The village council approved Mayor Ron Sandack’s advisory referendum questions Tuesday night, which means residents will get a chance to vote on the three matters come November. The council was unanimous in its approval of the question of whether the General Assembly and governor should immediately undertake “meaningful” pension reform. Commissioner William Waldack cast the [...]
The over-sized boxes have been sitting on local parkways for months, the village has granted permits and AT&T has been promising its U-verse service to Downers Grove for two years. So where is it? That’s the question many disgruntled Comcast customers are asking since the cable provider decided it was a good idea to add [...]
And this one counts! The village is asking residents to complete a 16-question Garbage Service Survey online, or to stop by Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave., Public Works, 5101 Walnut Ave. or the library, 1050 Curtiss St., for a paper copy. The village says the survey takes about seven minutes, but most will probably be [...]
The Village has put up a primer on coyote behavior that will be of interest to local pet-owners and walkers looking to avoid a confrontation with the wild critters, which in recent years have proliferated in the Western suburbs. The information was posted last week on the recommendation of the Environmental Concerns Commission, which reviewed [...]
Editor’s note: This post has been updated in order to clarify the series of events leading up to the mayor’s call for a possible rules change. Saying he believes “very strongly” in a one-week waiting period before voting on certain Consent Agenda items, Commissioner William Waldack requested at Tuesday’s village council meeting that four items [...]
In preparation for the six to 10 inches of snow expected to fall between tonight and Wednesday morning, the village public works department applied anti-icing treatments to Main Street and Fairview Avenue earlier today. Liquid freeze-point depressant chemicals were applied to the road surfaces to help prevent the snow or ice from bonding to the [...]
Despite the elimination of the equivalent of 25.65 full-time positions, the Village of Downers Grove has managed to keep most of those employees on the job. “I’m happy to report there was a minimum number who actually left employment with the village,” said Village Manager Dave Fieldman. Only three full-time and four part-time employees actually [...]
With more than a year still to go on its solid waste collection and disposal services contract, the village is starting to consider ways to tailor the program to community preferences. This is good news to the residents who have plenty to say about how their waste and recyclables are collected each week. After all, [...]
Jim Jackson was named chief of the Downers Grove Fire Department today, after serving as acting chief following the August 2009 retirement of Chief Phil Ruscetti. Jackson was one of five finalists chosen to interview for the position following a competitive search. “Jim Jackson’s outstanding leadership qualities, organizational knowledge and demonstrated commitment to efficiency and [...]
Mayor Ron Sandack is set to deliver a State of the Village speech at tomorrow’s general membership luncheon of the Downers Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the first of two such speeches he will give. The event, which was open to the community as well as Chamber members, sold out earlier today. This [...]
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