OGDEN, IL — The Downers Grove Village Council approved the plans for a car detailing and repair business here, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The May 28 story said a special use permit was needed to open the business, which will go up in a building alongside a car upholstery repair shop.
Offices are located on the second floor of the building.
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