Phil Rockrohr

Phil Rockrohr is a freelance writer for the Pioneer Press.

Northfield Township is movings its food pantry into a larger space, which officials say will be more manageable, in this building at 2550 Waukegan Road in Glenview. (Phil Rockrohr/for Pioneer Press)

Food pantry serving Northbrook-Glenview area gets $1.5 million to expand

January 13, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

In order to serve about 1,100 families who live near the poverty line in the Glenview, Northfield and Northbrook area, Northfield Township Food Pantry officials are crossing their fingers that...

The village of Glenview approved a $595,000 loan to the owner of Spiro's Deli to assist the longtime Glenview eatery in moving to a downtown location, for the purpose of encouraging downtown's vitality. (Courtesy of Village of Glenview)

Village president excited about role development will play in Glenview during 2025

January 6, 2025 at 4:36 p.m.

Village President Michael Jenny is excited about development in Glenview during 2025, including a massive increase in business improvement grants approved by trustees for the coming year.

At the 100-year anniversary of the Northbrook Days Festival, fans watch Louie Zagoras of Lake Forest perform with Rollover on Aug. 3, 2024 in downtown Northbrook. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Northbrook’s 2024 in Review: Tesla, centennial, golfers, downtown

December 31, 2024 at 10:40 a.m.

Northbrook residents received a wide range of news during 2024, from two high school golfers placing first and second in the state tournament to the popular Hometown Coffee and Juice...

A parade float passes by Glenview House at the Nov. 30, 2024 at the Holiday in the Park and Parade in downtown Glenview. Plans call for the restaurant to become a Mediterranean eatery. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Glenview in 2024: restaurant plans, cardiac center, no Upside Foods

December 29, 2024 at 9:17 a.m.

Glenview experienced a wide range of news events during 2024, from a tragic auto accident to multiple development projects downtown. In the first four months of the year, Glenview government...

Glenview Village Hall sign. (Brian L. Cox/for Pioneer Press)

Glenview passes budget without property tax increases for homeowners

December 21, 2024 at 1:20 p.m.

Glenview trustees have passed a 2025 budget that includes a 3.5% levy hike that is not expected to increase property taxes for local homeowners, per village officials. The Village Board...

Northbrook Village Hall. (Pioneer Press)

Plans for Starbucks in ‘kind of blighted’ area of Northbrook move ahead

December 12, 2024 at 11:42 a.m.

Village trustees are excited about the prospects of Northbrook getting another Starbucks, at 4109 Dundee Road

Glenview giving $750,000 loan to bring Smoque BBQ to downtown

December 12, 2024 at 2:39 p.m.

Trustees have awarded Smoque BBQ $750,000 in sales tax breaks to open a 3,500 square foot restaurant in downtown Glenview.

The Winnetka house where the Christmas-themed movie "Home Alone" was filmed attracted crowds Dec. 8. The documentary "Making the Movie Home Alone" will be screened by the Winnetka Historical Society Dec. 18. (Pam DeFiglio/Chicago Tribune)

‘Making the Movie Home Alone’ documentary in Winnetka to spill insider stories

December 9, 2024 at 12:19 p.m.

The family who lived in the "Home Alone" house spill stories of what it was like during the making of the movie in a documentary, "Making the Movie Home Alone,"...

After 30 years, the future of the tiny coffee shop inside Northbrook’s Metra commuter station is uncertain. (Phil Rockrohr/for Pioneer Press)

Future of Northbrook’s Metra station coffee shop cast into doubt

December 5, 2024 at 10:09 a.m.

After 30 years, the tiny coffee shop inside Northbrook's Metra train station faces an unclear future, with commuters waiting to see whether they'll still be able to get their morning...

Northbrook has enacted its own ordinance to regulate the sale of tobacco products to minors. Buzz Smoke & Vape, 2855 Dundee Road, is one of 11 stores selling tobacco products in the village. (Phil Rockrohr/for Pioneer Press)

To better control tobacco sales to minors, Northbrook passes ordinance

November 27, 2024 at 9:25 a.m.

Northbrook has enacted its own ordinance to regulate the sale of tobacco products to minors to make prosecuting such offenses “expedient, convenient and less costly,” a village spokesman said. “The...

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