“Honestly, if I hadn’t come out yet, I wouldn’t after this — I just wouldn’t do it,” said 17-year-old Violet Mitchell, after the “anti-LGBTQ” behavior of some residents in Downers Grove prompted the ...

A west suburban library that became a battleground for national culture wars is on the defensive again. Two years after the Downers Grove library was forced to cancel a planned drag queen bingo over ...

Earlier this month, the Downers Grove Public Library canceled a drag queen bingo event planned for October after receiving multiple threats, including a threatening letter that contained a bullet, ...

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Due to the new coronavirus crisis, the Downers Grove Public Library will only offer curbside pickup starting Monday. The library has set up three parking spots on Curtiss Street ...

Calling it the “capstone of a career well spent,” Downers Grove Public Library Director Julie Milavec recently was named the Illinois Library Association Librarian of the Year. Milavec first became ...

The Downers Grove Public Library canceled its upcoming Drag Queen Bingo program that was slated for Oct. 11 due to threats, the library said in a news release Monday. “Providing an inclusive, ...

Editor's note: In an earlier version of this story, we reported that the Downers Grove Public Library board did not address the safety issues presented at a board meeting Wednesday night. The board ...