Village president: State of Glen Ellyn 'sound' - In his first State of Glen Ellyn address as village president, Mark Pfefferman called the village's situation "sound" but acknowledged that the next year could be tough. [News from Daily Herald]

Real Estate figures provided by MRED of single family home sales contracts for Glen Ellyn and Wheaton show home sale contracts rebounding from the 2008 decline. Although home sale contracts in the first half of the year were lower compared to those from 3 prior years, the last of half of 2009 has outpaced all 3 prior years with home sale contracts because September contracts had the strongest rebound in past 4 years. From the data provided, contract sales typically taper off in the second half of the year.

November 12, 2009
7:30pm
Civic Center, Duane Street, Glen Ellyn

League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn (http://www.lwvge.org) analyzes the new downtown strategic plan passed by the Glen Ellyn Village board of trustees on Monday, October 26, 2009.

Presenters include:

The Great African Orphan Rescue Rummage Sale
October 10 & 11 from 9:00am - 4:00pm

Come share the excitement for the first Great African Orphan Rescue Rummage sale to be held at 536 Crescent Blvd, next to Starbuck’s in downtown Glen Ellyn.

Proceeds from the sale go to benefit Juna Amagara Ministries, an organization founded in Glen Ellyn to save the lives of AIDS orphans in Uganda, East Africa (www.amagara.org).

The theme for this event is: Donate Stuff. Shop for Stuff. Save Lives.