Chicago area hospitals welcome first babies of 2026
The year is off to a special start for some Chicago area families and hospitals as they welcomed New Year's Day babies.
Mount Sinai Hospital
At Mount Sinai, mom Shaniqua Jones and dad Brandon Antwon Whittington welcomed their baby boy, Brandon Alexander.
He was born about seven minutes after midnight.
Brandon weighed in at 7 pounds and 13 ounces.
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth in Bolingbrook
Parents Ana and Serghei Mindru, of Yorkville, welcomed baby boy Matthew into their family at 1:46 a.m.
He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches long.
Matthew is the couple's first child.
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Two babies were welcomed at Advocate Christ.
At 12:50 a.m., parents Olivia Gorney and Ryan LaCount of Chicago were delighted to welcome the hospital's first baby girl of the year, Winona LaCount, into their family.
She weighed 10 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 22.5 inches long.
Winona is Olivia and Ryan's first baby.
The first baby boy of the hospital was Noah Robert Garcia.
He was born at 3:43 a.m., weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 20 inches long to parents, Gino Garcia and Samantha Scuito of Joliet.
The parents are not sharing pictures at this time, the hospital said.
Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital
Parents Cayla Calfee and Preston Poore of Evanston welcomed their daughter Juliana Maries Poore 20 minutes into the new year.
She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 21.5 inches long.
Ascension Saint Alexius Women and Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates
With only two minutes into the new year, Parents Tye and Ian Buckley welcomed Kendall Quinn.
She weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 20 inches in length.
Kendall is the second child, along with big sister Reagan.
Congratulations to the new parents!
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