Northbrook
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Three-peat: Crystal Lake restaurant among 18 suburban eateries honored with Wine Spectator Restaurant AwardsJul 29, 2025 2:17 pm - 1776 Restaurant in Crystal Lake was among four suburban restaurants honored with the Best of Award of Excellence in the recent Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards. Overall, 18 suburban restaurants received recognition.
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Amazon Fresh commits $100K to local food banks, 1 million meals nationwideJul 28, 2025 5:36 pm - Checks of $50,000 each were presented to Northern Illinois Food Bank and Greater Chicago Food Depository to support families struggling with food insecurity while children are out of school.
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Genealogical research offers historical perspective on the musical ‘Chicago’ at Aug. 24 lecture in NorthbrookJul 28, 2025 1:56 pm - The Broadway musical and Hollywood movie “Chicago” was based on the stories of two real-life women by the name of Belva and Beulah.
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Meet your local first responders at National Night Out eventsJul 25, 2025 3:17 pm - Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations with family activities, food and emergency vehicle displays.
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Police: Man shot in face in unincorporated area near Arlington HeightsJul 25, 2025 10:57 am - A man was shot in the face early Friday in an unincorporated area north of Arlington Heights, authorities said.
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Cook County named one of nation’s most tech-savvy countiesJul 22, 2025 11:37 am - For the six consecutive year, Cook County has been named one of the nation’s most digitally advanced counties.
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Five (more) fascinating IHSA recordsJul 21, 2025 7:09 pm - This week’s High Five presents five more fascinating IHSA records.
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Genealogy and artificial intelligence to be focus of Aug. 24, Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois hybrid event in NorthbrookJul 21, 2025 2:22 pm - Scott Meyer will share some of the latest artificial intelligence tools in the Jewish genealogical tool belt and the ethical concerns they raise when he presents “AI and Jewish Genealogy: New Tools, New Concerns” for the Sunday, Aug. 24, Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois hybrid meeting.
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Bike the Green family event back July 24 in conjunction with Grand Prix in NorthbrookJul 21, 2025 1:54 pm - After last year’s success, the Northbrook Park District’s Bike the Green and Community Ride are returning July 24 to downtown Northbrook.
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‘Really incredible’: Zoo’s new Gorilla Conservation Center brings students and animals togetherJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago has unveiled a prominent new home for the King Conservation Leadership Academy. And it has “one of the best views, I think, any classroom anywhere ever will have,” a zoo leader said.