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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Downers Grove officials have tabled a controversial proposal to change the leadership structure for the village’s politically ...

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 ...

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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, ...

A series of threats prompted the Downers Grove Public Library to cancel a drag queen bingo event scheduled for October. Those threats obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show that one caller promised a ...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- The Downers Grove Public Library, which was once at the center of a drag show controversy, now hosts the traveling Legacy Wall highlighting LGBTQ+ figures through history.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (CBS) -- A planned drag event for teens in Downers Grove has been canceled, but the controversy is far from over. As CBS 2's Jermont Terry reported, there was a packed house as ...