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Frenzy, In a frenzy to get ready for her Salk Middle School debut, Ashley copes with makeup, hair spray, perfume and curling irons.

Seventh grade is childhoood’s Big Bang. Kid’s home-centered lives explode outward, through the chaotic halls of middle school into constellations of new friends and colliding worlds of expanding freedom and responsibility. Booze and…

Sisters Kimberly Baldwin and Kathy Freeman leave the DuPage County courthouse in the excitement and joy of marriage. They chose the same day to exchange vows with their partners, heightening the day’s emotion. “I thought this was going…

Maria and Rick Trujillo make calls to family members on their wedding day.

The banter of numbers called out, does not deter the young Lithuanian couple unaware of anyone else’s presence.

With marriage certificate in hand, 17-year-old Vanessa Govea gets a reassuring hug from sister Susan Tafolla at the ceremony’s end, while family members in the background congratulate new husband Javier Govea, 19.

Cher and Darrick Bynum of Carol Stream are married just two weeks before their baby’s due date. “We decided to get married so my insurance would cover the delivery,” said Darrick. “And we wanted to do the right thing for…

Ken Brick is checked for weapons at the entrance of the courthouse. “What!? I’m just trying to get married,” he joked with police officers as he was searched.

“I can’t believe we’re actually getting married. Are we ready for this?” were among the thoughts swirling in Cynthia Campion’s head as she and Jon Campion (far left) waited next in line to get married.

After four cancelled wedding dates, Greg and Kathy Meredith finally tie the knot at the Cook County Marriage Court. “I waited 13 years for you!” Kathy exclaimed with joy minutes after exchanging vows.