Joanne Von Alroth

Hauling service companies operating without a village license might face financial penalties in the future. Although three local companies comply with a village law requiring a scavenger license to haul...

The village will loan itself about $430,000 to buy two new fire trucks and two new ambulances. Trustees have agreed to take $290,000 from the village water fund and loan...

The Park District is considering a referendum proposal seeking a tax increase to finance a $15 million master plan that would add services and facilities, develop seven new parks, and...

Union firefighters will have to wait months before learning whether they will win higher wages and more time off from the village this year. Village officials and attorneys for Downers...

The village's new police station will take shape just as soon as the village can move its village manager out, officials said. Trustees and officials are working to complete architectural,...

Local businesses might have an easier time erecting signs in the future thanks in part to an 8-month-old committee. Trustees unanimously have agreed to accept the recommendations made by Willowbrook's...

Residents apparently will get their trustee TV this year, just as soon as Village Board members fine-tune the broadcast. Trustees said recently that they hope to begin taping the twice-monthly...

Golfers at the Downers Grove Golf Club could be relaxing in a new clubhouse as early as 1995. Park Board commissioners recently reviewed a plan for a new, $600,000 clubhouse...

A new ordinance should make it easier for residents to get a cab. Trustees have unanimously approved a measure that will give all three cab companies in the village licenses...

He spends most of his time with adolescents, has never held a government position, and isn't well-known outside local school or youth sports circles. None of which kept trustees from...