Joanne Von Alroth

Trustees say they will consider a Glen Ellyn woman's request to zone abortion clinics out of existence. But even if officials consider anti-abortion activist Catherine Kennedy's request to enact a...

Police arrested seven people this week after they allegedly threatened a group with a gun and chased them around the village. Charged with mob action and disorderly conduct were Mario...

Items sold at the Downers Grove farmers market should be raised or prepared primarily by those selling them, village commissioners agreed Monday night. To keep buyers aware of where the...

The village will seek federal block grant funds, commissioners have decided. The village will notify the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that it will join the DuPage Economic...

Nineteen of 26 village businesses were caught selling cigarettes to minors in a police sting designed to keep children under 18 from buying tobacco products, officials said this week. The...

Seven businesses that sell liquor in the village were fined and one will be closed for three days after the establishments were found guilty of selling to minors, officials said....

A 17-year-old Downers Grove man was arrested this week on charges that he sexually abused a 13-year-old Clarendon Hills girl, police said. Jeffery M. Charrier of 4323 Elm St. was...

The public library can borrow money from one of its own funds to pay for expansion expenses expected before an $8.2 million bond sale in the fall, officials have decided....

Village officials said Thursday night they will study whether people handing out religious literature pose a safety hazard when they distribute materials outside schools and cause traffic jams. Trustee Mark...

The village no longer will allow use of a lightweight pipe to carry waste underground, officials said Monday. Village Council members said they will ban the use of cellular-cored polyvinyl...