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You like your neighborhood.  Maybe some things about your neighborhood you don’t like so much. Zoning probably has something to do with that.  Not everything, of course; the people make a big difference.  But the underlying zoning determines much of what you see:  dwelling units per acre, building line setbacks, building heights, etc. So why [...]

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” — Albert Einstein Comprehensive Plans are supposed to be good for up to 10 years, in some cases even 20.  They’re not supposed to be static documents, instead being updated at regular intervals.  Our [...]

Everybody missed it? Pick a local business; any one — about 80 folks involved with them protested the approval of ATI taking 10,000 square feet of prime retail space at reduced rental rates any one of them would gladly pay.  Many of those local businesses are owned by people who live here.  They bank here, [...]

Editor’s note: Tim Canning of the Lemon Tree posted this note this morning. Hi friends- The Lemon Tree is coming! Thank you all for your comments. The project slowed down due to business terms with the lease and binding contract deals with Michael’s. I can assure you that all business issues have been sorted out. [...]

With my thanks to EDC President Greg Bedalov, from his quarterly presentation to council: where our sales tax revenue comes from, why we’re in a budget vise that’s sqeezing us hard, and what’s being done to ease the pain…

Staff comes up with another targeted Redevelopment Agreement Tuesday for a downtown grocer. By creating a separate entity, The Lemon Tree, Inc., both the village and Michael’s Fresh Market get what they want.  

Michael’s Fresh Market is one step closer to opening two full service grocery stores here in Downers Grove, one down by 75th Street in the old Dominick’s location, the other in downtown Downers Grove.  Economic Development Corporation President Greg Bedalov confirmed tonight that council’s “head nods” of intent and anticipation at last week’s workshop helped [...]

Updated: 1:20 p.m. Michael’s Fresh Market might double down on DG. In addition to presenting their quarterly reports to council, the EDC & DMC ran a works in progress up the flagpole, looking for preliminary council head nods or not.

Hanging tough, hanging in. Greg Bedalov of the Downers Grove Economic Development Corporation and Linda Kunze of the Downers Grove Downtown Management Corporation will offer up their respective quarterly reports to council Tuesday.