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A large chicken was given formal approval to stay in front of Northbrook's Drumstix restaurant, 1363 Shermer Road.

Downtown Northbrook now home to 7-foot tall chicken

May 14, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Northbrook leaders gave a 7-foot-6-inch tall Fiberglas chicken an open-ended invitation to perch in front of a downtown restaurant last week. Trustees voted 6-0 Sept. 26 to allow Drumstix Market,...

Glenbrook North hall monitor owned 40 guns, carried ‘Special Investigator K-9’ badge: police

May 14, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The Glenbrook North High School hall monitor who police say had a gun in his car when he backed into a pole in the school's parking lot was forced to...

Northbrook Fire Chief Jose Torres, right, looked on Sept. 26 as Firefighter/Paramedic Steven Luecht was sworn in as a new Northbook Fire Department lieutenant. Torres didn't mention it then, but later that week his retirement was announced.

Northbrook fire chief announces retirement 3 years after taking the job

May 14, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The retirement of Northbrook Fire Chief Jose Torres was announced Friday, the latest in a series of changes to the upper echelons of Northbrook's emergency services in the last year....

Figure skater Johnny Weir’s ex-husband accused of theft in Northbrook

May 14, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

A Georgia man once married to figure skater and broadcaster Johnny Weir was arrested and charged with stealing more than $1,000 in merchandise from a Northbrook store, according to police....

7 taken to hospitals after Northbrook school bus crash, officials say

May 14, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

A crash involving a Northbrook school bus sent seven people to the hospital Thursday morning, including six children, according to the district. All of the injuries are believed to be...

Ray Vlcek demonstrated plein (open) air painting Sept. 17 at Shermerfest. He'll be back at Village Green Park Oct. 8 with about 30 other plein air painters, competing to paint the best piece in 150 minutes.

‘Plein air’ fest to bring competitive public painting to Northbrook

May 14, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Most art festivals are relatively static activities, but there's one coming up in Northbrook that's entirely different. The North Shore will see what's being called its first multi-day "plein air"...

Northbrook volunteer Mort Wax dies at 85: ‘He was always there to help’

May 14, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Morton "Mort" Wax, for decades one of Northbrook's most active volunteers, died Sept. 21. He was 85. Wax was a behind-the-scenes leader often considered indispensable by his associates, but he...

Aircraft parts business looks for tax break in move from Glenview to Northbrook

May 14, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Northbrook has become more conservative over the last decade in awarding property tax breaks under a county program aimed at spurring industrial development, but officials are being challenged by a...

Shout out: Kyle Froehlich, farmer

May 14, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Kyle Froehlich, 28, is a fifth-generation farmer, and owner of Sunny Harvest Farms in Eau Claire, Mich. He was interviewed at downtown Northbrook's Wednesday farmers market, which he has anchored...

An Amtrak train struck and killed a man Sunday at the Northbrook station, which is pictured in this file photo.

Man fatally struck by Amtrak train at Northbrook Metra station Sunday

May 14, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

A man was struck and killed Sunday morning by an Amtrak train near the Northbrook Metra station in what has been ruled a suicide. The 53-year-old man was a Northbrook...

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