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Yorkville police heighten citations of semitrucks using residential streets · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Yorkville Police increase enforcement of semitrucks using residential streets. This
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  Everlett. After residents voiced concerns about semitrucks going through residential
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  areas along Cornell's Road, the Yorkville Police Department said enhanced enforcement has
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  led to 44 traffic stops so far this year. Residents have said
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  semi-trucks cut through residential streets on their way to the area's Bright
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  Farms production facility and the local Menards. Several complaints have been made
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  by residents in the Caledonia subdivision. Police
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  ramped up enforcement of the of the 8-ton weight restriction on residential
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  roads throughout the city. The weight limit means semi-trucks are prohibited from
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  traveling through the city's subdivisions and residential areas. The police recently shed
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  light on increased patrols on Cornells Road between Illinois Route 47 and
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  Eldemain Road. This year's forty-four traffic stops resulted in in 31 warning.
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  And 14 citations, according to the police During the month of September
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  alone, the police conducted 10 traffic stops, with nine resulting in citations
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  for The
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  8-ton weight restriction. One of the stops resulted in a written warning.
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  Officers will continue education and enforcement efforts on Corneils Road. Regarding the
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  posted 8-ton weight restriction, The
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  police posted. Additional signage has recently been installed on Route 47 to
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  help alert motorists of the restriction and encourage compliance. The
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  police thanked residents who brought their concerns forward. The police said additional
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  signage is being installed near the Bright Farms driveway on Cornell's Road.
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  The signage will be designed to inform drivers that left turns onto
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  Cornell's Road are prohibited. The police said they would continue targeted enforcement
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  and work with the city IDOT and affected businesses to improve compliance
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  and address residents concerns about truck traffic and roadway safety. Earlier in
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  January and February, the police conducted heightened enforcement in the Caledonia Subdivision
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  between Caledonia Drive and Cornell Road. Ten semitrucks were found to be
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  in violation of the city's ordinance. After that enforcement, Police Chief James
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  Jensen said a common denominator in the violations is semi-truck drivers using
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  GPS on their phones rather than the separate GPS for truckers, which
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  provide alternate traffic routes designed for trucks. Yorkville first began ticketing violators
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  of the Wait Ordinance in May 2025. The ordinance was adopted following
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  a string of safety concerns from residents in the Kylans Ridge and
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  Cannonball Estates subdivisions, saying that heavy trucks, construction trucks, and semi
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  trucks were speeding down residential streets. Delivery trucks, garbage trucks, and snowplows
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  are still allowed to use the residential streets, according to city documents.