Tuesday, July 24, 2012
As many as 100 people in Northbrook have experienced outages today.
As of 8 a.m., 20,000 Commonwealth residential and businesses customers are without power in Northern Illinois, according to a ComEd Spokesman. “We have deployed crews, they are going to the areas impacted by the storm," said Tony Hernandez, ComEd Spokesman. "Once they get on site and determine whether they need to clear tree debris they will start restoring power as soon as possible.” According to the a ComEd outage map, more than 100 people are without power in Northbrook, while crews work to restore power in the area. ComEd crews will be working to restore power throughout the day and into the evening if needed, Hernandez said. “It is unclear when power will be restored,” Hernandez said. Were you affected by this morning's storm? …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Prizes for the 'Coolest Summer Ever' contest include tickets to Chicago sporting events, museums and theaters, unique animal encounters and a $5,000 donation to your favorite charity.
If you've got a knack for trivia, try your hand at Commonwealth Edison's (ComEd) 'Coolest Summer Ever' sweepstakes and enter to win a number of prizes to make your summer a little more interesting. During the 10-week contest that began Monday, participants can visit ComEd on Facebook and answer questions about Chicago and suburban destinations, energy conservation tips and other assorted trivia, according to a ComEd press release. A different prize will be awarded each of the ten weeks. They include a five-show theater package, White Sox scout seats and a chance to throw out the first pitch at a Cub's game. A private tour of the Adler Planetarium's Doane Observatory and a limo ride to Rockford to see the symphony are among the …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Northbrook residents have until Monday, May 14, to opt out of the village-wide switch to a new electric provider.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Within the next few months, the village of Northbrook will switch electrical providers, dumping ComEd for an alternate supplier. For those residents who prefer to stick with ComEd or to find their own electricity supplier, this Monday, May 14 is the last day to opt out. After voters approved a measure to seek competitive bids for electric supply by a 3-to-1 margin in March, the village joined forces with neighboring suburbs to negotiate a lower rate. In April, the village announced that it had secured savings of up to 41 percent on the electric supply portion of the bill from ComEd competitor MC Squared Energy Services. Residents were subsequently mailed letters explaining the program and providing the opportunity to opt out via a …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Since talks broke down with the Union Pacific Railroad, Northbrook may work with ComEd to secure land acquisition rights for a trail that would fill a 7-mile gap in a trail between Wisconsin and Chicago.
After six years of little forward progress, plans for a bike path that would fill a gap in trails between Wisconsin and Chicago may finally move ahead if Northbrook remaps the local segment of the route and pursues right-of-way from ComEd — a significantly less expensive option than what it has been considered in the past. At a board meeting Tuesday, village trustees said they will consider giving the go-ahead to planners, who would like to secure land rights from ComEd rather than the Union Pacific Railroad, as originally desired. For the past several years, committee members from Northbrook, Glenview, Northfield and Wilmette have pursued a trail that would connect the local communities to a pre-existing path that begins at Lake Cook Road…
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Village will send out information on Northbrook’s switch from ComEd to mcSquared as electric supplier. Officials say the switch could save up to 41% on the supply cost of electricity.
Beginning this week, Northbrook residents have three weeks to decide whether they want to opt out of the village’s contract with a new electric supplier to stick with ComEd or find their own supplier. After voters approved a measure to seek competitive bids for electric supply by a 3-to-1 margin in March, the village joined forces with neighboring suburbs to negotiate a lower rate. Last week, the village announced that it had secured savings of up to 41 percent on the electric supply portion of the bill from ComEd competitor MC Squared Energy Services. Northbrook residents can expect to receive a letter from the village this week, explaining the village-wide electric rate program. Once the letter hits mailboxes, residents have 21 days to …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Along with other members of the North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium, the village of Northbrook secured a new, lower rate for residents by opting to go with an alternate provider to ComEd.
Savings of up to 41 percent on the electric supply portion of the bill are in store for Northbrook residents, after voters approved the option to drop ComEd and go with a village-wide alternate electricity provider in a referendum this March. A consortium formed of eight north suburban communities agreed this week to purchasing electricity for 4.836 cents per kilowatt hour rather than the current rate of 8.233 cents charged by Commonwealth Edison. Earlier: Savings on Electric Bill Could Arrive in June The price, negotiated by MC Squared Energy Services for the municipalities of Deerfield, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Glencoe, Skokie, Park Ridge and Northbrook, was announced at a news conference Tuesday in Skokie. Under the …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Consortium of north suburbs will ask voters whether or not they should seek bids for an alternate electric supplier to ComEd.
Amid a slew of local races and the Republican primary, there’s one issue on the March 20 ballots that could impact every voter’s wallet: electrical aggregation. The municipalities of Northbrook, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Park Ridge and Skokie have formed a group called the North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium. Voters in each community are being asked if they want the consortium to act on their behalf by bundling electric accounts and seeking bids for electricity on the open market rather than continuing to buy power from Commonwealth Edison. Passed into law in 2009, the option of “electrical aggregation” allows villages to pool residential and small business accounts, combine forces with other…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Representatives of the utility do not go door to door.
Prompted by a recent upswing in incidents involving scam artists impersonating ComEd workers, the utility is alerting its customers to be wary of gimmicks and schemes that could cost them money and valuable personal information. “Last year, ComEd received 13 reports of impersonation incidents,” said Kevin Brookins, senior vice president of strategy and administration for ComEd. “In just the past two months of this year, we’ve already received 28 reports of customers who have been lured into disclosing credit card information, handing over money to scam artists or allowing an impersonator to enter their homes.” In many of the reported cases, the impersonators identified themselves as a utility employee. Some of the perpetrators wore …
Monday, March 12, 2012
Northbrook is the second most popular polling location for early voting in suburban Cook County.
Voters who can’t make it to the polls on March 20 or simply want to get it out of the way have until Wednesday, March 15, to vote early at Northbrook Village Hall. To vote before Election Day, Cook County residents must bring a valid photo ID to any polling place and fill out a form. No excuse or reason for voting early is needed. When the polls closed on Sunday, some 1,200 people had already showed up to vote at Northbrook’s Village Hall, making it the second most-visited polling location in Cook County, after Orland Park. Any voter in suburban Cook County can vote at any polling location. This year’s presidential primary is bringing out Republican voters in greater numbers, according to Cook County Clerk David Orr. During the first ten…
Thursday, March 8, 2012
March 20 ballot initiative will ask Northbrook residents whether or not they support seeking a new electrical provider.
Northbrook residents wondering about village's proposal to pursue community choice aggregation still have some ways of getting the low-down on this March 20 ballot initiative. In addition to casting their votes for federal, state and county offices, Northbrook residents will be asked if they want the village to act on behalf of its people by bundling electric accounts and seeking bids for electricity on the open market rather than continuing to buy power from Commonwealth Edison. Along with Deerfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Park Ridge and Skokie, Northbrook has formed a group called the North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium, which will seek a single supplier for all the municipalities that have passed a …
Jennifer Fisher
10:00 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
Hi Kati, Thanks for reading! I hope this answers your question: What existing trail there is starts at Lake Cook Road and runs north, and picks up again in Skokie and runs south. The proposed Skokie Valley Trail would fill that gap by connecting the trail through Northbrook. It can definitely go through Northbrook, it's just a matter of getting the land. Is that what you were asking? more ›