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Two ways to find out what’s happening in Northbrook
Exhibit A — the internet, this morning
Concerned Neighbor
You know which group · 2 hrs ago
Heads up!!! They’re building MORE apartments on Shermer and NOBODY told us!!! Does anyone know what’s going on?!? 😡😡
47 comments · comments turned off by admin
Exhibit B — The Daily Shore, this morning
The Daily Shore

Meadow Plaza: a public hearing on the proposed 150-home development — three six-story buildings and a public riverwalk — is set for October 6, 6:00 PM, at Techny Prairie. Here’s what the plan includes, and how to weigh in.

Sources: Village of Northbrook public notice, Planning & Zoning Commission agenda

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From the archive · Sample edition · Northbrook

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

1Today’s Briefing

Touch-A-Truck returns Saturday. September 26, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM at UL Solutions. Climb aboard the big rigs, meet the crews, free for all ages.
Shermerfest turns 48. Sunday, September 27, 12:00–4:00 PM at Village Green Park — with Chalk Up Northbrook and the Rotary Ducky Race.
Meadow Plaza hearing set for October 6. Public hearing on the 150-home proposal, 6:00 PM at Techny Prairie.
Overnight road work on the Edens. Expect nighttime lane and ramp closures on I-94 through the week — plan accordingly.
Metra platform work continues. Rehabilitation runs through mid-October; allow extra time.

2Village & Schools

Glenbrook District 225 meets Monday. September 28, 7:00 PM. Agenda highlights in plain English, in the full edition.
Meadowbrook’s beam. Students signed a steel beam for the new Meadowbrook school — part of the Build 28 project.

3This Week

  • Sat 9/26 Touch-A-Truck, 10 AM–12 PM · UL Solutions
  • Sun 9/27 48th Shermerfest, 12–4 PM · Village Green Park
  • Mon 9/28 Glenbrook D225 board meeting, 7 PM
  • Tue 10/6 Meadow Plaza public hearing, 6 PM · Techny Prairie

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5One Good Thing

Meadowbrook students signed their names on a steel beam that will hold up their new school. Decades from now, their signatures will still be in the walls. — via the Build 28 project
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