Downers Grove Mayor Bob Barnett s bid for another term was successful Tuesday night as he easily defeated challenger Marshall Schmitt by more than 2,600 votes.
Downers Grove officials are considering expanding outdoor dining regulations beyond its historic downtown. Village commissioners are weighing safety issues and how long restaurants would be able to maintain temporary dining tents.
New apartment building proposed for downtown Downers Grove Downers Grove commissioners are to vote on a proposed 167-unit apartment building on the site of three different lots on the northwest corner of Maple Avenue and Washington Street. Rendering courtesy of OPUS Development Company The proposed apartment building in the northwest corner of Maple Avenue and Washington Street would include a 71-space parking garage for exclusive use of the First Baptist Church of Downers Grove across the street. Rendering courtesy of OPUS Development Company
Updated 7/9/2021 6:23 PM
The Downers Grove village council is set to vote on a proposed 167-unit apartment building at the northwest corner of Maple Avenue and Washington Street.
Downers Grove OKs recreational marijuana sales
Updated 12/9/2020 3:57 PM
Downers Grove village commissioners narrowly voted to allow recreational marijuana businesses to operate within the village.
The council voted 4-3 Tuesday on three ordinances. Two dealt with zoning and taxation for potential cannabis businesses. The remaining one repealed the village s December 2019 ordinance that had prohibited recreational cannabis sales.
Up to three cannabis establishments can apply to Downers Grove for a special use permit to operate in two manufacturing districts: the Ellsworth Business Park and an area north of Butterfield Road near the town s northern border.
Both districts were previously zoned to allow for only medicinal cannabis dispensaries. Any cannabis businesses would need to be 1,300 feet away from schools, parks and day care centers.