Cook County, Illinois
Northbrook Real Estate and Local Guide
Northbrook is an upscale suburb in the greater North Shore north of Chicago. The village is closely tied to filmmaker John Hughes, who grew up there and based his fictional town of Shermer partly on Northbrook.
Living in Northbrook
John Hughes grew up in Northbrook and modeled his fictional town of Shermer partly on the village; exteriors from The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off used the local high school. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Northbrook
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Northbrook home
Save Ferris water tower
Village water tower featured in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Techny Prairie Park and Fields
About 114-acre park with golf course, trails, and athletic fields maintained by the Northbrook Park District
Northbrook areas to know
Techny
Formerly separate community annexed by Northbrook in 1989, south of Voltz Road
Downtown Northbrook
Historic core on the original Shermerville settlement site