On one side is an image of Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen, in suit and tie, accompanying a group of children through the woods on the way to school. On the other side, Lauzen and the kids stroll down the parkway, oblivious to the semitrailer trucks about to mow them down.
It’s a grim exaggeration of the lifestyle D’Alessandro and opponents expect if the 5.6-mile route — with a bridge spanning the Fox River that comes with a toll of up to $1.50 — moves forward. But timing is everything. D’Alessandro and crew are raising these fears just five months before construction will start on a plan in the works for 30 years.
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