Village Chronicles

Earlier this year, Community Development staff applied for and participated in an onsite interview during the award review process. The Chaddick Institute’s Director, Dr. Joseph Schwieterman, was on hand to personally present the Award to Mayor David Brummel.

The Chaddick Institute, located at DePaul University in Chicago, advances the principles of effective land use, transportation and community planning. Founded in 1993, the institute offers planners, attorneys, developers, and entrepreneurs a forum to share expertise on difficult land-use issues through workshops, conferences and policy studies.

“We are honored to be recognized by the Chaddick Institute, and the council enthusiastically shares this honor with those elected officials who preceded us and established the Cantera development controls as well as the Community Development staff who tirelessly implemented them. Because of these standards, the city is fortunate to have a successful development that serves our community, provides revenue for excellent city services and is aesthetically pleasing,” said Mayor Brummel.

Cantera, formally a 650-acre limestone quarry, is a bustling business mecca, anchoring the nationally recognized research and development corridor that runs through DuPage County. Through a unique long-term collaborative private-public partnership established in the 1980s, Warrenville was able to transform the depleted quarry into a vibrant world-class mixed use development, accommodating business, residential, entertainment, and retail components.

For more information about the Cantera Development, contact the Warrenville Community Development Department at (630) 393-9050, or visit the Cantera Development page under Business/Business Development at www.warrenville.il.us.