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People enjoy newly constructed water features during during the reopening of the Sports Center Pool in Northbrook.

Northbrook Sports Center Pool reopens

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

Northbrook's Sports Center Pool reopened Saturday after 10 months of construction with something for almost everyone who likes outdoor pools. The $5-million project to rebuild the 50-year-old aquatic facility ended...

Eileen Heineman, in blue and wearing glasses, makes a point during a June 14 discussion about racism awareness at the Northbrook Public Library.

Sessions seek to examine racism in Northbrook, on North Shore

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

On the North Shore, racism can thrive quietly at checkout counters, or be written into law, some of about 40 attendees of a Northbrook forum on the subject said June...

A child was reportedly rescued Tuesday from the bottom of a pool at Northbrook's Meadowhill Aquatic Center.

Northbrook lifeguards rescue boy, 7

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

Northbrook Park District lifeguards rescued a child on June 13 from the bottom of the pool at the the Meadowhill Aquatic Center. The child, 7, was brought to the surface...

Sports Center pool reopens on Saturday

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

The Northbrook Park District's Sports Center Pool will reopen Saturday at 10 a.m., after a rebuilding project that came in on time and just under its $5 million budget, according...

Three signs at Northbrook's Dunbrook center — one in the foreground, one far in the distance, and one in between — could be replaced by two monument signs.

Panel split on bigger signs at Northbrook’s Dunbrook Center

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

One of Northbrook's shopping strips is on the way to getting a refit that will start with replacing three outmoded signs with two new ones, but change is difficult in...

Free watermelon slices, like these photographed at the Northbrook Farmers Market a year ago, will be available again on opening day, June 21.

Northbrook Farmers Market to offer produce common in Asian cuisine

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

The Northbrook Farmers Market will more closely reflect the demographics of the village on opening day June 21, as it welcomes a new vendor carrying produce commonly used in Asian...

Brother Pat Hogan, missionary and educator, dies at 80

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

Brother Patrick Hogan, a key figure in the Society of the Divine Word, died in Techny on June 5. Hogan, 80, was a leader in the development of the Catholic...

Northbrook police: Man sold marijuana candy to child

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

Northbrook police said they recently arrested a pizzeria manager accused of selling marijuana candy to a 13-year-old Northbrook resident. Christian Porras, 21, of the 200 block of Prairie Avenue, Highwood,...

Covenant Village resident Ralph Pedersen meets school year pen pals (clockwise from his right) Atticus Kim, Ben Ma, Mitchell Magid and Natalie Kim for the first time on June 6.

Northbrook senior makes pen pal experience special for Wescott kids

May 14, 2019 at 11:21 a.m.

Every month, 83-year-old Ralph Pedersen hand-writes a long letter to each of four second-grade pen pals, and draws a picture that corresponds to something the child has said that he...

Shout Out: Caroline Smith, future Air Force pilot

May 14, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

Air Force ROTC Cadet Caroline Smith, 20, has received an award from the University of Texas, the Major Christopher M. Cooper "Longhorn Airman" Memorial Award, and a $5,000 scholarship. Smith,...

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