Resident urges Lincoln Heights to fix potholes, add double-yellow lines; council pledges follow-up

Resident Shirley Stone Knight of 986 Wabash Avenue raised three street-safety concerns during public comment at the Village of Lincoln Heights council meeting on March 30: adding double-yellow lines along Mangum, widening a curve near Wabash to reduce near-misses, and repairing a large pothole on Thomas Court "about the size of a sewer lid."

"They forced my daughter to go over into that turn only lane," Stone Knight said, describing a near-miss on Mangum and asking if the village could install double-yellow lines to improve traffic flow and safety. She also reported that a recent patch job left a separate nearby court (Palmore/Palmore Court) incomplete and that the Thomas Court pothole reappears after repairs.

Village Manager Gaines acknowledged the concerns and said he would confer with the public works director and the sheriff's office to review traffic flow and road-repair options. Gaines said the village is working through a plan to track and publish pothole repairs on the village website and social media and asked for the resident’s contact information to follow up.

Councilwoman Stha Brown noted that public works topics are often addressed in the law and public safety committee (first Mondays at 5:30) and encouraged the resident to attend that meeting. The transcript records the manager saying the pothole cited had been addressed earlier that day, and he committed to follow up with a plan.

No specific funding, timeline, or repair schedule was provided in the spoken record; the village manager said staff would provide additional information through village channels once they coordinate with the relevant departments.