Downers Grove Citizen Group Recognized for Walgreens Opposition
The Downers Grove Citizen Group of 63rd and Woodward was given the Citizen Initiative Award last month by the Citizen Advocacy Center.
A Downers Grove citizen group was recognized by the Citizen Advocacy Center last month for its role in blocking a new Walgreens at 63rd Street and Woodward Avenue. The Downers Grove Citizen Group of 63rd and Woodward was among four recipients of the 2012 Citizen Initiative Award, an honor presented each year by the Citizen Advocacy Center (CAC), an Elmhurst-based non-profit dedicated to building democracy for the 21st Century. According to a release from the CAC, the award recognizes local community activists who are "catalysts for participation and have used civic, legal, and community organizing tools to advocate for a self-identified issue of public concern." In late 2011, the village of Downers Grove began working with developer 63rd …
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linda cameron
7:56 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
It's the apathy like yours that has this country in the state that it is in. We just sat back and let big business run our government and its politicians. People stopped getting involved and look at the mess around you. Open your eyes! Our country is run by big business not the people. more ›