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'Dr. Quinn's' hunky husband

You know Joe Lando as Sully from 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman." This dad of four and former Chicagoan sat down with Cosmotot to share memories from the set and more.

Too many X-rays for kids?

Sometimes X-rays are unavoidable, but some experts worry kids are being needlessly exposed to radiation. Here are five questions you should ask before your child goes into the X-ray room.

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Chicago's Best Playgrounds

Monkey bars? They're fine, but they're no public fruit tree orchards, life-sized Wizard of Oz statues and xylophones. Find out which Chicago parks have these goodies and tell us your favorite!

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It's your congressionally mandated day of rest: Enjoy your Labor Day!

Our Labor Day offerings: a new addition to an old Chicago favorite, golden grilling tips, and why your kids should be at their least annoying on Monday.

VIDEO: Kid-hosted, kid-focused cooking show hits Chicago's airwaves

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The Emmys didn't air until Sunday night, but on Friday, 16 Chicago-area kids glitzed and glammed it up on a red carpet of their own.

Chicago's best playgrounds

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Sure, the playground you love and visit most will be the one closest to home, but isn't it nice to know wherever you travel with kids in the city-visiting friends, running errands or going to dance class-you'll be near a spiffy public playground to sweeten the outing? There are more than 500 playgrounds sprinkled throughout the city's 570 parks - 90 of them wheelchair and stroller accessible and two dozen of them quite new.

VIDEO: Kid-hosted, kid-focused cooking show hits Chicago's airwaves

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The Emmys didn't air until Sunday night, but on Friday, 16 Chicago-area kids glitzed and glammed it up on a red carpet of their own.

Overcoming autism, spreading hope through music

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Once nonverbal, Maurice Snell now raises his voice through song, raising money and awareness and spreading hope.

Through their eyes: How kids with autism see the world

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Ever wonder how kids with autism see the world, especially when their words are trapped inside them? Oak Park photographer Jeff Ebert did, and he's on a mission to help them tell their stories through photos.

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Montessori Madness Presentation

Gateway Montessori School

Chicago

J.O.E. a joyous outdoor event

Redmoon Theater

Chicago

Root Art!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

J.O.E. a joyous outdoor event

Redmoon Theater

Chicago

Root Art!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

Bedtime Buddies in Regenstein African Journey

Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago

Country Fair

Kline Creek Farm

West Chicago

Free Kids' Breakfast

Meijer Plainfield

Plainfield

J.O.E. a joyous outdoor event

Redmoon Theater

Chicago

Country Fair

Kline Creek Farm

West Chicago

Old Times Family Picnic

Oak Forest Park District

Oak Forest

Chicago Fire Day

Arlington Park Racecourse

Arlington Heights

That's Weird Grandma

Barrel of Monkeys

Chicago

J.O.E. a joyous outdoor event

Redmoon Theater

Chicago

Root Art!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

Music Playhouse Free Class

The Music Playhouse

Chicago

Root Art!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

Looking at Bees!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

Grassroots Homeschoolers “Not Going-Back-To-School” Picnic

Grassroots Homeschoolers

Root Art!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

Fascinating Fall Fungus

Marengo Ridge

Marengo

Root Art!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

Beekeeping 101

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Chicago

Kayaking for Beginners

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve

Wheaton

Stargazing-Artificial Gravity

Ryerson Woods

Deerfield

Root Art!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

Free Kids' Breakfast

Meijer Plainfield

Plainfield

The Festival on Prairie Avenue

The Festival on Prairie Avenue

Chicago

The Boogers - CD Pre-release show!

Schubas

Chicago

Sunday Funday: Schoolhouse Lunch Pails

Elmhurst Historical Museum

Elmhurst

Summer's End Nature Walk

Trailside Museum of Natural History

River Forest

31st Annual Scandinavian Day Festival

Vasa Park

South Elgin

Back to School Splash Bash

Elmhurst Park District

Elmhurst

That's Weird Grandma

Barrel of Monkeys

Chicago

Root Art!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

Hikin' Tykes-Monarch Butterflies

Lakewood Forest Preserve

Wauconda

Stories and Song in the Garden

Millennium Park

Chicago

Adam Epstein and Andrew Jacobson

Anderson's Bookshop-Naperville

Naperville

Author Visit: Peter Brown

Anderson's Bookshop-Naperville

Naperville

Pumpkin Festival

Pumpkin Festival

Downtown Morton

Looking at Bees!

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

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