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Monday, July 23, 2012

Week in Review: 7/16 to 7/22

Get your week started with a look back at some of the interesting Downers Grove Patch articles from last week.

Here's a rundown of some of the DG Patch articles from last week: • Tony Cesare: It's Time to Stop Being Helicopter Parents Keeping an eye on the kids while letting them enjoy their freedom in the summer can be a difficult balance. • DG Patch Poll: Do You Feel Safe Living in Downers Grove? A Tony Cesare column on the tendency to become helicopter parents invokes the question: Do you feel safe? • Visions for Vacancies: 4928 Main Street Downers Grove Patch asks readers to play developer and share their ideas for open storefronts around town. • New Frozen Yogurt Shop 'Cocomero' to Open Downtown Cocomero frozen yogurt hopes to open in little more than a month. • Death Notices, July 18 Obituaries and memorial services and upcoming visitations …

Friday, July 20, 2012

Very Interesting Person: Linda Kunze, Downtown's Gatekeeper

You may not know who she is, but she's had a hand in just about everything you enjoy about downtown.

If it happens downtown, she either knows about it or she's responsible for it. Linda Kunze, the executive director of the Downtown Management Corporation, knows the ins-and-outs of the downtown area better than anyone else around. She has to—it's her job. Since 1999 Linda has been the woman responsible for keeping the downtown vibrant and stocked with restaurants and shops the residents of Downers Grove want. She works tirelessly, sometimes starting her day at 7:30 a.m. and wrapping up at 10 p.m. recruiting businesses, organizing downtown events, and managing all aspects of the downtown area. The argument can be made that no single person has had a greater impact on the downtown area than Linda has over the last 13 years. A resident of …

T. Navickas

11:31 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012

It comes as no surprise that such a great person is responsible for making downtown DG so great. It certainly is a destination more then it has ever been to my recollection. I am grateful for such a positive news article like this. Many thanks to Linda and to Robert.   more ›

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