Kane County Chronicle photo editor Sandy Bressner forwarded me an uplifting email last week.

It was from Ann-Marie Burke, mother of kindergartner Connor Burke. Both Ann-Marie and Connor were featured in a story about food allergies that ran in the Feb. 12 edition of the Chronicle.

“Hi, Sandy. Thank you for the wonderful pictures of my son Connor Burke in today’s paper,” Ann-Marie wrote. “Thank you for helping to relate his story and the story of other young children who are challenged with food allergies every day. Putting a face on food allergies can only help others to understand this issue.”