Plans evolving for new Maple School
Officials said the design of Northbrook/Glenview District 30's new Maple School is starting to solidify – about six weeks after voters approved a $36.3 million bond request making the rebuilding...
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Area preservation experts say too much grass may harm trees
Experts delivered a perhaps-unexpected message at the Northbrook Public Library on Monday night: Grass could be killing your trees. It might seem unlikely that a 2-inch-tall plant can damage one...
Police: Criminals target 14 cars in one night of Northbrook thievery
Thieves rifled more than a dozen cars in one Northbrook neighborhood late May 7 and early in the morning of May 8, with one car being stolen, but recovered, according...
Man dies after being pinned under lawn mower at Green Acres
A maintenance worker was killed Saturday afternoon at Northbrook's Green Acres Country Club when the commercial lawn mower he was riding turned over onto him, Northbrook officials said Monday. Richard...
Outgoing Northbrook trustee says he won’t miss fights over future developments
A Northbrook trustee leaving the Village Board after three terms said that he won't miss the intensity of neighborhood concerns over planned developments in their area. "Twelve years of NIMBY...
New U.S. citizens speak of love for country, heightened urgency
As 72 north suburban Chicago residents took their oaths of U.S. citizenship, many spoke of love for their new country and opportunities for their family, though some said the political...
Shout Out: Casey Tiesman, ex-Marine who wants to make you stronger
On Feb. 18, Casey Tiesman got married, and on Feb. 20, he opened his new Northbrook business, Tactic Sports Performance,1885 Holste Road. He's bent on helping young athletes, and others...
Blues comes to North Shore with a Yiddish accent
The rock band Fleetwood Mac was named for musicians Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, but it was founded by a man born with a much less familiar name. The Jewish...
Northbrook takes step toward new police, fire stations and fleet garage
A Northbrook Village Board committee has taken the first step toward possible construction of new police and fire stations and a village fleet repair facility. A board committee recently ordered...
Shout Out: Don Ferris, broadcasting legend
Don Ferris' golden tones are familiar: He was a Channel 11 announcer from 1957 until 2003. For 13 of those years, he had similar tasks at Channel 7. Early in...