and received a $5,000 grant from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tee-Rico Foundation. Next up, BandWith’s advanced drum line team and dance team, some 30 students, will perform in Pennsylvania, New York and Washington, D.C.

Vaccination has been a major point of contention in our relationship with Sarah over the years. Over the past two years, she had repeatedly spread misinformation about COVID and the vaccine, and her young children have not received even the most routine childhood inoculations. It’s also not the first time we’ve caught her in a lie.

“Never dig or walk in any area that feels wet or soft underfoot, or where you can see standing water,” Yiesla said. Before you begin work in any part of the garden, dig up a handful of soil. It should feel moist, but not wet or muddy, and should just barely hold together when you squeeze it in your fist.

Trees planted too deep can cause what’s known as girdling roots. It can lead to a tree’s decline and, occasionally, death. One option, especially for younger trees, is to replant. For older, established trees, the soil around the trunk flare should be carefully removed to expose the root collar. (RJ Carlson/Chicago Botanic Garden)

It would be great if your kids had a dad and granddad who cared enough about them to get off the couch and take them outside to engage in play that is truly interactive. The number of letters I receive from parents of teens and young adults (mostly male, frankly), anguished over the hours, money and effort spent on video gaming would persuade any parent to delay this activity — or at least offer younger children something in the realm of age-appropriate.

We could say no gifts at all, but around here, people bring gifts anyway. If we do nothing, most of her gifts will be Barbies – or worse. We won’t allow her to keep them, and that’s not a great outcome either. So, our choices seem to be either 1) cancel the party or 2) be “inappropriate” and include a small note on the invitation saying, “No fashion dolls, please.”

I am attracting the attention of other (more attractive) females at bars and parties. I am not the cheating type, but it can be tough sometimes. I am not a shallow person, but sex is an important aspect of a relationship, and I really don’t want to lose my drive. I am only in my early 20s so you can imagine how tough it would be to limit my sex life because of something like this. I try to eat healthy when I am with her and attempt to get her to go to the gym with me, but it is hard to get her in the habit. However, I don’t want to tell her, “You need to go to the gym” because I love her and don’t want to lose her. What do I do in this sticky situation?

Ananias Ocampo receives paperwork following an appointment with a dermatologist at Cook County Health on March 14, 2022. At right is advocate and caregiver Hilda Burgos. Ocampo, 78, uses Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults, a Medicaid-like program that benefits immigrants 65 and older regardless of their immigration status. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

This is what he understands: He was chosen; he has two birthdays (he brings cupcakes to school on his birthday and cookies on his “gotcha day”); he didn’t have to get stuck with my short, nonathletic genes; he gets to celebrate both Mother’s Day and Birth Mother’s Day (the day before Mother’s Day); and he’s loved within an inch of his life by not only his adoptive family, but by his birth mother and her family.

Community Organizing and Family Issues members and parents Dexter Leggin and Rosalia Salgado, at Melody Elementary School in Chicago on March 21, 2022. COFI received $2 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to advance the group’s work in building the leadership, power and voice of low-income parents to fight for equity on behalf of their children and families. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Chicago Tribune)