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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 [...]

Since my commute doesn’t require me to step outside my door — and since I haven’t had to take the car out since I drove the kids to school this morning — I’m wondering how badly snow-snarled you’re finding Downers Grove. Clearly, one of those weather events that is hard to keep up with, much [...]

Public Works Director Nan Newlon gave a timely report on the village’s snow removal effort at Tuesday’s village council workshop meeting. Residents can expect the same level of service as in previous years, Newlon said, with public works crews attacking the 170 miles of village streets on a triage basis. Priority One streets, those with [...]

Many of the sidewalks in my neighborhood have been cleared of last weekend’s snow — compliments of the warmer temperatures. Maybe it’s getting another substantial snowfall at the end of a very long winter, but it seems many folks opted out of shoveling or blowing this time round. Whether it’s because my husband broke his [...]