The Leaning Light Poles of Kipling Estates

The Leaning Light Poles of Kipling Estates Welcome to the Leaning Light Poles of Kipling Estates! A page devoted to getting our neighborhood light poles replaced before someone dies.

Please read "Our Story" to learn more and contribute.

Richard Chapman ComEd Just a beautiful night in Shorewood enjoying the view of one of the many poorly “fixed” street lig...
05/24/2019

Richard Chapman ComEd Just a beautiful night in Shorewood enjoying the view of one of the many poorly “fixed” street lights. We appreciate the effort last year but sadly whatever was done worked for about a month. Can we please try this again? I can throw money at this post to boost it to a much larger audience if you think that will help the cause. Please advise. Thanks again.

ComEd on Conrad!
08/23/2018

ComEd on Conrad!

Another update from our Mayor! ComEd to come out tomorrow and begin work!
08/22/2018

Another update from our Mayor! ComEd to come out tomorrow and begin work!

All - I just received an update through messenger from our Mayor/Leaning Light Pole Advocate, Richard Chapman. See scree...
08/21/2018

All - I just received an update through messenger from our Mayor/Leaning Light Pole Advocate, Richard Chapman. See screen shot.

08/20/2018

Attention Thrill-Seekers: Welcome to the Leaning Light Poles of Kipling Estates! ComEd & Shorewood, Illinois’s newest, ugliest & most dangerous tourism destination located West of River Road, between Seil & Mound Road.

These gravity-defying architectural wonders have been a closely guarded secret (and embarrassment) of Kipling Estates residents for years. But the word has gotten out and adrenaline junkies come from near and far, risking life & limb, to marvel at these mind-bending displays of infrastructure incompetence… Thanks ComEd!

“It’s like a game of Russian Roulette,” said a Chicago risk taker who heard about the neighborhood death traps. “You know they’re gonna fall, you know they can kill you... but that spike in adrenaline when basking in their long shadows is what keeps you coming back for more.”

So gas up the station wagon, SUV or minivan, pack a lunch and plan your next adventure to see how close you can get to one of Kipling Estates’s countless leaning light poles while dodging bodily injury, property damage or death.

Make a visit to Kipling Estates before it’s too late... because much like the polar ice caps, these treasures won’t be around for long! Scientists predict their extinction within the next 12-18 months... Not because ComEd or the Village of Shorewood will actually take any significant action (I mean they haven’t in the last 10 years)... but because it’s only a matter of time before these crown jewels topple to the ground... hopefully without carnage in their wake.

Ok, so this is obviously a joke. These Leaning Light Poles are dangerous and embarrassing. This has been a fight for over 10 years with no action. This issue needs to become an elevated priority with ComEd, Village of Shorewood and Mayor Richard Chapman and I believe the way we can do that is by promoting this page.

Here is how you can help:
✔️Like & share this page
✔️Submit your own Kipling Estates leaning light pole photos or videos to this page with the closest address or intersection.
✔️Tag ComEd, Village of Shorewood & Mayor Richard Chapman with the hashtag and thank them for our local treasure.

Wish us luck!

Here is a list of leaning light poles submitted by residents. Please post more with address if any are missing.
08/20/2018

Here is a list of leaning light poles submitted by residents. Please post more with address if any are missing.

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850 Wynstone Drive
Shorewood, IL
60404

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