A Palatine resident and former foster kid brought her ideas for improving the child welfare system to her legislator, and that has resulted in a bill aimed at better support for children in state custody. Trea Jackson brought her vision for change, ...

With summer fast approaching, spring is traditionally a busy time for swim lessons and lifeguard classes. To prepare for the busy 2022 swim season, the North Suburban YMCA is training and certifying new lifeguards. Taught by Red Cross Lifeguard Inst...

Northbrook Park District's Heritage Oaks Golf Club has been awarded the title of Chicago's #1 Public Course Driving Range by Chicago Golf Report, labeled an honor by Director of Golf Operations Greg Baron who also said the entire staff is "tremendou...

In celebration of Healthy Kids Day, the YMCA's national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids and families, the North Suburban YMCA will hold its fifth annual 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 14. The 5K race will start and finish at th...

Homeowners embarking on a renovation hope to create the room of their dreams. This primary bedroom and bath remodel went beyond that - it turned into a dream project for the architect/remodeler. "For us it was having the dream client that trusted yo...

An attempt to keep Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider off the upcoming primary ballot was rejected Thursday by the Illinois State Board of Elections. However, congressional candidates in two other largely suburban races won't appear on ballots beca...

Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 Superintendent Dr. Brian Wegley described his plan to retire next year as "bittersweet." "By the end of next year, I will have finished my 35th year in education," Wegley said. "I have loved every step along t...

Glenbrook North boys tennis coach Jeff Jordan predicted some “amusing” tennis in a friendly match last week against Deerfield. One man's amusement is another man's wind advisory. Gusts blew service tosses sideways and pushed players onto their heels...

The Wood Oaks Shavers, a group of seventh-grade boys from Wood Oaks Junior High, 1250 Sanders Road, Northbrook, revisited their annual hair cutting for charity on April 3. On April 3, they got their flowing locks sheared as part of a nationwide bene...