Northbrook, Illinois

Northbrook is one of Chicago North Shore’s most desirable communities, with a population of more than 34,400 residents and growing. Situated 25 miles north of the bustling city of Chicago, residents and businesses take pleasure in the charming and unique lifestyle provided by the village, with easy access to a number of significant amenities. Packed full of beautiful recreational areas, diverse dining establishments, notable shopping centers, esteemed educational institutions and several Fortune 500 companies, Northbrook is the perfect place for both people and businesses to establish residence. Northbrook Real Estate consists of single family homes, townhomes and condominiums at various price points.

In a recent Chicago Magazine article, Northbrook’s schools (in four independent districts) were listed number seven of the top 10 schools in the area. The Northbrook Park District manages more than 500 acres of parks and playgrounds. Northbrook’s already impressive array of shopping centers has recently expanded. In addition to the village’s current millions of square feet of diverse shops, boutiques, stores and restaurants is the new 417,000 square-foot Willow Festival Shopping Center. Just opened in spring of 2007, Willow Festival is ideally located at the bustling northwest corner of Willow Road and Waukegan Road and within a five-mile radius of nearly 230,000 residents.

The village is enviably positioned among the major interstate highways of I-94 (Edens Expressway) and I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), and is also serviced by Federal Highway 41 and State Highways 43 and 68. Reaching Chicago is easy through Metra’s Milwaukee District North Line, running through Northbrook and offering more than 25 daily trips to and from Chicago’s Union Station. Commuters also have easy access to several routes through the Pace bus service, making travel to neighboring communities simple.