The Mount Prospect Fire Department welcomed a pair of new firefighter/paramedics to its ranks this week with the additions of Matthew Rady and Benjamin Johnson. Board of Fire and Police Commissioner Michaele Skowron administered the oath of office t...

Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, hired Russell Mayerfeld to oversee $10 billion of investments, including private-equity and real estate holdings. Mayerfeld will report to Chief Investment Offi...

Elaine Nekritz has held her 57th District House seat for a dozen years, but it's more recently that she has earned a reputation as one of the state's most knowledgeable lawmakers on pension matters. As chair of the pension committee, she has been ke...

Brian Lambrecht thinks it's a little silly when campaigns that are spending millions of dollars on advertising claim to be running "grass-roots" races. Consider his task: The leader of the DuPage Libertarians and the party's statewide field organize...

Do you want to learn how to defend yourself and protect your family? The Northbrook Park District offers a two-hour course for youth, teens and adults that could save their lives. The training includes gun and knife defenses and rape defense and pre...

For the third year in a row, the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra and Northbrook Community Choir will present joyful holiday concerts at the majestic Divine Word Chapel of Techny Towers. Performances are on Sunday, December 7 at 3 and 6pm. The musical...