Good morning Villa Park, Lombard. We seem to always have a problem in our towns with police not wanting to take care of speeders, blowing through stop signs, we have camera lights who they seem to only choose who they want to give tickets to. Police should lead by example but how can we do the right thing when the police don’t? I sit in the morning and watch the police on my way to work. They don’t even stop at stop signs. They make one of those put-your-brake-on-and-keep-on-going. So, why should the public have to do that? Why shouldn’t the public be able to do the same thing? Please, somebody let me know why they’re privileged and we’re not.

The following response was received from the Village of Lombard:

The Lombard Police Department takes the issue of traffic safety very seriously. In addition to traffic enforcement by all patrol shifts, the department also utilizes a Traffic Safety Unit staffed with three full-time sworn police officers. In 2014, Lombard police officers made over 11,000 traffic stops of motorists for a variety of traffic violations. More than 6,000 citations were issued to violators for many infractions to include speeding, driving while texting or talking on a cell phone, disobeying traffic control devices and DUI. We will continue our efforts at strong enforcement of traffic laws to ensure that Lombard remains a safe community to drive in. The Village of Lombard practices openness and transparency in its reporting of government statistics and activity. An annual report is prepared by the police department and is made available on the village’s Web site at http://www.villageof lombard.org/LPDannualreport. If you observe a patrol car not obeying a traffic law, you can call 630-873-4400 and report the incident to a patrol supervisor who will investigate it.”—blm

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I was biking on the sidewalk, and almost hit a fire hydrant because people are parking their cars on the sidewalk. You are creating a hidden danger. Kids are also riding bikes and are forced to go on the street among moving cars. It blocks the route for Lombardians who are not so lucky to walk. Please be considerate and not make our town more dangerous.

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Lombard calling. Did they abandon the new parking lot on the Hammerschmidt property? It appears like no one has worked there for over a week. It's Oct. 2, and nobody's been here at all this week, it seems, and I don't believe they were there for the last couple of days of last week. Is that not going to be done? We're getting into winter. It would seem like that would be easy enough to do.

According to a Village of Lombard press release issued at the beginning of August, Kee Construction was planning to begin the parking lot expansion project Aug. 5. The release also states, “Substantial completion is scheduled for October with final completion scheduled for November.” The project is slated to provide an additional 92 commuter parking spaces. More information is also at www.VillageofLombard.org/HammerschmidtExpansion. You can also get updates by e-mail; go to www.VillageofLombard.org/notifyme or contact public works at 630-620-5740 for more information.—JAC

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Hi. To the caller who's concerned with teacher unions, you're comparing physical difficulty with mental stress of teaching lessons. Think how stressful it would be to put the teacher on the garbage truck and the garbage man in front of a bunch of students. Your argument makes absolutely no sense.

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Hi, this is Lombard calling. I'm just going through the paper today and again I noticed that Montini never has any sports pictures, and it's probably been over a year since I've seen any kind of coverage as far as photos or anything being put into the Lombardian. As far as I've checked, Montini still lives in Lombard so I would love your support again. Thanks, and have a nice day.

We have not forgotten about the Broncos. We have limited space in the sports section and try to provide sports coverage of Glenbard East, Willowbrook and Montini. It’s not accurate to say we’ve had no photos or coverage of any kind of Montini sports in the last year. We have had some, and we will definitely pay more attention to the Broncos during the upcoming post-seasons of some of the school’s fall sports, including football, girls volleyball and cross country.—CF

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Lombard calling. Too many Lombard bicyclists are seemingly among the most self-absorbed and rude groups ever. I walk on the Great Western Trail and Main Street in Lombard and have on many occasions in the last three months been barely missed by these cyclists as they ride behind me. They don't call out so I know they're there. For the record, these are all adults as well as some seniors. Shame on all of them and why are they riding on the sidewalk? I was walking on Main Street by Grove on my way to St. Charles when I was almost hit. I am not the only person I'm sure who cannot hear looming cyclists behind me. What is our village ordinance regarding adults riding on the sidewalks? It is really ignorant not to call out when you are behind someone walking and it can be dangerous. Thank you.

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I have called the Illinois Department of Transportation twice now about the brush and overgrowth along the edge of Route 53, just south of Meadow on the east side of the street. Turning right off Meadow onto Route 53, it is blocking visibility of whatever traffic is in the right lane coming over that hill going north. Any chance the Village of Lombard can get something done when a resident cannot? You almost have to creep out a little into the street so I think it is a hazard—even when one is being cautious—because visibility is obscured until the vehicle is near the intersection, even at night.

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Good morning, this is Lombard. I'm calling to inquire about the hours for trick-or-treating in Lombard. The village news says Saturday, Oct. 31, during the day and will end at 7 p.m. Does that mean the trick-or-treaters can start at 10 a.m. and go until 7 at night? Some clarity would be appreciated here because I'm not going to spend the entire day at my door handing out candy to these little darlings.

Your comment was referred to the Village of Lombard, which offered this response:

“The Lombard Police Department is reminding residents to use caution when trick-or-treating this Halloween. Since Halloween is on Saturday, trick-or-treating does not have a set start time but Lombard Police Chief Raymond Byrne encourages residents to use consideration and suggests that trick-or-treating should wait until the afternoon hours. Trick-or-treating hours end at 7 p.m.”