Northbrook News Archives

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 ...

All over the country, delis are dying. That's what author and deli expert David Sax contends.

Northbrook resident Judith R. Frazin, an award-winning genealogist with a special knack for language, has released the newest version of a book that already is a vital tool both for Polish and Jewish history scholars and ordinary people hoping to trace their family history.

Illinois Republicans have a candidate for attorney general. Attorney and former Northfield trustee Steve Kim formally announced Monday that he's running.

A year after Westfield approved a 62-acre commercial development along U.S. 31 at 161st Street, the project has little to show other than a sign rising from a farm field facing the highway.

Don't feel like cooking this Thanksgiving? Many gourmet restaurants, catering companies and grocery stores in Chicago are offering Thanksgiving meals to go, which means you can order complete lunch or dinner packages of all your holiday favorites with peace of mind.

"I hate to write," says Northbrook novelist Libby Fischer Hellmann. On further inquiry, it turns out that this author of seven crime novels and more than a dozen short stories is really speaking of the love-hate relationship many writers have with their craft.

The law firm of Macey & Aleman/Legal Helpers recently donated $5,000 to aid in the ongoing mission of Prairie State Legal Services.

When the deep, rich tones of six grand pianos on Sunday swept through Northbrook Court Shopping Center during the 16th annual Festival of Pianos, shoppers could do nothing but stop to listen.

More than 40 Northbrook residents were evacuated from their homes Sunday morning in condominium fire that started in a kitchen.

DRIPPING IN TRENDS: This Kenneth Jay Lane Pyramid Bracelet crafted from black and white enamel is so smokin', it was even cool enough to use in " Sex and the City ." That Carrie Bradshaw ; always establishing the trends.

One man was killed and a man and woman were injured in a Saturday morning crash in which the deceased man, driving at a high rate of speed, struck another vehicle and crashed into a tree on the Edens Expressway in Northbrook.

A woman was killed Thursday in a motor vehicle accident in Northbrook. Patricia Boettcher, 78, of 1047 Dell Road in Northbrook, was involved in a motor vehicle accident Thursday at Waukegan and Willow roads, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

The golf greens went "pink" when the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation hosted The 18th Annual Play for the Cure Golf Outing on Aug.