Updated: 1 p.m., July 29 Chicago Breaking News reports that the Illinois Appellate Court has upheld Woodridge’s right to purchase for $14.2 million a parcel of land owned by D99. The district issued this statement on Thursday:
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Strike stops village projects
July 1st, 2010 · 19 Comments · Breaking News, Stormwater, Village Hall
Just what we didn’t need… Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers went on strike at midnight Wednesday against contractors all over the greater metro area of northeast Illinois. The unions’ three-year contracts with construction companies expired May 31. The strike effects hundreds of summer construction projects, from the Eisenhower Expressway down to Downers Grove. [...]
Storm damage
June 20th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Breaking News, Public Works, Village Hall, Weather Events
Friday’s one-two punch left considerable damage and widespread power outages. These photos were taken in the immediate aftermath of the afternoon wave of high winds and heavy rain. In my neighborhood, the area north of Prairie and west of Main seemed hardest hit, with many big limbs down. The village public works department was out [...]
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DGreport starts home delivery
April 1st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Breaking News, humor
DGreport is very pleased to announce today a new home delivery version of DGreport. Delivery of the well-known hyper-local news blog has formerly been only via the internet. Residents wishing free home delivery are encouraged to call and sign up immediately at 413-497-0033.
Resident receives threatening cake
April 1st, 2010 · Comments Off · Breaking News, humor
Downers Grove resident Maxine Caldwell first saw the decorated life-threatening dessert late yesterday afternoon when she checked her mail. When asked by DGreport, Ms. Caldwell was at a loss to explain why she would be the brunt of such a comminatory confection. Police are investigating and have found that, so far, the cake itself is [...]
DG Police Go Green
April 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Breaking News, humor
Village first to try vehicle program. In a surprise announcement this morning, Village Manager David Fieldman and Police Chief Robert Porter jointly announced that the Downers Grove Police Department will be the first in the Chicago area to receive federal funding for a special program in President Obama’s “Green Initiatives” vehicle replacement program.
Quaking and shaking
February 10th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Breaking News
I thought it was a cat jumping up on the bed that jerked me violently awake about 4 a.m. But no cat was in evidence, and besides, they usually don’t leave furniture rattling across three rooms in their wake. I got up to check it out and found my daughter also awake. Her dream-catcher started [...]
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Retailers oppose ATI proposal
September 22nd, 2009 · 63 Comments · Breaking News, community development, Downtown Management Corp., Downtown Redevelopment, Economic Development, Village Council, Village Hall
A contingent of downtown retailers is expected to address the village council tonight about a proposal by the ATI Physical Therapy and Fitness Center to lease space in the Acadia on the Green complex. The group is concerned that village commissioners may back down from an earlier goal calling for 90 percent of the development’s [...]
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It’s official: DeVry headed to DG
March 10th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Breaking News, Economic Development
DeVry Inc. will move its corporate home to Downers Grove, where it will lease 150,000 square feet of space at the Highland Landmark V building at 3005 Highland Ave. beginning this fall. The deal also will bring 400 new jobs to town. The announcement is a major coup for the DG Economic Development Corp. as [...]
DGreport’s new buds
September 3rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Blogroll, Breaking News, Commentary, Neighbohoods
The Tribune/WGN Chicago Breaking New Center has added headlines,teasers, and links to DGreport stories for their west suburban news aggregator. DGreport is showing up in Westmont, Naperville, Darien, all over. Take a bow EJ, and get back to work! Meat, let’s go boyo, fame’s a waitin’. Too bad EJ can’t get any local elected officials [...]
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