Joanne Von Alroth

Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra urged the members of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference to join him in promoting job training for high school students and adults who have lost...

Long-term planning and police outreach programs will remain among the most important goals in the village during the next fiscal year, officials said Monday night. Village officials annually rank current...

A restaurant has been fined $13,400 for alleged wage violations and must pay 67 former and current employees more than $7,000 in back wages, U.S. Department of Labor officials said...

The park district board will place a referendum proposition on the March 19 ballot asking voters whether they want to help buy a 33-acre parcel at 31st Street and Highland...

In 1970, members of the First Congregational Church of Downers Grove were looking for a way to give teenagers a place to gather on equal footing with adults. More than...

Area residents who used to go to Aurora, Lombard or Westmont to deal with their federal income-tax problems will now have to go to Downers Grove to find the Internal...

Park District Executive Director Glen Ekey will retire this year after 15 years with the district, officials said Thursday. Ekey, who will take advantage of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund's...

Village Economic Development Director Peggy Blanchard has stepped down from her post after little more than a year to accept a similar job in Barrington, village officials have announced. Blanchard,...

Walking into her first day on the job Tuesday morning as the Downers Grove Fire Department's first female full-time firefighter, Jackie Johnson looked wary. But after she was greeted enthusiastically...

A 16-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tried to stab his father, police said Tuesday. The teen, whose name was not released because of his age,...