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Hinsdale café owner urges village to install bollards after crash, chief says placement is ready pending survey

Hinsdale Board of Trustees · March 4, 2026
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Cafalla Fortuna owner Angela Lavelli asked trustees to install protective barriers after a Sept. 29 crash injured two customers and prompted insurers to decline renewal; the village chief said locations have been surveyed and placements await a final survey result.

Angela Lavelli, owner of Cafalla Fortuna, told the Board of Trustees the business faces possible closure unless protective bollards are installed outside her storefront.

Lavelli said a Sept. 29, 2025 crash in which a vehicle struck two customers seated on a café bench left one woman with a leg amputation and led insurers to decline…

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