Thanks to village staff and commissioners — not to mention Mark Thoman, who took up the issue as a personal crusade — Downers Grove now has a zoning ordinance for recycling collection facilities that will leave residents and neighbors breathing easy. You’ll recall that the definition of such facilities, as well as their separation from [...]
At tonight’s workshop session, the Village Council will discuss the latest in a long series of attempts to bring to Downers Grove a business that many residents would consider an eyesore, a hazard and among the least desirable of potential neighbors. Staff is expected to recommend changes in the zoning ordinance which will allow for [...]
Mayor Ron Sandack, in his role as village liquor commissioner, will soon decide whether to fine a local bowling alley for allowing nudists to mix highballs and G-balls earlier this year. On June 14, the Liquor Commission recommended the corporate owner, whom I hesitate to name because I’ve always considered him a class act, be [...]
For several weeks we’ve heard a variety of plans and priorities from the candidates running for Village Council and mayor. Now here comes Richard J. Daley (or so he calls himself) with a suggestion that in one fell swoop would solve the problem of a cramped and outdated Village Hall, D58’s inadequate Longfellow Center, the [...]
Bill Wrobel was the name on everyone’s lips at Wednesday night’s candidates’ forum—and he isn’t even running for office. Still, Bill has a way of getting things done—or at least calling attention to things that need to get done. Like the abandoned construction site at 4500 Bryan Place, which he has been dogging for months [...]
Judging from last night’s candidates’ forum, we’ve got a horse race on our hands. And when the final votes are tallied, the winners may get there by only a nose. I find that watching these contests from the fence, rather than from a particular candidate’s fold, provides the best vantage point. From there I can [...]
It’s been years since I pored over a Where’s Waldo? book in search of a tiny figure in red-and-white stripes lurking among a sea of frustratingly similar objects. But that’s the image that came to mind as I checked out the new-and-improved Village of Downers Grove website . This time, the search didn’t concern Waldo, [...]
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