2021 In Northbrook: Patch Looks Back

Northbrook IL

30 December, 2021

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NORTHBROOK, IL — As journalists, we attempt to cover the important stories that readers care about each and every day. The past year has been filled with many of them in Northbrook and the nearby area. We look back at a few while also preparing for what's ahead in 2022. JANUARY GBN Student Combats School's Paper Usage By Planting TreesNorthbrook Community Mourns Loss Of GBN StudentArmed Robbery Reported In Northbrook Court Parking Lot: PoliceLibrary Will Not Reopen Due To High Number Of Staff In QuarantineNorthbrook Ranked No. 1 Safest Small City In Illinois: StudyBarstool Sports Gives Financial Boost To Northbrook BusinessNorthbrook Public Schools Get $600K In Coronavirus Relief FundingThe Sons of the American Legion Squadron 791 presented "Employee of the Year" awards to Northbrook's Police, Fire, and Public Works Departments. Since this year is a little different, each department – and every employee – were recognized as a whole for their outstanding service! pic.twitter.com/bC5txi6vuY— Northbrook (@NorthbrookGOV) January 13, 2021 FEBRUARY Death Of Woman At Northbrook Hotel Classified As UndeterminedTeen Injured In Shooting On Edens Near NorthbrookLibrary Reopens With Limited Services In Northbrook6 Northbrook Students Named Presidential Scholar CandidatesNew Coronavirus Cases Continue 3-Week Slide In NorthbrookNorthbrook Returns To Phase 4 Of Restore Illinois MARCH Carjacking Involving Gun Reported On Skokie BoulevardQuiz Bowl Nationals: Northbrook's St. Norbert's School AdvancesPritzker Announces $364K Transportation Grant To NorthbrookHall Of Fame Coach Remembered For Passion In NorthbrookCookie Dough For Cancer: Northbrook Teen Raises $1KChicago Bears Honor GBN Football Coach Matt PurdyAllstate Sells Remainder Of Life Insurance Division For $220MToday, Northbrook's Police and Fire Departments joined healthcare workers and other local first responders to recognize the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants shared solidarity through a drive-by at Glenbrook Hospital. pic.twitter.com/w8i2pxGgLO— Northbrook (@NorthbrookGOV) March 25, 2021 APRIL Students Weigh In On District 225 Election With RallyCiesla Becomes Northbrook Village President: Election ResultsShots Fired Outside Sheraton Hotel In Northbrook3 Northbrook Students Are National Merit Scholarship WinnersNorthbrook Students Among Top Illinois Student Scholars4th Of July Parade Canceled, Decision On Fireworks Coming In June MAY Best Pizza Place In Northbrook: Readers Pick$154K Raised For Cancer Wellness Center In NorthbrookBest Burger Place In Northbrook: Readers PickFireworks Show A Go On Fourth Of July in NorthbrookMissing Person: Possible Break In 1982 Northbrook Cold CaseNorthbrook Football Player Receives All-State HonorDig For Human Remains, Evidence May Go Through WeekendNo Human Remains Found At Northbrook ResidenceThe Village expresses its sincere gratitude and appreciation to former Village President Sandy Frum. Sandy retired as Village President after a total of 34 years of service! To honor her commitment, the Village's board room has been named the Sandra "Sandy" Frum Board Room. pic.twitter.com/FDQeiFTqqw— Northbrook (@NorthbrookGOV) May 12, 2021 JUNE National Merit Scholar From Northbrook Announced135 Maple School Eighth-Graders Graduate In NorthbrookNorthbrook Junior High Class Of 2021 GraduatesA Pawfect Act: Northbrook Teen Raises $1K For Animal ShelterPop-Up Pickleball Coming To Downtown NorthbrookState Champions: GBN Boys Volleyball Finishes Off Perfect SeasonBoy, 4, Drowns In Northbrook Retention PondState champions! Congratulations to the Glenbrook North High School Boys Volleyball Team on their win at the IHSA Boys State Volleyball Championship yesterday 🏆 Northbrook is proud of you! #NorthbrookStrong https://t.co/Njta8mQbvL— Northbrook (@NorthbrookGOV) June 20, 2021 JULY GBN Student-Athlete Named Illinois Girls Soccer Player Of YearGBN'S Orloff Makes All-State Baseball TeamNorthbrook Teen Killed In Chicago: Homicide InvestigationSpace Traveler: Glenbrook North Grad Partakes In Historic FlightNorthbrook Resident Named Chicago Botanic Garden's Top VolunteerMZ Capital Partners Brings Attainable Housing to Naperville AUGUST West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Found in NorthbrookMajor Retailers Requiring Masks In NorthbrookChicago Pizza Authority Opens Northbrook Location3 Northbrook Companies Make Fastest-Growing ListFighter Pilot: Northbrook Student Graduates From Space Camp SEPTEMBER Glenbrook North Hockey Club Fights CancerNorthbrook Symphony Ready For 42nd SeasonTikTok Challenge Blamed For Vandalism Of Park District RestroomsNorthbrook's Maple School Selected As U.S. Blue Ribbon SchoolNorthbrook Murder Suspect To Be Featured On Crime Show12 Northbrook Students Named 2022 National Merit SemifinalistsNorthbrook Library Receives $48K Grant For Improvements🐾 Yesterday was Chloe's first day of many helping around Northbrook! Chloe is still getting used to her new job and learning to settle into a good routine, so if she hasn't met you yet, she will! If you see her out and about wearing her pretty blue vest, please come say hi 👋 pic.twitter.com/iiG5mt0NKX— Northbrook (@NorthbrookGOV) September 25, 2021 OCTOBER Northbrook Man Pleads Guilty To Exporting Goods To PakistanField Middle School Students Named 'Yes I Can' Award RecipientsTop Musicians: Northbrook Junior High Students Selected For Honor400 Participants Make Lew Blond Memorial 5K Run/Walk A SuccessField Middle School Students Selected For State Music HonorsAllstate Selling Headquarters After 54 Years In Northbrook9 Northbrook Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. NewsLove At First Sip: Northbrook Couple Launches Tequila SeltzerThieves Steal $66K In Purses, Luggage At Northbrook Louis VuittonNorthbrook Days Nets $95K For Scholarships, Community GrantsNorthbrook Receives $4.4M From American Rescue PlanLou Malnati's Sold to Investment FirmThe official photo of your State Champion Boys Golf Team. Congratulations to Coach Gerbich and the boys for shooting the lowest team total in state history. @BoosterGbn @glenbrooknorth @GBN_Spirit #gbnnow pic.twitter.com/uZqfjE3bo7— Glenbrook North High School Athletics (@GBN_Athletics) October 9, 2021 NOVEMBER Allstate Sells Northbrook Headquarters For $232MNext Level: 7 Glenbrook North Athletes Sign Letters Of IntentNSYMCA Shares Halloween Candy Donations with TroopsNorthbrook Senior Center Moves Programs Back To Leisure CenterHighwood Man Killed After Car Submerges Into Water In NorthbrookFlash Mob Robbery: 13 Men Steal $100K At Northbrook Louis VuittonNorthbrook Park District Receives 2 'Best of the Best' AwardsDowntown Northbrook is all lit up for the holiday season! Enjoy the lights and ambience while you do your holiday shopping and dining. Shout out to the Village's Public Works Department for a job well done 👏✨ pic.twitter.com/nXJLHXGBlz— Northbrook (@NorthbrookGOV) November 23, 2021 DECEMBER COVID-19 Self-Tests Selling Out At Northbrook WalgreensNorthbrook Ranked Among Best Suburbs For Urban AmenitiesNew Superintendent Chosen In Northbrook District 28Northbrook Symphony Receives $1M Endowment GiftSnowy weather is here! Day & night, our Public Works crews work to salt & clear 125 center lane miles of Village owned/maintained streets, municipal parking lots & designated sidewalks. We thank them for their service providing safe streets for Northbrook's residents & visitors! pic.twitter.com/CkRCGCRiNS— Northbrook (@NorthbrookGOV) December 28, 2021