Glenview News

Northbrook and Glenview schools are in the process of implementing the "one-to-one initiative" designed to provide students with a laptop or other device for enhanced learning, the Chicago Tribune reports.

More than 80 Glenview residents helped clean up Chicago River's as part of Chicago River clean up day, where 4,000 volunteers removed trash and invasive plants at 70 river locations from the north to the south suburbs , Glenview Announcement reported.

"Menagerie" runs May 23-June 30 at Theater Wit. For tickets, call 975-8150. was chosen to represent the State of Illinois in the finals of the National High School Musical Theater Awards.

The following reports were provided by the Glenview Police Department . Arrests and charges are accusations and do not indicate guilt.

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State Rep. Laura Fine is sponsoring legislation to increase mandatory limited liability insurance requirements for Illinois drivers, according to a press release issued today.

Sunset Village , Glenview's mobile home park at 2450 Waukegan Rd., will switch ownership this summer when it exits foreclosure in 45 to 60 days, according to a letter from Mike Vilches, President of the Sunset Village Residents' Association.

A look at income levels in suburban towns with Metra stops provides a glimpse at the disparity in wealth throughout the area, according to a map by Crain's Chicago Business Journal.

Tens of thousands of law enforcement officers and their families will converge on Washington, DC, this week for National Police Week 2013, May 12 through May 18.

Glenview saw a 173 percent bump in rentors between 2000 and 2011 , while the number of homeowners who had to spend at least 35 percent of their income on mortgage costs almost doubled, according to the 2000 U.S. Census and 2007-2011 American Community Survey data, the Chicago Tribune reports.

I took this photograph at work, back in March of 2013. The Midway Rental Car Shuttle bus operation based at Chicagi;s Midway Airport, was a new operation began by First Transit in 2013.

It's nearly time for the Glenview Farmers' Market at Wagner Farm to launch its 2013 season - opening date is set for June 22, rain or shine.

The Glenview Police Department is participating in Operation Lifesaver , a national campaign aimed locally at increasing pedestrian safety at Glenview's two Metra train stations.

The Vista at Palma Sola neighborhood development was sold in a $27 million deal on May 3, and Summer Cove was sold for $26.8 million on the same day.

State rep. Laura Fine is hosting a public "Coffee and Conversation" at the Wilmette Public Library on Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. "I believe it is important to be accessible to residents," Fine said in the press release.

Glenview police helped raise $4,000.00 for Special Olympics during a race with Attea and Springman students on Wednesday, the Chicago Tribune reports.

NEW ORLEANS, May 9, 2013 - In her keynote address to the 32nd American Pain Society Annual Scientific Conference, Story Landis, PhD, director of the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke , told the APS audience that NIH is committed to research to improve understanding of the biological basis of pain and the development of ... (more)

Matt Buckun jokes with Patrick Stein at the second annual Shoot for Stein in the Playdium at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glenview, Sunday, May 5. Matthew Beck, of Glenview, made 7 of 10 shots at the second annual Shoot for Stein fundraiser in the Playdium at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glenview.

Did you know the Sequester, which forced spending cuts on the Federal government earlier this year is taking money out of schools in Highland Park, Glenview and Deerfield? Schools in these communities receive approximately $140,000 a year to cover the cost of educating children of military parents.

The following reports were provided by the Glenview Police Department . Arrests and charges are accusations and not evidence of guilt.