Welcoming and Inclusive Community Pledge

On May 25, 2021, Village President Kathryn Ciesla and the Village Board of Trustees adopted a resolution endorsing the Welcoming and Inclusive Community Pledge. Recognizing that Northbrook is home to over 35,000 residents of diverse histories and identities, the Village of Northbrook pledges to support and serve all residents and families regardless of their backgrounds.

The Welcoming and Inclusive Community Pledge makes the statement that a community must speak out against any and all discrimination, xenophobia, and hatred. The Village of Northbrook commits to helping promote the core American value that no one should be targeted because of their race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital and/or familial status, language, mental and/or physical impairment and/or disability, military status, economic class, immigration status, or any of the other characteristics that are often used to divide people.

The Village invites you to take the pledge online here.

Sign the Pledge
Village Board with Progress Pride Flag

Pledge Signatories

  • Kirstie Adams
  • Elisabeth Aguilera
  • Nina Allen
  • Jack Altschuler
  • Marlene Angelico
  • Ashley Amelianovich
  • Rachel Arai
  • Amy Archer
  • Deshawn Arms
  • Ellen Atlas
  • Debra Auerbach
  • Vivian Ayuso-Sanchez
  • Hallie Baer
  • Marianne Bankier
  • Nitesh   Baranwal
  • Carley Barkin
  • Matt Basinger
  • Abolfazl Bayzaee
  • Tracey Becker
  • Christine Beeftink
  • Annette Beegun
  • Al Beerman
  • Madge Beerman
  • Madeleine Beerman
  • Allison Behm
  • Barbara Beram
  • Rev. John Berg
  • Eric Berkowitz
  • Deborah Berlin
  • Barbara Berman
  • Sarah Berzon
  • Adam Berzon
  • Nicole Bingham
  • Barbara Binder
  • Talia Block
  • Cindy Blue
  • Neal Blustein
  • Thomas Board
  • Lauren Bondy
  • Victoria Braund
  • Elaine Braverman
  • Amy Brennan
  • Herbert Brenner
  • Stephen Brenner
  • Thomas Breuer
  • Nancy Brigham
  • Thomas Brigham
  • Scott Britton
  • Pam Brockman
  • Mark Brodson
  • Adam Brown
  • Michelle Brown
  • Jodi Butler
  • Paul Caccia
  • Barry Cain
  • Jan & Barry Cain
  • Dennis Callan
  • Tina Cantrell
  • Catherine Caporusso
  • Chris Carpenter
  • Linda Cassidy
  • Miranda Cassidy
  • Elizabeth Chemers
  • Harlan Chemers
  • Molly Chen
  • Jacqueline Clawson
  • Lewis Cohen
  • Rives Collins
  • Phil Collins
  • Kirsty Collins
  • Muriel Collison
  • Stephanie Compton
  • Beth Congbalay
  • Joseph Cooperwood
  • Susan Crampton
  • Maura Crishsm
  • Loann Dang
  • Carly Dardano
  • Neal David
  • Luisa M Davila
  • Rujan Dawadi
  • Faith Daytz
  • Cecille de Leon
  • Elizabeth Decker
  • John Deiter
  • Ami Denenberg
  • Anthony Diaz
  • Carolyn Dinofsky
  • Sejla Dizdarevic
  • Marcia Doniger
  • Stan & Kathleen  Drewno
  • Thomas Duffy
  • Rosemary Duffy
  • Maria Paula Duran
  • Anna Lena Edson
  • Gary Eimerman
  • Cherie Einum
  • Zora Eirinberg
  • Gail Eisenberg
  • Sterling Elliott
  • Greg Engberg
  • Jacob Ettlinger
  • Rona   Farber
  • Kimberly Farrell
  • Sinee Feld
  • Inna Feldman-Gerber
  • Rabbi Jason Fenster
  • Carolyn Ferber
  • Sonia Fernandez
  • Ruth Ferris
  • Kathy Fielding
  • Elyse Fisher
  • Susan Fisher
  • Kristen Folland
  • Daniel Formeller
  • Tamara Fountain
  • Shelley Frame
  • Rob Francois
  • Nola Francois
  • Leah Francois
  • Molly Frank
  • Nancy & Bruce Frankel
  • Sarah Freedman
  • Eric Freibrun
  • Joan Freud
  • Andreas Frey
  • Suzy Friedman
  • Janet Friedman
  • Lynn Friend
  • Margaux Friend
  • Tracy Friend
  • Sandra Frum
  • Connie Fuller
  • Robyn & Josh Funke
  • Beverly Furtado Kumar
  • Sandra Garber
  • Glenn Garfinkel
  • Derek Gau
  • Laurie Geiger
  • Anna Gershuny
  • Allen Gerstein
  • Margaret Gertner
  • Robert Giblichman
  • Beth Gilford
  • Rachel   Gilman
  • Nancy Gilmore
  • Ilene Gilson
  • Hayley Gladstone
  • Adam Glauberman
  • Cheryl Glick
  • Julie Godnik
  • Andrea Goese
  • Michelle Goldin
  • Mark Goldman
  • Ruth Goldsmith
  • Anastasia   Gonzalez
  • Jose Gonzalez
  • Michael  Gotkin
  • Karrie Gottschild
  • Fred Gougler
  • James Grady
  • Ronni Graff
  • Geoffrey Graham
  • William T. Grant
  • Lucy Gray
  • Warren Grienenberger
  • Ellen Griesemer
  • Rachel   Gruenberg
  • Kristie Grumbach
  • Richard Guelzow
  • Larry Guthman
  • Elizabeth Gy
  • Janice Hadesman
  • Shelle Hamer
  • Suzanne Hagen
  • Nisha   Hajian
  • Kate Hall
  • Ernest Halperin
  • Kathy Ham
  • Shelle Hamer
  • Jon Handler
  • Denise Handler
  • Jane Hanna
  • Mary Hansen
  • Toni Happ Dautel
  • Steven Hara
  • Sheri Harkavy
  • Joanne Hasmonek
  • John Haupt
  • Catrina Hays
  • Johannah Hebl
  • Janet Hendricks
  • Jane Hendricks
  • Robyn Hensel
  • Lynn Herling
  • Terry Hillerich
  • Shannon Horvay
  • Jeff Hoffen
  • Anne Hoffman
  • Wileen Hsing
  • Amy Huck
  • Lorie Hunken
  • Judith Hughes
  • Laurie Hunken
  • Kathryn Hunt
  • David Ike
  • Claudia Ilagan
  • Haralyn & Geoff Isaac
  • Jill Jacobson
  • Steven Jaeger
  • Howard (H. Ari) Jaffe
  • Donns Jahn
  • Jules and Susan Joffe
  • Lea Jones
  • Alex Jones
  • T Jones
  • Lea Jones
  • Earl Jones
  • Barbara Joseph
  • Dipanshu Joshi
  • Agnes Justiniano
  • Amy Kaske Berger
  • Martin & Susanne Kanter
  • Amy Kahhat
  • Nathanael Milton Kapner
  • Liz Kardel
  • Linda Karm
  • Aliya Karim
  • Carol Karton
  • Amy Kaske
  • Bonnie Katz
  • Jeff Kaufman
  • Colleen Keaveny
  • Lynne Keefe
  • Emily Keeter
  • Susan Kelly
  • Dev and Phyllis Kennedy
  • Jennifer Kenny
  • Susan Kessler
  • Chuck Kessler
  • Andrew Kim
  • Geri Kirkpatrick
  • Vincent Klos
  • Karen Kohl
  • Michelle Kohler
  • Larry Komen
  • Carol Konvalinka
  • Burton and Wendy Kopulsky
  • Alice Kosnik
  • Beverly Kreiss
  • Sarah Kroeschell
  • Harold Kudan
  • Ben Kueck
  • Jessica Kueck
  • Eileen Kuenneth
  • Andrew Kung
  • Teri Kurasch
  • Jonathan Kurasch
  • Wendy Kussman
  • Mindy & Randy Kurtz
  • Alisa Kus
  • Alisa Kusnitzow
  • Rafiq Kutty
  • Nanci Lakin
  • Morissa Lambert
  • Maureen Lampert
  • Gregory Landeweer
  • Sally Lane
  • John Lange
  • Heidi Lapin
  • Heather Lara
  • Alan Lau
  • Bernice Lau Paredes
  • Kathy Leck
  • Emilia Lecuona
  • Rebecca Lee
  • Brian Lee
  • Justin Lee
  • Richard Lee
  • The Leger Family
  • Jessica Lensch-Falk
  • Sandye and Wayne Lerner
  • Julie Lerman
  • Lainie Levin
  • Michael Levin
  • Fred Lewin
  • Gay Lewin
  • Sandra Zelman Lewis
  • PJ Lewis
  • Sandra Lewis
  • Jordan Light
  • Cherie Lindskog
  • Fleury Linn
  • Jeff and Paula Litman
  • Anne Loeb
  • Cary l Loevy
  • Alice Lonoff
  • Amy Lyons
  • Heather MacDonald
  • Holly McDaniel-Rubin
  • Chris Mailing
  • Maddie Maisch
  • Leah Malerich
  • Gina Manski
  • Sean Manski
  • Jeanie Manski
  • Ron Mantegna
  • Donna Marchand
  • Alyson Margulies
  • Alisa Martorano
  • Nicole Marshall
  • Laurie Martinelli
  • Norman Maskin
  • Steven Mason
  • Bonnie Master
  • Katie Matlin
  • Amy McArthur
  • Mary Jane McCarthy
  • Jacqueline and Jean McGrew
  • Katie McKillip Von Feldt
  • Claudette McShane
  • Frances Mechales
  • Scott Meek
  • Adriana Meneses
  • Nashwa Mekky
  • Rabbi Aaron Melman
  • Jane Mentzer
  • Nikolaos Michaloliakos
  • Patricia Midell
  • Susan and Bill Mieli
  • Susan and Bill Miey
  • Ruth Miller
  • Bobbi Miller
  • Marla Miller
  • Dan Miller
  • Barbara Milsk
  • Constance Mitchell
  • Alan Mitchell
  • Marta Miyares
  • Caroline and Mike Moore
  • Melissa Morreale
  • Ellen Morley
  • Debbie Morrison
  • Victoria Murphy
  • Roleeta Nandan
  • Amanda Neidhardt
  • William Nemmer
  • Melissa Newhouse
  • Joel Newton
  • Sandra Nimz
  • Claire Noh
  • Amy O Berholtzer
  • Emily O'Connor
  • Catherine O’Grady
  • Scott Oh
  • Lori O'Hara
  • Carol A. Olsen
  • Stefan Opferkuch
  • Judy Oppet
  • Dara Owen
  • Margo Pactanac
  • Krista Paradiso
  • Paul Patt
  • Vinita Patel
  • Megan Paul
  • Cara Pavlicek
  • Julie Peacock
  • Heather Pear
  • Rosalie Persky
  • Linda Petchenik
  • Marcia and Ken Petchenik
  • Marcia Petchenik
  • Linda Petchenik
  • Jennifer Pfeifer
  • Deborah Phadnis
  • Betsy Phillips
  • Jeffrey Piell
  • Pied Piper
  • Gail Pisut
  • JoAnn Post
  • Celina Preston
  • Jennifer Pike
  • Steven Price
  • Melissa Prober
  • Julie Propes
  • Marcey Pritzen
  • Handle Przybylinski
  • Kathi Quinn
  • Len Rago
  • Leena Ramachandra
  • Kay Ramey
  • Emily Raming
  • Julie Rand
  • Charlene Reber
  • Irene Redman
  • Mary Reynolds
  • Kevin Righeimer
  • Allan Rodin
  • Amy Robbins
  • Gail Robson
  • Scott Rogoff
  • Leslie Rogoff
  • Tami Rokni
  • Toni Rosen
  • Cheryl Rosen
  • Chickie Rosen
  • Scott Rosenberg
  • Barbara L Rosenberg
  • Fred Rosenberg
  • Meghan Rosenfeld
  • Emily Robertson
  • Marc Rubin
  • Terri Rudd
  • Elizabeth Rude
  • Fran Ruffalo
  • Regina Ruocco
  • Alberto Ruocco
  • Pamela Russell
  • Ashish S
  • Susan Sack
  • Lee Sacks
  • Charlene Sales
  • Dana Salzer
  • Matthew & Sarah Samson
  • Barbara Santarelli
  • Jennifer Saperstein
  • Magdalena Sarmiento
  • Eric Saxton
  • Daniel Schack
  • Julie Schaeffer
  • Larry & Gloria Schaffel
  • Anita Scheindel
  • Meg Schmidt
  • Margaret Schmidt
  • Edna Schrank
  • Roberta Schreiber
  • Miriam Schuman
  • John Schuman
  • Howard Schusteff
  • Carol Schuster
  • Kristine Schwandner
  • Sindy Schwartz
  • Margo Schwartz-Newton
  • Ilise Schwartzwald
  • Jerry Schwimmer
  • Mia Seo
  • Margo Serlin
  • Gianluca Serra
  • Liane Seyk
  • Carol Shachtman
  • Ashish Shah
  • Lynne Sheban
  • Catherine Shipp
  • Kathryn Shorr
  • BevShurman Lavitt
  • Allan Siegal
  • Linda Siegel
  • Alice Sievert
  • Jared Sigler
  • Mara Silver-Schack
  • Lexi Singer
  • Mark Slattery
  • Alison Small
  • Susie Smith
  • Judi Smith
  • Jeri Solomon
  • Tatyana Solovey
  • Pamela Sonshine
  • Janet Spector Bishop
  • Jennifer Spencer (owner of Dairy Queen)
  • Sally Staff
  • Fancie Stavish
  • Dawn Stanicek
  • Jennifer Stash
  • Patty Steffen
  • Jennifer Stein
  • Gerald Stein
  • Shelley Stern
  • Marina Stolyarov
  • Matthew Strait
  • Eric Strait
  • Kathleen Sullivan
  • Ryan Sutherand
  • Kim Svoboda
  • Janie Swenson
  • Marcela Sztainberg
  • Thomas Tabern
  • Marilyn L Tallman
  • Margaret and Marc Tanenberg
  • Stacey Tannenbaum
  • Julie Tappendorf
  • Anita Taylor
  • Mary Tebbe
  • Mark Telpner
  • Ben Tenenbaum
  • Brad Terry
  • Ellie Terry
  • Joseph and Dahlia Tesher
  • Dan Thibeault
  • Craig Thomae
  • Josh Ticho
  • Pam Tokowitz
  • Amy Tuchler
  • Ryan Tucker
  • Amy Tucker
  • Robert Tucker
  • Suzanne Turover
  • Steven Udesky
  • Miha Ugarcovici
  • Erasmo Velez
  • Linda Vering
  • Bobbi Viegas-Miller
  • Jack Waddle
  • Lynda Wallis
  • Frances Walls
  • Ashley Wang
  • Judy Warner
  • Kathy Wawer
  • Rick Weber
  • Gayle Weckerlin
  • Arthur Weiner
  • Melissa Weinstein
  • Lauren & Michael Weisert
  • Kimberly Weissman
  • Greg Weissman
  • Alexa Weissman
  • Margo Weissman
  • Charlie Weissman
  • Susan Wellek
  • Karen Wells
  • Gerald White
  • Marlene White
  • Sandra Whitmore
  • Matthew Wiemer
  • Phaedra Wilkinson
  • Josie Williams
  • Aiyana Willoughby Evans
  • Shelly Wirth Williams
  • Anne-Marie Williams
  • Donna Wittert
  • Tamar Wolf
  • Susan Wolf
  • Howard Wolfman
  • Anita Wu
  • Chris and Heather Wu
  • Khai Yang
  • Adam Young
  • Lisa Youngberg
  • Harvey Youngberg
  • Julie Yusim
  • Leon Zar
  • Barbara Zenner
  • C. Connie Zhou
  • Connie Zhou
  • Michael Ziering
  • Cliff Zimmerman
  • Kimberly Zlatin
  • Casady Zurek
  • The Cove School