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.
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.
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).
The Downers Grove Village Board and the Downers Grove Library Board are currently investigating whether to have an elected or appointed library board.
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.