A Crystal Lake couple are the parents of the first baby born in 2026 at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin.

Kelly Davis and Kyle Partenheimer welcomed their new daughter, Kolbie Noelle Partenheimer, at 12:55 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, according to a news release. The baby girl weighed 7 pounds, 15.7 ounces and was 21 inches long. Kolbie has two older brothers, Kameron, 11, and Kannon, 5.

Kolbie is just five minutes younger than the first baby born in 2026 at any Advocate Health Care hospital in the Chicago area, the release said.

The first Advocate baby of the new year was born at 12:50 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the release. Olivia Gorney and Ryan LaCount, of Chicago, welcomed baby girl Winona LaCount into their family. Winona is the couple’s first baby. She weighed 10 pounds, 6 ounces and was 22.5 inches.

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