Joanne Von Alroth

Commissioners agreed Monday night to update the village's cable programming policy governing resident-produced programs. The policy, which addresses community access television produced through the village's television department, was "obsolete and...

The village should stop imposing its new utility tax on other taxing bodies in the village, a village commissioner said this week. The 2.3 percent utility tax, in effect since...

The village has reopened its police department shooting range. Nearly $9,000 was spent to modernize the 17-year-old range, used by Downers Grove Police and Federal Bureau of Investigations officers. Renovations...

Students could be arrested if police catch them outside during regular school hours without permission under a proposal introduced to the Village Board on Thursday night. Under the proposal, students...

A group of residents told members of the village's Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday night not to change the zoning of a 33-acre parcel at Highland Avenue and 31st Street....

The village should take steps to protect sales-tax revenue from items sold to residents via computer on-line services, officials said Monday. After purchasing groceries from a local on-line service and...

Inclement weather this winter will cost the village $26,000 for emergency repairs to the roof of Village Hall, officials said. The village will pay Roofs Inc. of Lyons $26,100 to...

The Fire Department will join 27 south suburban fire departments in a group devoted to providing aid in large-scale emergencies, trustees said last week. The department will join the Combined...

Plan commissioners have approved a plan to build 166 townhouses on land opponents believe should be preserved as open space. Commissioners voted 5-0 after a four-hour hearing last week to...

Two villages will participate in a statewide program to redevelop their downtowns, officials said Monday. Westmont and Winfield will participate in the Illinois Main Street/Suburban Program, which lends municipalities technical...