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A Pete's Fresh Market will be part of a development on the former Kmart site at Route 83 and Plainfield Road.

Willowbrook may hike sales tax to fund Kmart site redevelopment

May 22, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Eager to spur the redevelopment of the long-vacant Kmart property at Route 83 and Plainfield Road, Willowbrook officials are taking the first step toward creating a business district that would...

Darien considers landscaping costs for 75th Street medians

May 22, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Darien city leaders are working with DuPage County on landscaping upgrades representing the final chapter of the $12.7 million reconstruction and widening of 75th Street between Adams Street and Plainfield...

Willowbrook plans police station renovation, road work for 2016

May 22, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

The long-planned, $3.1 million renovation of the Willowbrook police headquarters leads the list of village projects planned for the new fiscal year, which starts May 1. The massive police station...

Willowbrook delays vote on self-storage project

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

Willowbrook officials Monday voted to postpone a decision on a pair of storage buildings — one for household goods and another for classic and high-end vehicles — proposed for a...

Darien cuts senior agency donation in half

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

The Darien City Council voted 5-1 Monday to grant a $10,000 donation to the DuPage Senior Citizens Council after a prior motion for a $20,000 gift was defeated. Third Ward...

Willowbrook hopes to add overhead street lights at Route 83 and 63rd Street, where the Illinois Deparmtent of Transportation has been doing work on north and south approaches this year.

Willowbrook gains funding to light busy intersection

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

A decade-long effort by Willowbrook village officials to gain streetlights at the intersection of 63rd Street and state Route 83 may become reality by the end of 2016. A federal...

ComEd Senior Energy Technician Brian Malloy installs a smart meter on a home in North Riverside in 2013.

Resident questions smart meter plan for Darien

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

Executives from Commonwealth Edison did their best Monday to answer questions and allay fears over the utility's installation of "smart" electric meters at Darien homes and businesses in mid-2016. As...

Darien hires Aurora’s former police chief

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

Darien has tapped the expertise of veteran law enforcement professional to lead its police force on an interim basis as city officials press their search for permanent replacement. Greg Thomas,...

Willowbrook Village Board to meet in Burr Ridge next year

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

The Willowbrook Village Board will likely meet only twice more this year inside the village before relocating all of its 2016 meetings to neighboring Burr Ridge, trustees learned Monday. Village...

Plans for private grade school advance in Darien

May 22, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

Darien officials gave final approval Monday to a site plan submitted by a Burr Ridge resident for a private grade school on a now-vacant 9-acre site at 17W125 S. Frontage...

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