Northbrook Park Board appoints resident to fill vacancy
The Northbrook Park Board appointed a new member Sept. 28 to fill a vacancy. Lisa Chalem will fill the unexpired term of Paul Zima, who retired. Chalem said she was...
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Voltz, Lee roads traffic discussion begins with open house and accusations
Dozens of east Northbrook residents converged on a open house Thursday about Voltz Road-area traffic to talk about problems, hear about solutions and blame the Northbrook Village Board. "The village...
Northbrook Park Board talks rec center, referendum
The future of the Northbrook Park District may include two new indoor facilities, new and rebuilt parks, and a referendum to help pay for them, according to a plan for...
Northbrook’s Green Acres Country Club for sale
A 125-acre golf course, the largest piece of property to become available in Northbrook in decades, has been put up for sale. Requests for bids on the Green Acres Country...
Northbrook gives final approval to Anets Woods development
The Northbrook Village Board Tuesday cleared Edward R. James Companies to build its controversial 32-house development at Voltz and Waukegan roads in a 5-1 vote. Trustee Kathryn Ciesla was the...
Shout Out: Sarah Rustman, school-special services librarian
Sarah Rustman, 24, visits every Northbrook school for story times and summer reading clubs, and also to work with special needs kids. She's come up with a new local program,...
Activists converge on downtown Glencoe, pushing gun control
"I just want to be a neutral," in the gun control debate, said Stephanie Macakanja. "I really try not to be political." But she agreed Saturday to allow a "no-guns"...
District 30’s avant-garde music teacher recognized
Don't tell Kurt Barker you're not cut out for music. "We're all musical," the Willowbrook School music teacher said. "It's part of who we are." Barker recently won an Illinois...
Voltz/Lee roads traffic open house set for Sept. 29
Northbrook will host an open house to gather input about traffic conditions and possible solutions for the stretch of Voltz Road between Waukegan and Sunset Ridge roads. Also up for...
Maurice Sporting Goods lays off workers, moves some operations from Northbrook
A big Northbrook-based wholesale company is downsizing its local operations, leading to a layoff of 49 workers. Maurice Sporting Goods, a 93-year-old family business, is closing its Northbrook warehouse at...