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Lucky enough to get a mobile device this holiday season? Let's put it to work learning about your community.  Patch has apps for iPhones and Android phones, and also makes it easy f...

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Christmas Day this year is a double whammy...a holiday and a Sunday! But we've found a few places that will be open for you to grab a great meal -- just in case you get tired of turkey or...

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The winter holidays are a perfect time for movies. Frigid temperatures and snow flurries make a bowl of popcorn and the warm glow of a television screen all the more enticing. Generations...

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Are you looking for something special to read over the holidays? Check out a few of our favorite holiday hidden gems. Call 847-272-2958 or use the online catalog at www.northbrook.info to...

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Stuck for gift ideas? Look at Etsy, and look to your hometown. A search for “Northbrook” reveals nearly 400 handmade and vintage items for sale by local artists and fashionistas on the po...

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Skaters delighted audiences with twirls and leaps on the ice at the Northbrook Sports Center as part of the annual Holiday Skating Recital Friday night. The recital is one of two held eve...

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We are one of THOSE types of families. Yes, we celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah.  Well, kinda, sorta.  We have a Christmas tree and a menorah. And our Christmas tree has a ...

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Saynde and Ron Kochman of Kenilworth will not be with their son, Air Force Lt. Andrew Kochman, for Christmas but they got to feel closer to him at the office of Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilw...