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Poupard Place, a 48-unit affordable housing development for people with intellectual and physical disabilities, opened June 30 in downtown Northbrook. Photo taken July 1, 2026. (Alexandra Murphy/for Pioneer Press.)

In Northbrook, people with disabilities get affordable housing option as Poupard Place opens

July 7, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

In Northbrook, people with disabilities get an affordable housing option as 48-unit Poupard Place apartment building opens.

Fifteen-year-old Glenview twins Aiden, left, and Dean Elhadary stand in front of New Trier High School’s Winnetka campus on June 27, 2026. They took the ACT test just after completing their sophomore year at the school, and both scored a perfect 36. (Alexandra Murphy/for Pioneer Press)

15-year-old Glenview twins at New Trier earn perfect ACT 36 score on first try

July 7, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

15-year-old Glenview twins Aiden and Dean Elhadary, at New Trier HS, earn perfect ACT 36 score on first try, after sophomore year.

Swimmers exit the Lake Michigan water as they finish the Wilmette Open Water swim race June 13, 2026, at Gillson Beach in Wilmette. (Alexandra Murphy/for Pioneer Press)

Open Water swimmers race one mile in Lake Michigan, off Wilmette beach

June 19, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

The Wilmette Open Water one-mile swim race in Lake Michigan attracted many athletes to Gillson Beach in Wilmette June 13, 2026.

The exterior of a new 5,020-square-foot multi-purpose space at Northbrook School District 27's Hickory Point School, expected to be completed by the start of the 2027-2028 school year. (ARCON Associates, Inc./Northbrook School District 27)

Northbrook School District 27 breaks ground on $43.5 million district-wide upgrades

June 18, 2026 at 10:09 a.m.

Northbrook School District 27 breaks ground on $43.5 million in district-wide updates, enabled by a 2025 referendum.

Keynote speaker John Ustich, Northbrook’s chief of police, addresses the audience at Village Green Park on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025 in Northbrook. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Northbrook Police Chief John Ustich retiring after three decades with department

June 5, 2026 at 9:56 a.m.

Northbrook Police Chief John Ustich is retiring after three decades with the department.

Elisha Mungalchetty, left and Eddie Kim present their wind turbine project at the STEM and Maker Faire showcase on May 13, 2026 at Glenbrook South High School. (Alexandra Murphy/ for Pioneer Press)

STEM students at Glenbrook South use creativity, tech and display results at fair

May 18, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

STEM students at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview use creativity, tech and display results at fair.

Kimberly Alcantara is stepping down from the New Trier Township High School District 203 Board of Education and the Board is taking applications to fill the open seat. (New Trier Township High School District 203)

New Trier High School Board seeks new member after Kimberly Alcantara resigns

May 12, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

New Trier Township High School District 203 is taking applications to fill an open Board of Education seat following the resignation of Wilmette resident Kimberly Alcantara. Alcantara, who was first...

Jerika Gill, who won the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, stands with her husband, Zach Gill, and their three-week-old daughter. (Alexandra Murphy/ for the Pioneer Press)

Morton Grove special education teacher wins Golden Apple Award

May 12, 2026 at 12:13 p.m.

Morton Grove special education teacher Jerika Gill won a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, which she was awarded with during a surprise event held Monday afternoon.

From left, Beth Drucker of Wilmette, president of Go Green Wilmette, goes over gardening schematics at Gillson Park on Sept. 24, 2016.

Go Green groups in Winnetka, Wilmette, etc., champion environmental sustainability

April 15, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

Go Green groups in Winnetka, Wilmette, etc., champion environmental sustainability

After parents and staff members initiated the idea for an Assyrian language program at Niles Township High School District 219 several years ago, the program has won a regional award. In this December 2022 photo, students in the program are shown at a dinner celebrating the approval of the course. From left are Gabriela Sulayman, George Yousif, Crystal Patto, Odisho Lazar, Lina Biram, John Shlimon and Ashley Boudakh. (Niles Township High School District 219)

After writing first-in-the-nation Assyrian language curriculum, Niles Township D219 gets award

April 3, 2026 at 6:31 p.m.

Niles Township High School District 219 got an award for developing the nation's first Assyrian language program. 130 are enrolled.

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