A box truck hit and damaged the Long Grove Covered Bridge on Wednesday, making it the second time a vehicle has struck the bridge since its grand reopening on Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday for a call of a hit-and-run crash at the covered bridge near Robert Parker Coffin […]
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School bus damages historic Long Grove bridge day after two-year repair was completed
Less than 24 hours after the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge was reopened, it was damaged again by an oversized vehicle — this time a bus. The incident happened around 12:25 p.m. Saturday at Robert Parker Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that they responded and deputies […]