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First Baby Of Year At Elmhurst Hospital

The boy was born five hours into the New Year, the hospital says.

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Archer Maxwell Wilkinson, a boy, was the first baby of the New Year at Elmhurst Hospital.
Archer Maxwell Wilkinson, a boy, was the first baby of the New Year at Elmhurst Hospital. (Courtesy of Elmhurst Hospital)

ELMHURST, IL — The first baby of the New Year at Elmhurst Hospital was Archer Maxwell Wilkinson, a boy.

He is the son of Darien residents Kelly and Jason Wilkinson, the hospital said.

Archer was born at 4:59 a.m. Saturday, a little less than five hours into the New Year. Archer was 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and 19.7 inches in length.

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In the hospital's most recent budget year, it reported 2,719 births.

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