Stoplight Suggested For La Grange Intersection

"There are no stop signs, no stoplights in a very, very long stretch," Trustee Beth Augustine said at a Village Board meeting. "It's a super fast section of the road. People can speed up... They tear into town."

She said getting approval for a traffic light on the street would be difficult, given likely pushback from the state, which owns La Grange Road. But she said it was important for pedestrians, particularly children.

She was speaking during a discussion of the village's proposed long-term plan for growth, often referred to as a "comprehensive plan."

She said she liked that the draft plan raised the possibility of a traffic signal or a crosswalk with a signal on the stretch of La Grange Road, which is eight-tenths of a mile. Only one crosswalk exists there – at 52nd Street.

Like Augustine, the plan noted that a stoplight or signalized crosswalk must be done in partnership with the state.

However, persuading the state Department of Transportation is not impossible. Earlier this year, a La Grange resident's effort for a school zone crossing on Ogden Avenue, another state road, yielded results.