Northbrook News

Sunday's derailment of a freight train on the Northbrook-Glenview border could have been much worse, a senior Northbrook fire official said.

Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment.

You wouldn't expect to hear a magician talking about outer space and kids literature, but Sean Masterson has a unique way of engaging audiences of all ages.

Two women were treated and released for minor stab wounds from Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, following an Oct.

Public libraries in Northbrook and Glenview are overcharging nonresidents living in unincorporated areas of those villages for library cards and services, said the Northfield Township Assessor.

The Tri-State Tollway reopened, state police officials said, after being shut down for about an hour Tuesday morning after a construction crane knocked down a string of power lines across the major roadway near West Lake Avenue.

Traffic on the Tri-State Tollway came to a stop for about 45 minutes Tuesday morning near Northbrook after some live wires were knocked onto the road by a construction crane.

Share + Nov 2, 2009 5:19 am US/Central NORTHBROOK, Ill. The commute is getting off to a bad start for commuters in Northbrook and Glenview Monday, where train cars are overturned and in some cases, on the road from a weekend derailment.

For those of you still thinking about Halloween, we've got a deal for you! If your trick or treaters have any leftover sweets, they could make some money off of it.

Under a full autumn moon, freight car trains lay splayed and crushed early Sunday night on both sides of Shermer Road in Northbrook near the Glenview border.

Recording artist and St. Charles native Leslie Hunt will perform songs from her newest CD "Your Hair is on Fire" at Fat Tone Guitars in Northbrook on Halloween.

John Heavener did not bother to explain why he never went to see his probation officer at his sentencing hearing Monday.

State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-57th, did not have challengers filing to run against her, as of noon Tuesday.

NORTHBROOK, IL, October 23, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Amplivox Sound Systems is proud to introduce to the market the Ambassador Solid Hardwood Multimedia Lectern.

A new medication that helps people with multiple sclerosis walk better soon will be on the market.

In this issue, through images taken during a single day - Friday, Sept. 25 - we reveal a portion of the good life people enjoy in Northbrook - where we live, work, dine, play, learn and worship.

Many Glenview and Northbrook youngsters will not receive inoculations against the H1N1 flu virus at their schools.

Northbrook Public Works mechanic Tom Benedetti coverted his Mitsubishi pick-up truck to electric propulsion.

The United Way of the North Shore, area food pantries, local businesses and volunteers have combined efforts to help residents in need by replenishing local food pantry shortages.

When's the last time you heard about the Pyrenees -- you know, that mountain range separating Spain and France? Maestro Larry Rapchak, conductor and music director of the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra, has given it considerable thought and for his opening concert, "Across the Pyrenees," has selected music that demonstrates the influence the ...