Hayley Orlinsky poses for a portrait Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, with several colorful rubber band bracelets she makes in her Chicago home. The spunky 7-year-old from Chicago has spent most of the coronavirus pandemic crafting the creations as a fundraiser to buy personal protective equipment for a children's hospital. So far, the endeavor has generated nearly $20,000 for Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, prompting praise and purchases from Chicago politicians, a Broadway actor and her beloved White Sox. It all started when she heard news stories about PPE shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic and was inspired to help. She's done holiday themed-bracelets, sports teams colors and red and light blue bracelets to represent the Chicago flag.

(CNN) - "Hamilton" star Miguel Cervantes and his wife, Kelly, have paid tribute to their 3-year-old daughter Adelaide who died over the weekend. "The Cervantes family is heartbroken to announce that their baby girl Adelaide Grace passed early Saturday morning," a statement provided to CNN Monday from Cervantes's rep read. Cervantes stars as Alexander Hamilton in the Chicago production of the hit musical "Hamilton" and the couple are also the parents of a son, Jackson. She went peacefully in her mother's arms, surrounded by love," the caption went on. "But there are also some beautiful moments and memories being made along the way that we will cherish forever," Cervantes wrote.