Place:Northbrook, Cook, Illinois, United States

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NameNorthbrook
Alt namesShermervillesource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeVillage
Coordinates42.129°N 87.841°W
Located inCook, Illinois, United States
Also located inNorthfield (township), Cook, Illinois, United States    
Wheeling (township), Cook, Illinois, United States    
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Northbrook is a suburb of Chicago, located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, United States, on the border of Lake County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 35,222.

When incorporated in 1901, the village was known as Shermerville in honor of Frederick Schermer, who donated the land for its first train station. The village changed its name to Northbrook in 1923 as an effort to improve its public image. The name was chosen because the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River runs through the village.

Glenbrook North High School, founded in 1952 as Glenbrook High School, is located in Northbrook. The village is also home to the Northbrook Park District, the Northbrook Court shopping mall, the Ed Rudolph Velodrome, the Chicago Curling Club, and the Northbrook Public Library.

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