The color(s) gold, maroon and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of An oval shape with the words "Downers Grove 175th Anniversary" as well as the words "Celebrating Tradition and Progress" and the years 1832 and 2007. The sizing and coloring of the letters and numbers is stylized in that the name Downers Grove starts smaller and gets larger in the middle then resizes to the smaller/beginning size..