The Marketplace Fairness Act would give states the ability to collect online sales taxes.
Congressional award winning art work from North Shore schools will adorn government offices, halls.
Northbrook officials have amended a village ordinance to give residents the option of removing heritage trees for a fee.
Northbrook and Glenview-area state reps were among those voting last Thursday to clarify the law to aid prosecutors in getting convictions for child pornographers.
Northbrook-based Soyfer Electric Contractors Inc. could lose its business license after safety code violations emerged in a house the company worked on.
Traffic signals were installed at the intersection, in one of the final steps of updating the roads.
Voting results from every race, including Village President, the park district and school boards.
Five candidates are running for District 30 Board of Education. Three will be elected.
Patch is following four township races, including trustee races, township supervisor, clerk and highway commissioner.
Independent Robert Lozaro is running against the Caucus-backed Paul Zima, Michael Schyman and Penny Randel.
Incumbent Park Board trustee, Paul Zima, is running for re-election to the Northbrook Park Board.
Incumbent Park Board trustee, Penny Randel, is running for re-election to the Northbrook Park Board.
The Village Board will discuss the issue at 7:30 p.m., April 16 at the Village Hall.
Incumbent Park Board trustee, Michael Schyman, is running for re-election to the Northbrook Park Board.
Relocation of Starbucks, Subway is the beginning. Village awaits comprehensive proposal.
For the past five years, the village has offered up to $3,500 for residents to build rain gardens.
Former Congressman restarts Facebook posts more than three months after loss to Brad Schneider.
Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed to freeze state income taxes shared with local municipalities to generate an additional $68 million for the state budget.
Northbrook voters can start casting ballots in the contested Park Board election during early voting, which begins Monday.
A bill proposed to limit the number of days youth football players could tackle during season practice died in committee Thursday.
Lawmakers proposed new taxes on oil rigs, license plates, satellite TV, strip clubs and more to find money for schools, parks, youth centers and crisis centers. Reboot Illinois talks taxes.
A new House Bill in the Illinois legislature proposes the elimination of Cook County's mosquito abatement districts, but are they actually keeping the general population from getting sick during summer months?
The North Shore native and former mathematics professor Daniel Biss has moved up to the Illinois Senate determined to work on the state's pension liability.
The village expects to complete work on traffic light installations this week.
Bob Lozaro, a Northbrook Park Board candidate in April's village elections, talked Northbrook Days, park district finances and the former Anetsberger lot during a forum Monday.
Since Deerfield’s first Congressman took office, he has introduced legislation to help job growth and much more.
Bob Lozaro, a 30-year Northbrook resident and Park District board candidate will host a forum at the Northbrook Public Library auditorium from 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. on Monday night.
The Illinois House of Human Services Committee approved a measure to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Wednesday. The bill's sponsor, Lou Lang (D-Skokie) told Patch the measure would be the strictest in the nation
The idea is based on a national model that could improve efficiency at the food pantry and stretch finances received from private donations.
Light winter, a recovering economy and increased construction activity in Northbrook has helped the village budget.
Moving lane closures will start at 9 a.m. Monday.
Legal experts will explain how to expunge and seal your criminal record during a free session for Cook County residents at the Evanston Public Library on Saturday, March 9.
Dr. Larry Robbins, a Northbrook-based neurologist and headache specialist is joining a forum at Vernon Hills High School to discuss a bill that could effect high school athletes.
Northbrook will not hold a February primary prior to the scheduled, April election.
Former village president Eugene Marks is trying to earn a sport in Northbrook's April election in an unusual way.
What do you think of State Rep. Laura Fine’s legislation that could ban the sale of energy drinks to minors? Tell us in the comment section.
North Shore Place, a five-floor senior assisted living facility, is set to open at the end of 2013, while another senior housing developer wants to build rental units in town.
Patch asks Northbrook residents to weigh in on President Obama's State of the Union address. Tell us in the comment section below.
The proposed new zoning district would accomodate more ways to use warehouses and other buildings. What do you think of the proposal? Tell us in the comment section below.
Construction is expected to last until end of October.