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Residents press La Grange trustees on detour traffic, speeding and flooding mitigation during public comment
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Village of La Grange to address heavy through‑traffic and speeding in the Sedgwick neighborhood tied to a detour, requested clearer speed signage and more enforcement, and asked for updates on a proposed flood‑mitigation project north of 47th Street.
Several residents used the public‑comment period to press the Village of La Grange for stronger action on traffic safety and to ask for updates on flood mitigation work affecting neighborhoods north of 47th Street.
John Pluto of East Avenue and other speakers said heavy commercial traffic and speeding have become daily problems on side streets that are being used as detour routes for a multi‑year construction project. “The cars are flying down…
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