Joanne Von Alroth

Downers Grove has agreed to let Darien officials take the lead in a plan to bring more Lake Michigan water to residents and businesses near 75th Street and Lyman Avenue,...

Beginning in September, a new garbage service will begin that, in many cases, will save money for residents, village officials said. Under a new refuse-collection contract awarded this month to...

The village has hired a finance director to replace Joseph Faber, who resigned. Martin Lyons, a 33-year-old Downers Grove resident who is finance director and treasurer for La Grange, will...

The detour signs throughout the village this week might fluster some motorists, but officials say they are confident the result will be worth the headaches. As part of Downers Grove's...

Trustees will soon have to decide whether they should close the village's cable studio or face higher cable subscription charges, Westmont Cable Commission members said. Continental Cablevision has offered to...

For Terri Chalifoux, dressing up in old clothes and camping out with a bunch of soldiers on weekends is the perfect way to learn history. And a perfect way to...

Rising acceptance of massage therapy has convinced village officials to consider eliminating the village's "adult use" ordinance and regulate massage practitioners by licenses and permits. The adult-use ordinance, adopted in...

On paper, the roster for Batavia Boys Baseball's Power League looks like a typical list of enthusiastic young ball players from any small-town league. But it only takes a glance...

Good Samaritan Hospital can build a large addition if hospital officials comply with a plan to ease construction traffic in the area, village officials have said. The Village Board of...

Village officials will have to mind their Ps and Qs if they want to continue to hold public office, trustees said. Under a new ethics ordinance, drawn up by community...