Staying home for the holidays? Let Northbrook Park District bring the fun to you! An amazing lineup of holiday-themed virtual and at-home special events are planned, allowing families to make memories together. Activities include the exciting "Candy...

Government officials are calling a Wednesday wedding at a Northbrook-area hotel "irresponsible" after about 150 people gathered for the event while not wearing masks or social distancing. The Hilton Chicago/Northbrook, 2855 Milwaukee Ave., is outsid...

The Music Institute of Chicago's Academy for gifted pre-college pianists and string players and Community Music School students have started the school year with several noteworthy virtual competition achievements. Academy students swept the Liske...

Doesn't everyone want to know which candy and potato chips to best pair with wine? Or learn how to expertly grill salmon or steak? And who wouldn't enjoy an elaborate dinner from their favorite restaurant while getting the chance to ask questions o...

It wasn't just the world's longest-running Zoom meeting. It was more important than that. Rabbi Meir Moscowitz likened it to the essence of Hanukkah. In a normal year the International Conference of Lubavitch Chabad Emissaries draws some 6,000 peopl...

Cheryl Fayne-dePersio is a link between Northbrook's past and present. Along with administrative assistant Janet Palmer, she is one of two village employees to have worked, however briefly, in the old village hall. Located on Cedar Lane between the ...

"When we think differently about the things that we are used to seeing daily, we can create innovative learning opportunities." - George Couros, "The Innovator's Mindset" Inspired by the author and book where she read that quote, Meadowbrook music ...

She didn't mean to invent a COVID-19 accessory item. She just wanted to be a conscientious grandmother. Around the time the pandemic struck Northbrook, longtime resident Beth Gilford was busy wrangling her new granddaughter, Stevie, pushing the baby...

There likely are few better examples of how the influence and contributions of women in government have expanded during the past several decades than the current composition of the Northbrook village board. As 2020 draws to a close, five of the seve...