The village has been working non-stop with Com Ed to address the remaining residences without power and hopes to see them restored later today. Bryan Place residents can look to regain power later today, once Com Ed has finished installing a new transformer, said Communications Director Doug Kozlowski, who with Village Manager Dave Fieldman, has [...]
Entries Tagged as 'storm damage'
Powering up
June 22nd, 2010 · 5 Comments · Neighbohoods, Public Safety, Public Works, Weather Events
Tags: Com Ed·storm damage
Storm damage
June 20th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Breaking News, Public Works, Village Hall, Weather Events
Friday’s one-two punch left considerable damage and widespread power outages. These photos were taken in the immediate aftermath of the afternoon wave of high winds and heavy rain. In my neighborhood, the area north of Prairie and west of Main seemed hardest hit, with many big limbs down. The village public works department was out [...]
Tags: storm damage
Brush off
July 10th, 2009 · 12 Comments · community development, Environmental Concerns, Neighbohoods, Village Hall
As in, get that brush off the parkway. It’s been three weeks since a storm powered by 70 mph winds rained branches (and even a few trees) down on Downers Grove yards and parkways. Yet, the moldering remains still dot many local streets, bearing witness to the hope that some congenial tree service engaged by [...]