Skip To Main Content
Tom Robb on Muck Rack

Tom Robb

Verified
Des Plaines
As seen in: Journal & Topics, Facebook, EIN News, Hitched (UK), Arlington Heights Journal, Des Plaines Journal, Mount Prospect Journal, Niles Journal, Our Community Now, Park Ridge Journal, Carson City Current
Covers:  The villages of Niles, Glenview and Elk Grove Village along with local coverage of representatives at the federal, state and county levels.
Award winning reporter, photographer & political editor at Journal & Topics Newspapers opinions are mine. Follow my work at muckrack.com/tom-robb-1

Get in touch with Tom

Contact Tom, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Tom Robb’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Award winning reporter, photographer and political editor for the Journal & Topics Media Group. Awards include Peter Lisagor Award and Peter Lisagor finalist for in depth reporting along with multiple Illinois Press Awards for best use of FOIA, news reporting series, photography and Best Promotion of the Public's Right to Know.

Tom Robb’s Journalist Portfolio

Say It With Pride Art Protest

Say It With Pride Art Protest

Young adults in Elk Grove Village hold an artistic demonstration to protest a 1961 law requiring people to we…

View article →

Articles

Glenview Fire Open House To See Live Demo, Vehicle Extrication, More

|
By Tom Robb Verified
| Journal & Topics Verified
The start of a vehicle extrication demonstration at the 2025 Glenview Fire Dept. open house at Fire Station No. 14. (Glenview Fire Dept. photo) Glenview firefighters will open Fire Station No. 14 to the public for an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. The station is located at 2250 Patriot Blvd., adjacent to the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy at 2300 Patriot Blvd. The family-friendly event will feature live fire demonstrations, vehicle extrications, firefig...
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

NorthShore Elite Talent Company To Open In Former Country Cobbler Space

|
By Tom Robb Verified
| Journal & Topics Verified
NorthShore Elite Talent logo. The former Country Cobbler space near Glenview and Waukegan roads will soon host the NorthShore Elite Talent Company Performing Arts Center. Company officials said Tuesday that they began moving into the space in July and are working with village officials to become fully operational, though an exact opening date has not been set. The company also operates a location at 3070 N. Lake Terrace in Glenview. Nabi Jordan-Polk, who has more than 20 years of experience in d...
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Downtown Glenview Intersection Closing Friday, Saturday For Roadwork

|
By Tom Robb Verified
| Journal & Topics Verified
Road work sign. (iStock photo) The intersection of Glenview Road and Elm Street near downtown Glenview will close Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12, for water main construction and road repairs, according to village officials. Crews will close the intersection to through traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, for water main work. It will close again from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 12, for roadway patching. Detour signs will direct Glenview Road traffic along Dewes, Lincoln and Spruce...
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 4,070 licensed articles (5,233 Total)

Awards

See all →

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2012 - In Depth Reporting

Chicago Headline Club/Society of Professional Journalists Peter Lisagor first place award for in depth reporting on Des Plaines Police corruption.

View Award

Illinois Press Association

2019 - Freedom of Information Award

2020 Best of the Press Illinois Newspaper Contest by the Illinois Press Association for series, "Mayor. Paid Village Back For Extra Trip" (Award presented in 2020 for stories judged from 2019).

View Award

Illinois Press Association

2018 - Best Promotion of the Public"s Right To Know

The 2019 Best Promotion of the Public’s Right To Know Award (for entrees judged from 2017). After Elk Grove Township School Dist. 59 school board members passed a measure to issue bonds of up to $20 million. Residents opposed to the bonds circulated petitions to force the bond question onto the Gubernatorial Primary Election ballot. Tom Robb uncovered private emails exchanged between a majority of school board members coordinating challenges to that ballot petition leading to an Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau investigation into possible violations of the Illinois Open Meetings Act

View Award