Tag Archives: Village Council

Grants restore CBD luster

Posted 31 May 2009 | By | Categories: Development, Downtown Redevelopment, Local Business | Comments Off

In January 2009, the Village Council adopted a Façade Improvement Program for Downtown Downers Grove. Up to $100,000 each year is designated from TIF funds for the program.  The program is a dollar for dollar matching  grant program and requires that a project complies with the Downtown Design Guidelines to receive funding from the Village.

White, Boyle win D99 seats

Posted 07 April 2009 | By | Categories: 2009 election, District 58, District 99, From the Editor, Park District, Public Works, Village Council | 44 Comments

Updated: 10:15 a.m.  April 8. All election results are considered unofficial until they are certified on April 28. Absentee ballots were counted yesterday, but military, overseas and provisional ballots — those from inactive voters which must be verified by the election commission before they are counted — have 21 days after Election Day to arrive [...]

Endorsements? No

Posted 11 February 2009 | By | Categories: 2009 election, Features, From the Editor | 3 Comments

Commenter “Stir the Pot” recently asked whether the DGreport will endorse candidates in advance of the April 7 election: So, we have other postings that suggest the creation of an ”editorial board” for this blog, seemingly to endorse a slate for the upcoming election, but then postings that local endorsements are circumspect (sic). Which is [...]