Northbrook officials look to work with IDOT to address water main breaks
Two of the most fragile water mains in Northbrook lie under one of its busiest roads, a state highway, but the village has been unable to agree with Illinois officials...
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Some Northbrook companies finding it tougher to attract younger employees
Who wants to work in Northbrook? Increasingly, some say, not millennials. "A lot of it, I think, is the millennials want to be in the city and don't want to...
Dundee Road project on track for September completion
A dozen big dump trucks lined up along either side of Dundee Road Monday, waiting to be filled with ground-up asphalt. Some of the trucks intermittently blocked the entrances to...
Northbrook Days is back, with cash left over to give away
Need some money? The Northbrook Civic Foundation has some in the bank, ready for the right pitch. As the foundation's Northbrook Days rolls around again Aug. 3, about $90,000 in...
Shout Out: Becky Ofsaiof/activist
Becky Ofsaiof is a three-time cancer survivor who lives with her husband in Northbrook's Crestwood Place senior housing center. She is active in Go Green Northbrook and Open Communities, the...
Appellate Court doesn’t delay Mission Hills project despite arsenic scare
Mission Hills residents' attempt to postpone construction of a housing project on the golf course near their homes by forcing an analysis of the land for arsenic content suffered two...
Several candidates apply for Northbrook Library Board seat
Several applications to fill a vacancy on the Northbrook Public Library Board of Trustees have been received as the deadline approached Monday afternoon, Board President Carlos Frum said Monday. The...
Kids skirmish over Pokemon at Northbrook war memorial
The four 11-year-olds were pleased with themselves Friday afternoon, having done something kids their age, in the new world of Pokemon Go, should be proud of. They'd held a Pokemon...
North Shore school officials largely supportive of end to PARCC testing in high schools
Several school officials across the North Shore were largely supportive of the Illinois Board of Education's decision earlier this month to halt PARCC testing for high school students, and instead...
Northbrook Starbucks returns recently issued liquor license
Starbucks has sent back a two-week-old license to sell beer and wine at one of its Northbrook stores, with a letter from its lawyer saying the firm "intends to reevaluate"...