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Residents urge Palos Park to step up enforcement, seek state authority for speed cameras
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Village of Palos Park on Dec. 8 that excessive noise, weaving and speeding on LaGrange Road are harming sleep and safety; the mayor said she is pursuing state legislation to expand local access to automated speed cameras and to ban modified mufflers.
Dozens of residents told the Village of Palos Park Board of Commissioners on Dec. 8 that traffic noise and reckless driving on LaGrange Road have become intolerable and are creating safety hazards.
At the council’s public-comment period, Shannon Hoop of Wild Cherry Lane said the noise and engine popping are "ruining our life" and described continuous disturbances day and night from motorcycles, speeders and large trucks. "We want the laws enforced," she said, adding she could not find evidence that Palos Park received…
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