Kaitlin Edquist

Candidates running for Northfield Township Trustee listen as a question is read during a virtual candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Glenview/Glencoe on March 6, 2021.

8 candidates running for 4 Northfield Township board seats highlight goals for their term

March 16, 2021 at 7:52 p.m.

Candidates looking to fill seats on the Northfield Township Board of Trustees shared their plans for leadership in a recent forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Glenview/Glencoe....

A worker trims marijuana flowers at a cannabis cultivation center in Delavan, Illinois, in 2019. Medthos LLC recently applied for a special permit to operate a cannabis craft growing facility in Northbrook.

Third time’s the charm? Northbrook Village Board gives early nod to new marijuana grower application

March 16, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.

The Northbrook Village Board recently granted preliminary approval for a craft cannabis grower to come to town, but the applicant has several more steps before the business can join the...

Glenview police investigate death of 3-year-old Northbrook boy

March 10, 2021 at 11:17 p.m.

Glenview police are investigating the Tuesday death of a 3-year-old boy from Northbrook, officials announced Wednesday morning. Glenview Fire Department took the child to Glenbrook Hospital from a pediatric office...

Jesse Gallagher, president of the Glenview Firefighters Local 4186 union, speaks during a "Save Station 13" rally in Glenview on March 6, 2021. In response to residents' concerns, village officials decided to keep the station open.

Glenview Village Board reverses decision to close fire station following rally, community dissent

March 10, 2021 at 3:12 p.m.

It seems the adage is true: It takes a village. In this case, an outspoken one. Following a recent decision from village officials to close the fire station at 831...

Northfield Township incumbents highlight accomplishments and experience, challengers say new vision and more outreach is needed

March 9, 2021 at 5:03 p.m.

The candidates looking to fill the roles of supervisor, assessor and clerk in Northfield Township shared their plans for leadership in a recent series of forums hosted by the League...

Glenbrook South's Nick Martinelli shoots during a basketball game at Niles North on February 9, 2021. Student-athletes are required to participate in weekly COVID-19 testing through Glenbrook High School District 225's program rolled out in January.

First months of COVID-19 testing program at Glenbrook high schools show positivity rates under 1%

March 9, 2021 at 4:36 p.m.

When Glenbrook High School District 225 returned to in-person instruction in January, following an adaptive pause around the holidays, the schools implemented a weekly testing program for students and staff....

Glenbrook South High School will be the site of a mass vaccination event for area educators and community members on March 11, 2021.

Glenview residents 65 and older can sign up Tuesday afternoon for mass vaccination event at Glenbrook South

March 9, 2021 at 3:47 p.m.

Glenbrook High School District 225 and Glenview officials are teaming up with Jewel-Osco Thursday to host a COVID-19 mass vaccination site for area educators and community members. Glenview residents ages...

Northbrook District 27 names new superintendent to replace longtime leader

March 5, 2021 at 9:25 p.m.

Northbrook School District 27 has announced that a Michigan school administrator will replace longtime superintendent David Kroeze when he retires this summer. John Deiter was chosen by the District 27...

Chicago Police Department deputy chief hired to lead Northbrook police

March 5, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.

Northbrook has named a replacement for outgoing police Chief Roger Adkins, officials announced. The village has hired the Chicago Police Department's Christopher Kennedy for the role, as Adkins prepares to...

A textbook titled "Marijuana Law in a Nutshell" is shown during a Cannabis and the Law class at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines on Sept. 5, 2019. The college is building a new cannabis program cultivation lab on its campus with a donation from cannabis company PharmaCann.

Oakton Community College to expand cannabis curriculum with campus cultivation lab, scholarship opportunities

March 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

Oakton Community College's cannabis education program will soon expand to include hands-on opportunities with the addition of a cultivation lab on campus and a new certificate program. The lab, the...

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