One of the very first babies of the New Year was Maverick, who was born Friday at 12:01 p.m. at the Advocate Christ Medical Center to the inhabitants of Crete, Kratia and Marlon Franco. Maverick weighs 7 pounds, 6 ounces and is 20 inches long. He is now one of seven brothers and sisters.

Baby Boy Canniff, whose name is not yet known, was born at 12:05 p.m. at Advocate Condell Medical Center to Bridget and John Canniff. They are “excited to start the New Year with a bundle of joy!” It weighs 6 pounds, 11 ounces and is 45 inches long. He has two siblings in Grayslake.

Madelyn Jessica was born at 12:41 p.m. at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital to Michael and Nicole Woltcheck of Chicago. She weighs 7 pounds, 9 ounces and is 19.5 inches tall.
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Baby Girl Gonzalez was born at 1:04 am to Angelica Gonzalez and Andrew Spence at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. She weighs 3 pounds, 3 ounces and is from Mundelein.

Javien was born at 1:08 am as the son of Joseline Cuevas and Jean Rivera of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He weighs 6 pounds, 11 ounces and has three siblings in Chicago.

Baby Declyn was born in Sydney and Nicholas Walden from Glenview at 5:28 am. She was born 7 pounds, 5 ounces at NorthShore Evanston Hospital and is the couple’s first child.

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