Former Downers Grove Public Library (DGL) trustee Marti Sladek abruptly resigned in late July after making crude, sexually explicit remarks to a library employee about a 15-year-old boy, according to internal emails from the library’s trustees provided to the DuPage Policy Journal.
The Downers Grove Village Board and the Downers Grove Library Board are currently investigating whether to have an elected or appointed library board.
The Downers Grove Public Library is hosting an “Art Build” event on April 2, as part of a larger campaign organized by the West Suburban Illinois chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Julie Milavec, the Director of the Downers Grove Public Library (DGPL), has announced she will retire effective March 2, 2026, after a decade of leadership.
In Downers Grove, a proposal to elect the library board instead of appointing its members has sparked heated debate, exposing political rifts in the community.
The Downers Grove Public Library has announced "storytime" and craft-making events in June that will teach the virtues of homosexuality to children aged 2-6 in the suburb.
Bill Nienburg didn't attend the Downers Grove Village Council Meeting in which he was removed from the village library board. But he sent a letter stating his position.
The village council of Downers Grove will consider a resolution removing a member from the village library board who has clashed with its "progressive" majority.
Columbus Day is Monday October 9 and for many Italian Americans the yearly national holiday now comes with the ignominy of having to fight for their place in American society all over again.
Critics are coming out to highlight the Downers Grove Library Board’s change to its Land Acknowledgment statement criticizing the “Catholic and other Christian churches.”
With the aim of steering the nation back to its spiritual roots, Kirk Cameron and BRAVE Books have been hosting story hours and library visits nationwide, focusing on instilling positive values and moral principles in young minds.
Former Republican candidate for the Illinois House Laura Hois at a recent meeting confronted the Downers Grove Public Library board of directors over its continued relationship with RGW Consulting over its diversity, equity and inclusion consulting contract.
A United State Postal Office inspector noted a letter sent to the Downers Grove Library made to look as a threat from white supremacists is “not viewed as a credible threat.”
GOP Precinct Committeemen District 141 Terry Newsome said the alleged “threats” the Downers Grove Library cited when canceling a highly unpopular drag show event at the library were not credible of from local conservative activists.
A child-oriented “Drag Queen Bingo” event including a live drag performance that was to be held at the Downers Grove Public Library has been cancelled.