Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Wednesday, July 2, 2025

"The essential concern is about safety, with the proposed plaza being so close to the railroad tracks" said resident Lori Thompson. "If we lose the slip-lane, traffic will back up. We must maintain any current safety we now have in place. I am not opposed to progress in our town or the notion of a plaza somewhere else for neighbors to gather. I am in opposition of the proposed plaza location downtown so close to the train tracks."

Resident Margo Jablonski said "The slip-lane filters traffic to the southwest of town and provides needed space for delivery trucks and Uber stops," she said. "With three new developments in the works, the slip-lane is even more vital now." Jablonski went on to say "The traffic study also ignored the effects of inclement weather. The conditions observed (during the test closure in May) were ideal, and it's concerning how traffic would be handled during storms."

"The leader of Clarendon Hills is willing to trade safety for a plaza that will largely go empty like the ones in Burr Ridge, Westmont, and the other two plazas that Clarendon Hills already has, one near Tierra Cafe & Distillery (at 211 Burlington Ave.) and the other in front of Village Hall. And the new Sparrow Coffee (100 Park Ave.) will now have more public space, so that is essentially a Sparrow Coffee plaza. How many plazas can one town have?" states resident Angela Sartori.

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