Local servicesHospitalGlenbrook Hospital2.7 miPost officeTechny Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorthbrook Village Hall1.3 miPoliceNorthfield Police Department2.4 miFire stationNorthbrook Fire Department Station 12under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 5 otherMiddleNorthbrook Junior High Schoolunder a mileElementaryMeadowbrook Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Norbert School1.0 miCollegeHarper College Learning and Career Center4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD11 miInterstateI-941.6 miUS highwayUS 412.6 miAmtrakGlenview, IL GLN2.9 miRailNorthbrookMetra1.1 miCoachMulti-Modal/Rental Car FacilityWisconsin Coach Lines, Van Galder (Coach USA)9.3 miTransit26 stops within a milePace Suburban BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60082 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60082 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:15 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:16 am – 4:22 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 16°F40 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May34 in of snow a year, on about 23 days17 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chicago Botanic Garden station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsTechny Prairie Park And Fieldspark · under a mile · 103 acresMeadow Hill Parkpark · under a mileLake Park Expansionstate park · 4.1 miKennicott's Grovestate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 124 acresFort Sheridan Bluffstate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 78 acresFort Sheridan National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201037 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 201322 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighCook County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighTornado Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality41% of days had good air in 2025149 of 365 days measured191 moderate, 20 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 168main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cook County monitors, IL
Drinking waterGlenbrook Sdserves 822 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation636 ft194 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
