FALSE-ALARM PENALTIES FOR VILLAGE FIRMS TO RISE
Business owners in the village with faulty burglar and fire alarms will face stiffer penalties for false alarms in the future. In the past, security alarms at businesses paid the...
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FATHER, SON KILLED AFTER CAR HITS TREE
An elderly man and his son were killed after the son apparently lost control of their vehicle and hit a tree just blocks from the older man's home, police said...
VILLAGE TO BAN STUDENT DRIVERS FROM PARKING IN CERTAIN AREAS
Students who drive to Downers Grove North High School will have to park a little farther away from now on, commissioners said Monday. Village Council members agreed to ban parking...
DARIEN AND NAPERVILLE TO TAKE UNWANTED GUNS
Beginning this week, the Darien and Naperville Police Departments are participating in a nationwide effort to dispose of unwanted firearms. The two departments, along with the Chicago Police Department and...
MASSAGE PARLOR LICENSES NOW HARDER TO COME BY
Massage therapy licenses in Downers Grove will be more difficult to get in the future, commissioners said Monday night. Village Board members last year agreed to license massage therapists as...
VILLAGE PARK BOARD FINDS BIDS TOO HIGH
Park district commissioners decided Thursday night to reject all bids submitted for the district's new administration and maintenance building because they were too costly. The district has spent $1.2 million...
VILLAGE RESIDENTS LOVE THEIR LOCATION
The No. 1 reason people live in Downers Grove is location, location, location, the results of a citizen survey released Monday night showed. Used by village administrators to better focus...
TEEN CLUBS TO BE LICENSED
Teen clubs hoping to open their doors in Downers Grove will have to secure an entertainment license, commissioners said Monday night. In an 5-0 vote, Village Council members agreed to...
$25,300 IS OKD TO STUDY DOWNTOWN BUSINESS AREA
The village will pay consultants $25,300 to help put together a plan for the revitalization of the downtown business district, officials said this week. Commissioners agreed Monday to hire Lakota...
COUNTY HIRES DEVELOPMENT CHIEF
John Labaj, Oak Park director of community and economic development, has resigned to lead the McHenry County Development Department, officials said Monday. Labaj, who spearheaded expansion of Oak Park's participation...