A Libertyville couple’s daughter was the first baby born in 2026 at Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital.
Maisy Grace Messing, the daughter of Olivia and Jeff Messing, was born at 4:57 a.m. Jan. 1, according to a news release.
She was 21 inches at birth and weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces.
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