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Katie Seno, whose parents own a house near Northbrook's proposed Heritage Woods assisted living project, passed out buttons before an Aug. 15 Northbrook Plan Commission meeting.

Northbrook commissioners plan to recommend against assisted living center

May 14, 2019 at 11:25 a.m.

The Northbrook Plan Commission lined up 9-0 against a proposed three-story assisted living building at Techny and Shermer roads, satisfying many of the 130 people in the audience. The developer...

Shout Out: Keith Koonan, solar eclipse fan

Shout Out: Keith Koonin, solar eclipse fan

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

Keith Koonin walked around downtown Northbrook on a recent day with a handful of protective glasses for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, looking to sell them, cheap. He said he...

Coming soon: Cullver’s? Northbrook man uses fake sign to protest development proposal

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

Julie Gibson Lay said there were clues the sign she saw last month on Techny Road advertising the coming of a new fast-food restaurant wasn't genuine. The sign, erected by...

Two Monarch butterflies feed on a Blazing Star plant in Wilmington, Illinois, in this 2006 photo.

Northbrook activists working to save monarch butterflies in northern Illinois

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

The Sierra Club has chosen two Northbrook women to lead the charge in the effort to encourage more plantings of milkweed, the key plant for survival of the endangered monarch...

Northbrook resident Gregg Salomone, here asking Sept. 13 for a zoning variation for a front-yard ham radio antenna, has for the second time given up on his idea.

After ordinance change, man opts to shelve antenna plan

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

Minutes after the Northbrook zoning code was changed to make it easier for Gregg Salomone to apply to erect a 26-foot ham radio antenna in his front yard, Salomone said...

Shout Out: Dr. Jerry Gore, holistic physician

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

Dr. Jerry Gore, author of the book "Holistic Medicine," will speak at the Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, at 7 p.m. Sept. 7, on choosing the right fats and...

Northbrook's Bank of America building, background, sits on a large parcel of land with development possibilities that some say could substantially change downtown Northbrook.

Downtown Northbrook property owners say they are ready for big changes

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

The owners of two big properties that have been called keys to the future of Northbrook's downtown said they are now open to substantial change if the village can guide...

The State Farm office at 2990 Dundee Road in Northbrook is for sale, but the owners say the old days of trying to build a McDonald's there are over.

Owners: McDonald’s won’t buy Northbrook State Farm property

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

There will be no McDonald's, or anything like it, at 2990 Dundee Road in Northbrook, according to the Apostolakis family, which owns the little State Farm insurance agency there. About...

Northbrook's Robert Hogan had a lot to be happy about at Northbrook Days Friday. It was also the weekend of his 40th high school reunion, and he has come to like Glenbrook North High School reunions a lot.

Northbrook Days after dark is a laid-back experience

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

A cool breeze was blowing through Village Green Park just before Mr. Blotto ascended the Northbrook Days main stage, and the people gathered around the nearby beer tent waited patiently,...

Rock music provides this month’s soundtrack at Northbrook library

May 14, 2019 at 11:24 a.m.

If you have a craving to hear the song "Gloria" the way it was played in music clubs around the northern suburbs 50 years ago, you can buy tickets to...

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