Joanne Von Alroth

George Drenth wishes someone would get his goat. The 37-year resident isn`t looking for a quarrel, but he is hoping someone-anyone-will give his 6-year-old goat, Nanny, a home. ''She`s a...

As far as Linda Wipior Steed is concerned, the lack of wildlife in her Downers Grove neighborhood is the village`s fault. Steed and her neighbors, all residents of the 5300...

Village officials say they are not sure they can approve an application to make Lyman Woods a state nature preserve despite assurances from the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission that the...

Anyone seeking to put the Downers Grove village logo on their stationery from now on might want to check with officials first. Under a proposed ordinance, the village will restrict...

Members of the Westmont Environmental Improvement Commission will try to persuade local businesses and other communities to form a recycling cooperative in the village. With nearly 95 percent of single-family...

Village Council members say they will file another formal objection with county officials to protest a proposed multifamily development just outside village boundaries. They are objecting to the proposed construction...

Picnickers in village parks will have to pay for their park permits from now on, trustees have announced. The park permit fees-a first in Willowbrook-were suggested last month by the...

While other towns watch homeowners tear down older homes to build more modern structures, Downers Grove village officials are hoping they can help residents keep neighborhoods of more historic homes...

A trustee is calling for more security measures at local gasoline stations and convenience stores, to protect employees, and he also wants more truth in packaging at gasoline pumps. But...

An informal poll shows a majority of Burlington Highlands subdivision residents do not want sanitary sewer lines installed because they cost too much, officials say. The 230 homes in the...