Nov

18

Levy fixed, discord variable

Mayor Sandack doesn’t want a village dentist. This is going to be a collaborative report, and will be modified.  I took what EJ wrote last night and spliced in my own notes, and she will do the same later.  I encourage everyone to chime in with their own thoughts, as a couple times I was [...]

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Oct

02

Greenwood suspended

Editor’s note: This story first appeared Thursday night. It drew an immediate complaint from a reader who felt Greenwood should be spared the public reporting of his suspension because of his ill health and his current status as a private citizen. The reader also noted that there was never any reason to suggest Greenwood did [...]

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Feb

09

No-show

Village Council candidate Jim Norris declined to appear at Sunday’s Downers Grove Community Advocates’ caucus, leaving Marilyn Schnell, William Waldeck and Bob Barnett as the only candidates to seek the group’s endorsements for the three open council seats. The event was held at the Community School District 99 administration building and was open to the [...]

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Feb

02

Caucuses and committees

The Downers Grove Area School Board Caucus is apparently defunct after nearly 50 years of vetting school board candidates, but two new committees are stepping in to provide that service for Downers Grove voters. A caucus principal said there are no plans to hold a caucus this year. During the 2007 campaign, the caucus came [...]

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Jan

29

Mark your calendars

The Downers Grove Community Advocates will host separate forums for village council and park board candidates in preparation for making endorsements for those offices. The first meeting, featuring council candidates, will be held from 2 -4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8 at the District 99 Administrative Service Center, 6301 Springside Ave. Incumbents William Waldack and Marilyn [...]

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