Skokie mother reunites with 2-year-old son after 10-month Army deployment

SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- A Skokie mother, who's also an Army reservist, was reunited with her young son Thursday after ten months away from home.

Sergeant Mazina Zaidi surprised her two-year-old son Jacob at the Tot Learning Center in Skokie.

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Zaidi was deployed to Poland last May.

Zaidi said she's been eager to hold her son, and that he's "growing up every day."