By Suburban Life Media

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An off-duty police officer was in his garage in the 1500 block of Dickson Avenue around 2:40 a.m. June 9 when he allegedly witnessed two men hitting mailboxes several houses down the block.

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By  Ed McMenamin

Source My Suburban Life

When DuPage Inn waitress Connie Licona scratched off her lottery ticket after a shift on Wednesday, she was pretty excited about what she thought was a $4,000 winner.

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By Dawn Rhodes

Source Chicago Tribune

A proposal to build 14 town homes in a Downers Grove development near the Darien border passed the committee stage on Monday night and will now go to the Village Council for final approval.

The village’s Plan Commission unanimously approved the request from an Oak Brook land owner to build the town homes on a vacant parcel within the Fairmount Village II development at 950 75th Street. The 13-acre development surrounding the parcel is currently filled with other town homes, while single-family homes sit to the west.

The owner is seeking to build two, seven-unit buildings. The two-story town homes would each be about 2,100 square feet with a two-car garage and a driveway.

The two buildings would face each other, split down the middle by a private street called Ducat Place. Stockley Road, a small street to the south, would be extended nearly 200 feet west to provide the main access to Ducat Place. The extension will also provide turnaround space for emergency vehicles needing to reach Ducat Place, village officials said.

Ten of the units will have three bedrooms and the four units on the ends will have four bedrooms.

The Fairmount Village II development was approved in 1984. The terms allowed for the creation of three separate lots. Two lots were filled with 138 town homes. The now-vacant lot was occupied by a single-family home for many years until it was destroyed by a fire in 2009, village officials said.

“A single-family home here doesn’t make a lot of sense,” said developer Richard Vane, noting the retail development across 75th Street in Darien. “I think that you’ll see that it’s a nice transition from the existing town homes, our town homes and the single-family homes. I think that this will be a good addition to the village.”

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By Dawn Rhodes

Source Chicago Tribune

Mary Ellen Young, Danielle Dittus and Paula Bowling took oaths of office for the DuPage County Regional Board of School Trustees Monday, but that doesn’t mean all of them will be allowed to serve. Though the three received the most votes, the Illinois School code prohibits Young and Dittus from serving side-by-side because both represent Downers Grove Township.

The board was obligated by state statute to swear in its newly elected members on Monday, though no local, county or state agency seems to have authority to resolve the issue created by the results of the April 9 election.

“We had certificates in hand, we swore in each of them,” said Laura Pollastrini, who was elected as president of the reorganized board. “Only time will tell.”

The stalemate emerged last month after Young and Bowling, of York Township, beat Christopher Jacks of Naperville Township for the two, full six-year terms. Then Dittus beat Jerry Allen of Milton Township for the unexpired four-year term.

“I think this had to happen before there could be a next step,” Regional Superintendent Darlene Ruscitti, ex-officio secretary to the board, said of the move to swear in the elected members. “It’s shining a light on where there are some gaps in the process.”

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By Ed Mcmenamin

Source My Suburban  Life

Despite years of code violations and complaints, residents say a construction company based on a residential street has not reformed its behavior and serves as a general nuisance in an otherwise quiet area.

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By Suburban Life Media

Source My Suburban Life

The Downers Grove Village Council will have the first of several discussions about its Long-Range Plan at its regular meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday at village hall.

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