Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Local tragedies and wild animals were among the most popular Patch articles last month.
Senior Glenbrook North Student, Football Player Dies Billy Garrity, football player and school volunteer who passed away last month, "was an exceptional Spartan," said Glenbrook North's Principal, Paul Pryma. Former North Suburban YMCA Official Has Died A Patch reader wrote: Bryan was a truly AMAZING person!! I got to know him over the years at the Y. It was because of Bryan I learned about the Y's Strong Kids Fund and enrolled my girls there for after school care. He will be missed tremendously. Northbrook Man Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges Northbrook resident Eric A. Bloom, the president and CEO in the bankrupt Sentinel Management Group, was indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly defrauding more than 70 customers of more than…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Northbrook's former deputy chief of operations retires after nearly four decades with the fire department.
Train derailments, frozen fire hoses and Hurricane Katrina cleanup were all in a day’s work for Ron Schinleber. The former deputy chief of operations with the Northbrook Fire Department, Schinleber retired after 38 years in the department last week. “If something happened in town, Ron was always there,” said Fire Chief Mark Nolan, who served with Schinleber for 30 years. “I’m going to miss him a lot.” Schinleber started out with the fire department as a volunteer at age 24, when he returned home from four years in the Navy, including some time on an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. He was hired full-time in 1974 and worked his way up through the ranks to hold the positions of firefighter, engine driver, lieutenant, captain, …
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Bob Brogan, former district chief, takes over as deputy chief in place of Jim Richards.
Northbrook Fire Department District Chief Bob Brogan was promoted to deputy chief Wednesday, taking the place of former Deputy Chief Jim Richards. Brogan, who has served with the fire department for 29 years and started as a firefighter, was honored in a ceremony Wednesday at Fire Station 11, 740 Dundee Road. Several members of his family and village staff were present. Brogan joins fellow Deputy Chief Ron Schinleber, who is in charge of the fire department’s operations division. Brogan will oversee the department’s administrative division, including human resources and facilities. “Bob’s had a very good career with us,” said Schinleber. “We’re really happy that he’s had this opportunity to step up and we expect great things from him.” …
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Hal Sanger III
9:39 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Congrats Ron- Still think the shift we were on together was the best there was.....Enjoy your retirement-Just turn over & go back to sleep when you hear the guys going to 270. All the best, Hal more ›