The Belmont railroad crossing closed to traffic today at 5 a.m. and will remain closed until August 12. The closure is due to work on the Belmont underpass, which was postponed last month due to a strike by Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers.
Expect traffic snarls in central Downers Grove to increase [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Neighbohoods'
Traffic stops
July 28th, 2010 · 13 Comments · District 58, Neighbohoods, Public Safety, Signs, Traffic
Powering up
June 22nd, 2010 · 5 Comments · Neighbohoods, Public Safety, Public Works, Weather Events
The village has been working non-stop with Com Ed to address the remaining residences without power and hopes to see them restored later today.
Bryan Place residents can look to regain power later today, once Com Ed has finished installing a new transformer, said Communications Director Doug Kozlowski, who with Village Manager Dave Fieldman, has been [...]
Tags: Com Ed·storm damage
Weed season
June 1st, 2010 · 20 Comments · Neighbohoods, Public Works, Village Hall
The recent rain, heat and humidity have generated a bumper crop of weeds, as is particularly evident on certain unoccupied properties around town.
Pictured at right (click to enlarge) is a commercial property on Ogden Avenue at Prince Street, where the weeds have grown tall enough to obscure the fire hydrant. Another formerly shaggy downtown commercial [...]
Tags: overgrown yards·weeds
Two more nice projects
May 28th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Historical preservation, Neighbohoods, community development
There’s been some pretty interesting redevelopment going on lately. Oakwood Builders finished up a modestly sized but strikingly beautiful home on the near northeast side, and two housing redevelopments are progressing that are very appealing, very forward thinking.
By now maybe everyone’s seen this one on Maple? Originally it was fairly straight up farm house style. (Folk Victorian? [...]
Tags: Development
Washington Park on deck
May 28th, 2010 · 41 Comments · Environment, Neighbohoods, Park District, Stormwater, community development
Washington Park area residents are starting to get an idea of what will be the village’s best park.
Tags: planning·Stormwater
Lemony
February 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Business, Economic Development, Neighbohoods
Editor’s note: I just discovered that The Lemon Tree also has a fan page on Facebook. Check it out here.
The Lemon Tree recipe contest has been extended until March 22, giving local cooks more time to submit their original or modified recipes in sandwich, soup, salad and lemon dessert categories.
Laura Hart, the store’s specialty [...]
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Living in the house Messers built
January 18th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Fresh Meat, Historical preservation, Neighbohoods, humor
Messers Kerchner was not a carpenter.
Oh sure, like most men of his era I’m sure necessity dictated he be a handy guy around the house — dependable repair services were likely scarce in the Thirties and I’m pretty sure Sears Hardware was closed on weekends.
The simple stuff he could handle. Pet canary peck a hole [...]
Tags: Sears Catalog·Sears house
Good deeds to do, part two
January 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Fire and police, In the News, Neighbohoods, Public Safety, Village Council
The shocking aftermath of the Jan. 2 fire in the 4700 block of Main Street is plain to see: A burned-out shell of a house with boarded up windows, blackened siding and a gaping roof.
What isn’t so obvious is the huge outpouring of support that already is being extended to homeowner Beth Southworth and her [...]
Tags: house fire
A wonderful weekend on tap
November 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Community Events, Downtown Management Corp., Entertainment, Local Business, Neighbohoods
Once the Thanksgiving feast is over and the leftovers are stashed, it’s time to usher in the Christmas season. This year, several seasonal events are on tap as downtown Downers Grove presents “It’s a Wonderful Weekend,” Nov. 27 through 29.
There’s a new schedule this year, kicking off with the Community Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday [...]
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Not-so-happening Halloween
November 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments · Neighbohoods, People, Places and Things
Maybe it was the weeks of cold, gray, rainy weather that preceded it. Maybe it was the rare Saturday occurence. Or maybe it was simply that my kids are so much older that my role is limited to passing out candy and ensuring that a few decorations go up every year.
At any rate, Halloween seemed [...]
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