The need for clean and renewable energy and getting away from fossil fuels is compelling if we want to address climate change. The need for reliable and sustainable energy is compelling if we want to avoid blackouts and outages like the ones earlier...

Finally: The school year has settled, the pandemic has eased and the weather has warmed. Now we can melt into the deliciousness of the lazy, hazy days of summer. So nice! Even my typing for this column mellows during the summer, as I hit the keys us...

I've been thinking a lot about the tornadoes that wreaked havoc down in the West suburbs over the weekend. While tornadoes, or at least the weather that can cause them, are relatively common in this area, it's probably less common to actually experi...

The Fourth in Northbrook The Northbrook Park District and Village of Northbrook are teaming up to offer a variety of activities for the Fourth of July weekend. Starting as early as 7:30 a.m. with the Liberty Loop 5K (see below), July 3 will bri...

The Pride flag was raised Tuesday in Glenview at an appropriate location, its library. "We had a number of community members reach out to us and ask if we could raise the Pride flag," Glenview Public Library Director Lindsey Dorfman said on Monday. ...

As with any softball team, strong pitching led the Northbrook 10-and-under Gold team to a title at the Northbrook Girls Softball Association's 12th Spartan Classic held June 10-13. Gold pitchers Sadie Frease, Keegan McAnally, Rebecca Schwager and Fi...

Grab your blankets, picnic baskets and dancing shoes! Tuesdays in the Park is back at Village Green Park. Set for Tuesday nights June 29, July 6, 13 and 20, the free concerts take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the center of the park on the pathway. R...

A national search to find a successor for retiring Northbrook Village Manager Rich Nahrstadt found one - right nearby, in Oak Park. Cara Pavlicek, village manager for Oak Park since 2013, was appointed at the Northbrook Village board meeting on Tues...