Giesche Shoes
5150 Main Street On this spot, years ago, the St. Joseph Creek flowed through the Downers Grove downtown. In the early 1960s, the creek was rerouted underground by way of […]
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Eichmann Motor Sales
5101 Mochel Drive Before the addition of Mochel Drive in 2006, this location was 945 Burlington Avenue. In the 1940s, Eichmann Motor Sales sold Nash automobiles here. From the 1950s through 1970s,
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Downers Grove News Agency
1027 Burlington Ave In 1892, a two-story wooden frame building was erected at this location. Among the early businesses located here were the Downers Grove News Agency, W. R. Cole
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2023: Abigail Stearns Root
On Saturday, May 6, 2023, the Downers Grove Historical Society honored Abigail Stearns Root as their first female Founder of the Year. The ceremony was held at the at Main Street Cemetery in
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DG Museum Receives IAM Award for 1846 Blodgett House Restoration
By the Downers Grove Park District – The Downers Grove Museum received a “Superior Achievement” award for Building/Site Preservation from the Illinois Association of Museums (IAM) for the restoration of
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It’s a Grand Old/New Name
Incorporated in 1893, it was first known as the Chicago Golf Club, then the Belmont Country Club, then the Downers Grove Golf Course…and now the recently renamed Belmont Golf Club
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Lottie Holman O’Neill
Lottie O’Neill was the first woman elected to the Illinois General Assembly, where she served for 40 years. When she retired, she was the longest-tenured female elected official in the
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Documentary to Salute Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove
By Shaw Local Media – “History Happens Here, The Tivoli Theatre,” a documentary about the Downers Grove Landmark, will premiere in a single-night screening May 2. The documentary is co-produced
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Petting Zoo, Wildflower Walk Planned For Founders Day In Downers Grove
By Lisa Marie Farver, Downers Grove Patch – The Downers Grove Historical Society has planned six days of fun, informative events to celebrate Founders Day 2023. A petting zoo, a wildflower
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