Shout Out: Michael Menn
Northbrook architect Michael Menn is designing a demonstration kitchen for Northbrook's Cancer Wellness Center to show survivors how to cook healthy meals, even though his family has never been touched...
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Underwriters Laboratories starts testing storm-resistant building materials
Underwriters Laboratories, known mostly for testing survivability under extreme stress on equipment used in homes, has branched out to testing for extremes placed on the homes themselves. Northbrook-based UL's Building...
Northbrook OKs tax break to help luxury used car dealer open
Northbrook trustees have cut a tax break deal they say will bring a luxury used car dealer to the village. The deal, approved by the Village Board on April 26,...
Trial of Mission Hills suit to block Red Seal won’t start for at least four months
The trial of the Mission Hills lawsuit to block Red Seal Development's construction of homes on half the golf course there won't begin for at least four months, but the...
Starbucks’ beer and wine comes quietly to quiet downtown Northbrook
It was Tuesday evening at downtown Northbrook's Meadow Shopping Plaza, and the most exciting attraction might have been the sacks of moisture-control potting soil on sale at the Ace Hardware...
Westmoor School hires third principal in 28 years
It may be a cliché to say someone has a hard act to follow, but for Mary Sturgill, the incoming principal at Westmoor School, it's literally true. She will take...
Shout Out: Kurt Barker
The Northern Suburban Special Education District's Best Practice Award this year goes to Northbrook/Glenview District 30 music teacher Kurt Barker, recognizing his Willowbrook School music program's understanding and inclusion of...
Red Seal vows to start Mission Hills building despite lawsuit
Red Seal Development said it will start building its Provenance housing project on the Mission Hills golf course in May, despite a recent ruling by a Cook County judge that...
Northbrook approves Jacobs townhomes for downtown gateway
The Northbrook Village Board on April 26 approved a big downtown Northbrook townhouse project, once one of the village's hottest controversies, without any comments from the audience. "I wish 'em...
Developer backs out after Northbrook trustees slam apartment project
Northbrook trustees on April 26 slammed a proposal to build the town's third big luxury apartment building in three years, though for the first time, a developer had promised to...