Students at Miller School in Westmont will take some time off their studies this week as reward for good behavior and discipline as part of the school’s behavioral initiative.

The Village of Downers Grove will vote on setting a maximum tax levy, which could be about $1.3 million higher than last year.

Permanent traffic calming speed humps are recommended in Blodgett Avenue, but the project likely will be put off because of a lack of village funding.

The Fishel Park band shell is to be removed because of structural aging and safety concerns, according to the Downers Grove Park District.

The Larson Eye Center in Downers Grove invites new patients to be screened for free for cataracts and glaucoma.

Patrols by the Downers Grove police department may be lighter this summer if the village says good-bye to DARE, and with it, two officers.

Downers Grove officials announced a portion of Washington Street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, to continue pavement patching work.

Nancy Cuzman, registered nurse and diabetes educator, dedicates one week a summer to providing children with knowledge and care for their disease.

Downers Grove Grade School District 58’s Board of Education approved  reimbursing the board president for money spent on lawyer fees during a bond issue lawsuit.

Downers Grove South High School will be partnering with the DuPage County Health Department to provide an H1N1 vaccination clinic Dec. 13.

Check out police and fire reports for Downers Grove, Westmont and Woodridge.

Registration has begun for the Bonfield Express 5K Race that kicks off Thanksgiving morning.

The Downers Grove Village Council is expected to vote next week to abolish the existing prohibition of telecommunication devices on public school property.

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Alexander Bradley Burns American Legion Post 80 hosts its Veterans Day service.