Northbrook group learns about ‘civil’ communication
It may have appeared that people were just playing with button-sized toys and making origami in Northbrook's Village Hall on Sunday, but the exercise was intended to give participants a...
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Mansion sale may be a record price for Northbrook
What may be the most expensive house ever sold in Northbrook changed hands Feb. 17, records show. A house in the 1800 block of Braeside Lane sold that day for...
Church: Memorial wall of cremated remains damaged by remote-control cars
A memorial wall containing dozens of urns of the remains of Northbrook churchgoers was damaged by workers using the wall as a racetrack for remote-control cars, according to a church...
New regulations for Northbrook’s downtown development in the works
Northbrook Plan Commissioners have given the go-ahead to draft a new code intended to provide regulations and guidance for downtown redevelopment. "The current design standards ... are very generic," said...
Shout Out: Denise Peeters, quilt maven
Denise Peeters says she's had fun working seven years at Quilter's Heaven, 1747 Dundee Road, where quilters buy their supplies and learn how it's done. She also worked for years...
Dr. Esmail Koushanpour, interfaith leader, dies at 82
Dr. Esmail Koushanpour, a leader in the Chicago-area interfaith, medical and peace and justice communities, died Feb. 12 at the age of 82. "He was a very respected and beloved...
Northbrook drama teacher finalist for Golden Apple award
A Northbrook Junior High School drama teacher has been announced as a finalist for the 2017 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching, officials recently announced. David Downing is one...
Northbrook trustees back controversial sober living home
Northbrook Village Board members recently expressed support, in often-moving terms, for zoning-code changes needed to open a controversial sober living home in a wealthy party of town. Officials said a...
Proposal for controversial assisted living facility is stalled, but not dead, builder says
The prospective operator of a controversial Northbrook assisted living center says he's still trying to win a zoning change to make it possible, even though he asked the Village of...
Proposed sober living facility in Northbrook fails to get recommendation
A controversial sober living home proposed for Northbrook got four votes in favor of the plan and only three against at the Northbrook Plan Commission meeting Tuesday night, but the...