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Willis Johnson, co-founder of largest Illinois-based theaters, dies at 86. He loved ‘being part of the fun’ with movie-goers

The co-founder of Classic Cinemas was a lifelong Downers Grove resident. Willis Johnson spent his life finding historic, pushed aside buildings and turning them into downtown movie theaters and community hubs.

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Bella Notte is leaving Chicago, citing crime and business-killing bureaucracy

One of the city’s oldest Italian restaurants announced it would be closing its Chicago location and moving to Downers Grove.

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Chicago’s OK Cool brings signature DIY spirit to new EP ‘fawn’

Bridget Stiebris and Haley Blomquist grew up towns apart, in Downers Grove and Elk Grove Village, respectively, but it would take a move to the city to begin college and a little Facebook intervention to bring the two twentysomethings together and eventually form the Chicago indie rock duo OK Cool.

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Person struck and killed by Metra train in Downers Grove

The person was pronounced dead at the Main Street station, according to a spokesperson from Metra.

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City/Suburban Hoops Report Coach of the Year: Downers Grove North’s Jim Thomas

When Jim Thomas and his staff looked at their upcoming schedule back in November, the Downers Grove North coach had a very bright outlook.

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Remains of Downers Grove woman missing since 2017 found, family says

Cheyann Klus, 22, was last seen on Nov. 27, 2017 at her home in Downers Grove. The Klus family announced on Facebook Monday morning that police have located her remains.

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First babies of 2023 born at Chicago-area hospitals

Aalora Vyas was born about 12:37 a.m. at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

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After big losses last week, Illinois GOP vows big changes with new legislative leaders: ‘We certainly have a lot to rebuild’

House Republicans chose state Rep. Tony McCombie as their leader. The former Savanna mayor told the Sun-Times last week that the election showed “those that are on the extreme” are “not what Illinois wants.” Senate Republicans selected state Sen. John Curran of Downers Grove to guide their caucus.

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US Rep. Sean Casten says his teen daughter died of sudden cardiac arrhythmia

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Sean Casten’s 17-year-old daughter died in June of sudden heart failure in the family’s Downers Grove home, the congressman said Friday.

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Tyson Foods will move about 500 corporate employees in Chicago and suburbs to Arkansas headquarters

Meat processor Tyson Foods will move about 500 corporate employees based in its Chicago office and Downers Grove, Illinois, innovation center to its Springdale, Arkansas, world headquarters, the company said in a news release Wednesday.

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Tyson moving 500 Chicago, Downers Grove employees to Arkansas HQ

“There are no layoffs associated with this announcement,” a Tyson spokesman said. “We will be offering relocation assistance and severance will be determined on an individual basis for those who choose not to relocate.”

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Threats that shut down Downers Grove library drag bingo show included envelope with a letter — and a bullet: ‘More to come’

Downers Grove Commissioner Greg Hosé said he regretted not speaking out at a Village Council meeting earlier this month over the library. At that meeting, he said, the chambers were filled with “hateful, anti inclusive rhetoric.”

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Public libraries are essential. Don’t let those who oppose inclusive values target them.

There are some who would rather do away with libraries and the freedom of public space altogether. We now see this happening in Downers Grove where a drag queen bingo event was canceled due to threats of violence.

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Threats lead Downers Grove library to cancel drag bingo event

The Downers Grove Public Library has canceled a drag bingo event for teens because of threats. Police are investigating.

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US Rep. Sean Casten’s 17-year-old daughter has died

Suburban Chicago U.S. Rep Sean Casten’s 17-year-old daughter, Gwen Casten, died Monday morning at the family’s Downers Grove home, the congressman’s office and Downers Grove police said.

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Suburban Chicago school board keeps ‘Gender Queer’ book that conservative parents, Proud Boys wanted banned

The dispute has roiled the Downers Grove high school district, particularly at a rowdy board meeting at which adults in one case called a student a “pedophile.”

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Sex abuse, child porn charges filed against Downers Grove children’s gymnastics coach

Wyatt Kopka, who worked at Elite Sports Complex, spent the last decade coaching children between ages 2 and 17 in Downers Grove, sometimes under the name Shannon Kopka.

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