Residents urge Dolton to act after fatal collision at Sibley; trustees promise follow‑up
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Summary
An unidentified resident described a recent fatal collision near Sibley and called for a traffic signal and other calming measures near the school crossing; trustees acknowledged the complaint and said the mayor and police would follow up.
A resident told the Dolton board during public comment that a person was killed last night near the Sibley crossing and urged officials to install a traffic signal at Irvin to slow motorists near the school.
"Last night, someone else got hit," the unidentified speaker said, describing repeated incidents at the same crossing and saying, "These people come flying down this road... 100 miles an hour." The speaker asked the village to time a light so cars slow near Cottage Grove and King Drive and asked for a follow‑up from the mayor and police chief.
Mayor House acknowledged the comment and said staff would follow up with the village administrator and the police chief. Trustee Holmes and Trustee Belcher later raised the same safety concerns during announcements, noting residents' reports of drivers cutting through alleys and gas‑station parking lots to avoid signals and speed humps.
The board did not vote on a specific traffic measure at the meeting. Attorney McGrath and Police Chief Jeffrey Chapman were cited as the next contacts for residents seeking enforcement or to report possible criminal conduct; the attorney advised that allegations of falsified documents (raised elsewhere during public comment) would first be reviewed by police and could also involve civil remedies through the Cook County State's Attorney or the Illinois Attorney General.
Next steps: the mayor said staff would follow up with the administrator and police to investigate the recent crash and explore traffic‑calming options. No formal engineering or funding action was taken at this meeting.
