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New Year Baby At Evanston Hospital Born 2.5 Hours Into 2022

A Chicago couple welcomed their second daughter early Saturday morning.

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Foylan Estrada, Esther Vazquez Ramos and their new baby, Hadassa, are pictured at NorthShore Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave., on Jan. 1, 2022.
Foylan Estrada, Esther Vazquez Ramos and their new baby, Hadassa, are pictured at NorthShore Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave., on Jan. 1, 2022. (NorthShore University HealthSystem)

EVANSTON, IL — The first baby born at Evanston Hospital in the new year was born less than two and a half hours into 2022.

Hannah Eliette Estrada was born at 2:25 a.m. Saturday, according to hospital officials. She weighed in at seven pounds, nine ounces.

Hannah was the second baby born to Chicago residents Esther Vazquez Ramos and Froylan Estrada, joining a 21-month-old sister, Hadassah.

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A NorthShore University HealthSystem spokesperson said Hannah and Esther are both doing well.

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