Art groups hope to avoid the ax
With the Community Grants program facing extinction as the Downers Grove Village Council attempts to address a $4.5 million budget shortfall, local arts organizations are holding out hope that such drastic action can be avoided.

Cemeteries provide look at Downers Grove history
Among the local haunts of particular interest this Halloween weekend are three Downers Grove cemeteries that are all but forgotten the rest of the year.

Public sector must do things differently
Throughout the country, state and local governments are grappling with monumental budget challenges wrought by plummeting revenues and ever-increasing expenses.

Economy led council to rethink Acadia plan
In the end, the opportunity for 10,000 square feet of Acadia on the Green space to be occupied and generating $50,000 per year in real estate taxes trumped the Downers Grove Village Council's willingness to hold out for the retailers originally envisioned for the downtown development.