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Firefighter Vince Spalo, candidate for Glenview Village Trustee, sits in his Glenview home.

Firefighters can run for office locally, but should they?

May 14, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

In recent years, Harris, Gallup, and other pollsters frequently have ranked firefighters first among professionals deserving of respect and trust. But in Northbrook and Glenview, two firefighters are being viewed...

Shout out: Mike Green, globe-trotter and Navy man

May 14, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

Mike Green says that for 14 years, he was an international mail courier, taking documents and packages all over the world on a moment's notice. "London, Frankfort, Kuala Lumpur, Australia....

Screenwriter, director Scott Lew: 1968-2017

May 14, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

Scott Lew, who grew up in suburban Northbrook and went on to write and direct movies while battling ALS, died in California late last month at the age of 48....

Maple School teacher April Vos, center, has a free virtual reality headset to use with her students, but that means that only one, like Hannah Choi, left, can use it any particular time.

Students try out virtual reality program, with empathy in mind

May 14, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

Can virtual reality teach one of the emotions that seems in short supply in an age dominated by social media — empathy? Northbrook/Glenview District 30's Maple School is taking part...

Shout Out: Alice Lonoff, lawyer and activist

May 14, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

Alice Lonoff is a long-time, active member of the Northbrook United Methodist Church – especially in the reconciliation movement that welcomes LGBT people to the church. For the last eight...

A Life Time Fitness Northbrook site superintendent said that a big childcare center may not be a part of its 1000 Skokie Blvd. project, but to keep preparing its site, above, grinding and respreading old asphalt.

Time running out for big Northbrook child care center?

May 14, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

Some Northbrook officials may get a second chance to have the kind of development at 1000 Skokie Boulevard they said they wanted, even though the current project was approved last...

Northbrook police and the North Regional Crimes Task Force began investigating the killing of a Northbrook lawyer shortly after his body was found Dec. 7 in his office at 1363 Shermer Road, above.

Northbrook police seek Aurora man in lawyer’s strangulation

May 14, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

Northbrook police asked for the public's help Monday finding an Aurora man they said has been charged with first-degree murder in the December strangulation death of a lawyer in a...

Proposal in Northbrook may get a boost from nearby property purchase

May 14, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

For the sixth time in 17 years, a developer has asked Northbrook to build on the same Dundee Road property sandwiched between the Cotswolds and the Oxford Townhomes. The latest...

Shout Out: Armando Morales, sandwich maker – for now

May 14, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

Armando Morales, the cheerful veteran sandwich-maker at the downtown Northbrook Subway, 1951 Cherry Lane, says listening to customers' chatter keeps him in a good mood. Morales, who lives with his...

The Northbrook Symphony Orchestra rehearses in the Maple School multipurpose room Monday for its Sunday concert, when grandchildren of ticketholders will get in free.

Northbrook Symphony aims to win over patrons’ grandkids

May 14, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

With too many gray-haired patrons and a future in question, the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra is trying to win over the tiny fans of tomorrow. Symphony music director Larry Rapchak is...

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