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Long range financial plan discussed soon

The Village Council will be discussing and revising the Long Range Financial Plan (LRFP) for the Village on Tuesday, June 29th.  This LRFP will be updating the existing 2010-2012 LRFP.  Start by viewing the 2010-2012 LRFP here.

The purpose of the LRFP is to help develop a concise budget for the upcoming year.

A summary of the [...]

District 99 looking to replace Lemke’s Board seat

District 99 High School is looking to replace Robert Lemke’s seat.  After Lemke’s official resignation on April 30th, the Board is looking for those interested in serving an unexpired term on the school board.

The Board is asking that those interested fill out an application including interest, experience and qualifications and submit to the Board secretary [...]

Robert Lemke resigns from District 99 board

Unfortunately, District 99 continues to make the news.

Last week, board member Robert Lemke resigned.  He will submit his formal resignation notice tomorrow, April 30th.

His reason for leaving was basic, short and simple:  “I leave with growing frustration over the school Board’s processes.”

Most recently, District 99 was under fire for not approving science teacher Andrew Klamm for [...]

Some loose ends...

We have a few comments to make, instead of individual posts, a single post might be easier.

Follow the link to read some around town updates and survey results.

Fuddruckers on Main & 75th to close

It appears that the Fuddruckers location on Main Street & 75th is closed.

Fuddruckers communicated the following most recently:

We have made the difficult decision to close some of our restaurants including Downers Grove South, IL.

We hope you will continue to visit Fuddruckers in Downers Grove North or any of the more than 200 other Fuddruckers restaurant [...]

Diamond Bank acquisition of Downers Grove National falls through

We originally posted on Diamond Bank’s acquisition of Downers Grove National Bank back in November of 2009.

It seems that as of today, that deal has fallen through.

The bank was looking for a buyer last year, as it lost $6.7 million in 2009, compared with a $925,000 profit in 2008, coupled with the percentage of seriously delinquent loans [...]

Join the Lemon Tree Grocer's 'Roots Project'

Be sure to check back soon for our sitdown Q&A session with The Lemon Tree to find out more about their store and what they will offer for you!

Want to become a permanent fixture inside the upcoming new Lemon Tree Grocer in Downtown Downers Grove?

From now through April 30, 2010, you may make a donation of [...]

District 99 Board of Education decides to not keep Klamm

Last night’s District 99 Board of Education meeting had a huge turnout, vastly supporting to keep Downers North chemistry teacher Andrew Klamm on staff.

While the District continued to deal with budget cuts in it’s last meeting, much focus was put on Klamm’s future during this meeting.

Klamm was up for tenure next year and the District 99 [...]

District 99 addresses 2010-2011 budget; Klamm: No comment

We wrote earlier on the changes that District 99 was facing with regard to their annual budget for the next school year.  Items discussed at that time stressed the need to be more fiscally responsible given the state of Illinois budget crisis and what affect that will have on the District’s budget.

The potential loss of [...]

History in the making...

The Village of Downers Grove has received confirmation from the National Park Service that it is now a Certified Local Government with regard to historic preservation.

According to a press release from the Village, this allows Downers Grove and it’s residents to participate in certain state and federal preservation activities, among them:

Eligibility to receive matching grant [...]