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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Washington Park area residents are starting to get an idea of what will be the village’s best park.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]