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Glenbrook North teen shares music, raises money for healthcare workers in India during the coronavirus pandemic

September 14, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

A Northbrook teenager is fundraising and sharing her love of music to aid frontline workers in India, as COVID-19 cases continues to surge there. Sonia Thakkar, a Glenbrook North High...

The development at the corners of Willow and Pfingsten roads in Glenview sits idle after the Illinois Appellate Court issued a restraining order against the village to suspend all work on the site.

As dispute over former Hart estate in Glenview continues, total legal fees top $100,000

September 14, 2020 at 10:55 a.m.

On a recent afternoon, the land at the southwest corner of Willow and Pfingsten roads didn't indicate the normal bustle of a property under construction. Signs that work had begun...

Glenbrook South High School earned a "commendable" rating in this year's Illinois Report Card, while Glenbrook North earned "exemplary." (Pioneer Press)

Glenbrook high schools move to next reopening phase, bringing back small groups of students

September 8, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.

Glenbrook North and South high schools on Tuesday began welcoming some students back to their hallways again. Glenbrook School District 225 is moving into Step 2 of its reopening plan,...

Controlled burn veteran Jorge Gonzalez is shown in a file photo keeping an eye on a blaze in Northbrook's Techny Prairie Park and Fields.

Northbrook receives environmental grant for Park District prescribed burns program

September 4, 2020 at 12:57 p.m.

The Northbrook Park District, in partnership with the village, has recently received an environmental grant through ComEd's annual Green Region Program for work on a prescribed burn and community outreach...

Glenview Ice Center reopens Sept. 12, offering month of free activities

September 4, 2020 at 12:21 p.m.

After about a year and a half of construction, the Glenview Community Ice Center is ready to welcome residents back for a grand reopening and month-long celebration. Glenview Park District...

On Chicago's Northwest Side, Read-Dunning Memorial Park commemorates people whose remains were buried on the property from the 1850s to the 1920s.

Glenview resident’s new guidebook of historic Chicagoland spots offers safe exploration during the pandemic

September 4, 2020 at 11:45 a.m.

Chicago native and longtime Glenview resident Gerry Lekas, 71, has always been fascinated by the eclectic parts of the Chicago area. Lekas recently published a travel guide called "Where the...

Northbrook police looking for 2 men after 7-Eleven robbery

September 8, 2020 at 2:32 p.m.

Police are looking for two men following a robbery at 7-Eleven Thursday evening in Northbrook. The investigation and the search for the two men is ongoing as of Friday afternoon,...

Park districts, individuals turn to remote learning ‘pods’ in Glenview and Northbrook

September 1, 2020 at 5:18 p.m.

Spring e-learning was a mess for Deb Blumenfeld, as she tried to juggle her own work with helping her then third-grade son. Like so many kids whose school year had...

A memorial with stuffed animals, candles and flowers is shown in Glenview on Aug. 31, 2020, near the spot where 15-year-old Elias Valdez was found with a stab wound to his chest a few weeks before. Valdez died during surgery following the stabbing.

‘I miss my son’: Family and friends of stabbing victim Elias Valdez remember the Glenview-area teen, demand justice for his death

September 3, 2020 at 9:56 a.m.

They want justice for Elias. That was the battle cry outside the Glenview police station Sunday as dozens of Elias Valdez's friends and family hoisted signs in the air and...

The Glenview Village Board and staff discussed the idea of consolidating the village's commissions related to development projects during a virtual meeting Aug. 18, 2020.

Glenview officials look to restructure development commissions to streamline review process

August 31, 2020 at 5:06 p.m.

Glenview officials are looking to restructure some public commissions in an effort they hope will streamline the review process for proposed developments in the future. Staff and Village Board members...

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