Joanne Von Alroth

Volunteers for the village's Emergency Services Disaster Agency will be professionals from now on, trustees have decided. Trustees agreed last week to pay the village agency's volunteers $20 annually so...

The debate over the development of a 30-acre parcel that sits north of Lyman Woods continued at the Village Board meeting Monday night. Opponents of the project have said that...

As a sociologist who frequently works in schools, Kimberly Moss-Dobbins has seen many children who could use a little extra attention after the dismissal bell has rung. "Kids from single-parent...

Village commissioners unanimously agreed Monday night to reappoint the Downers Grove Library Board president and appoint two other residents to fill vacancies on the panel just before the facility undergoes...

Renovation of the public library will likely begin next spring. But before construction begins, residents will have the opportunity to make suggestions about the project, library officials said Monday. A...

Commuters will have to travel a little farther from the train station downtown to find metered parking in the future, according to village officials. In an effort to simplify the...

A development of 166 townhouses at Highland Avenue and 31st Street could devastate the ecological balance at the site, experts told Village Board members Monday night. Large-scale construction at the...

For most teens, turning 16 means a chance at freedom in the shape of a driver's license. But National Safety Council statistics show that the 16th year of life poses...

A proposed ordinance will not force property owners with stormwater detention areas on their land to tear down existing trees, the mayor said Thursday night. Under the plan, property owners...

The punch of a few computer keys could earn the village more money in the next year, officials said last week. Downers Grove will seek a special "computer reallocation" of...