Northfield News

Northfield Township School District 225's school board will meet in closed session Monday to discuss its options after the Illinois Supreme Court refused to reconsider a decision against the district.

West Northfield District 31 officials are considering calling for a referendum that could keep its tax rates the same and yet fund improvements to their Glenview and Northbrook schools.

Jay Nolan, 56, of Wilmette, was charged by the federal government for alleged mail fraud.

A North Shore businessman was arrested this week after he allegedly swindled investors out of several million dollars.

Organizers of the third annual Heart of Glenview aren't waiting for the Feb. 1 event to begin raising funds for local charities.

The New Trier Republican Organization Saturday endorsed Robert Dold for the 10th Congressional District, one of seven candidates seeking the seat Mark Kirk is leaving to run for U.S. Senate.

LONDON a " Chocolate makers Hershey and Ferrero International say they're considering a possible offer for Cadbury, which is already the target of a hostile bid by Kraft Foods.Hershey released an announcement to the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday that confirms it is reviewing its options but says an offer isn't guaranteed.

As part of a county-wide cost cutting move, 13 voter precincts in Northfield Township have been eliminated and the addresses within them consolidated with neighboring precincts.

Kurt "Ike" Eichaker's first run at political office may not get out of the starting block.

New Trier Republican Organization endorsment session a oeIta s fantastic to get the endorsement of the New Trier Republican Organization said Kenilwortha s 10th CD candidate Bob Dold yesterday.

On Nov. 9 the maker of Oreos and Ritz crackers bid 300 pence in cash and 0.2589 of new Kraft shares for each share of Cadbury.

A report on Illinois bridges, recently made available to the public, shows that most bridges in the Wilmette area are in satisfactory to good condition.

LONDON a " Cadbury PLC has rejected a new $16.4 billion cash-and-stock offer from Kraft Foods Inc.Monday's hostile offer is lower than Kraft's previous rebuffed offer.Northfield, Ill.-based Kraft says the price 'represents a substantial premium to the unaffected share price of Cadbury.' The company is referring to a surge in the British company's ...

Public libraries in Northbrook and Glenview are overcharging nonresidents living in unincorporated areas of those villages for library cards and services, said the Northfield Township Assessor.

Glenview and Northfield Township trustees added their voices to a petition with 260 signatures opposing a plan to turn a single-family home into multi-family town houses in an unincorporated area bordering Glenview.

If the Illinois Standards Achievement Test is any indication, students who attend public schools in New Trier Township leave eighth grade with a strong and comparable foundation for the more rigorous demands of high school.

3-5. The new TS240 includes high-speed, non-contact 300 DPI image scan heads that increase the accuracy of check scans, even with folds and wrinkles.

Older students' reading scores shot up at Sunset Ridge District 29, but they dropped for third- and fourth-graders, according to 2009 state test results.

Glenview trustees are scheduled to decide Nov. 3 whether to impose a local 2-cent tax on motor fuel purchases, expected to raise $290,000 annually that they'd dedicate solely to roadway improvement projects.

Both Glenview and Northfield Township have registered opposition to a plan to replace a single-family house on the corner of Central and Glenshire roads in unincorporated Cook County with four townhouses.