A lawmaker has filed a bill called “MARIN’s Law” to mandate pedestrian gate crossings near schools in honor of a Barrington High School student fatally struck by a Metra train. Illinois State Representative Nabeela Syed filed House Bill 4543 in the Illinois General Assembly on Thursday. The bill is also known as MARIN’s Law — […]
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Pedestrian gate installation set for next month at railroad crossing in Barrington following death of student
Crews are set to begin installation of pedestrian gates next month at a railroad crossing in Barrington near where a 17-year-old girl was killed by a train while walking to Barrington High School. The Canadian National Railway (CN) announced last year that it was going to install pedestrian gates at the Main Street crossing just […]
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Village officials say progress happening but more time needed to bring pedestrian railroad gates to Barrington
Barrington officials said they continue to climb through necessary red tape to obtain permits needed to install pedestrian gates at Union Pacific railroad crossings at Hough Street, Main Street, and Hillside Avenue in downtown Barrington. However, officials said the process of obtaining the safety gates designed to protect pedestrians from walking in front of an […]
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‘Entirely preventable’: Family files lawsuit after 17-year-old girl fatally struck by train walking to school in Barrington
The family of a 17-year-old girl who was killed by a train while walking to Barrington High School has filed a lawsuit against the railroad and village, saying that the child’s death was “entirely preventable.” Chicago-based law firm Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on Wednesday on behalf of the […]
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Village requests pedestrian gates from state, underpass also to be built after teenager fatally struck by train in Barrington
The Village of Barrington has asked the state for pedestrian gates to be set up at two rail crossings downtown and a pedestrian underpass will also be built at another crossing following the fatal accident of a 17-year-old Barrington High School student. Marin Lacson, a 17-year-old junior at Barrington High School, was struck and killed […]
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Village officials evaluating whether to install pedestrian gates after Barrington High School student fatally struck by train
Village officials say they are evaluating whether to install pedestrian gates after a Barrington High School student was fatally struck by a train while walking to school last week. “As our Village and the broader District 220 community continue to process last Thursday’s accident and tragic loss of life, there has been an outpouring of […]
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‘Vibrant, bubbly, vivacious soul’: Funeral service held for Barrington High School student fatally struck by train
A funeral service was held Monday for a 17-year-old girl, remembered for her “vibrant, bubbly, vivacious soul,” who was fatally struck by a train on her way to Barrington High School. A visitation for Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, was held Monday afternoon through Monday evening at Davenport Family Funeral Home in Lake Zurich. A […]
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‘She was so nice to everyone’: Emotional vigil held for Barrington High School student fatally struck by train
Friends of a Barrington High School student spoke during an emotional vigil held Friday to remember the 17-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a train on her way to school. The incident happened around 7:45 a.m. Thursday at the Union Pacific Railroad train tracks in the area of Main Street and Hough Street in […]
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Candlelight vigil to be held for teenager accidentally struck, killed by train on way to Barrington High School
A candlelight vigil is set to be held Friday evening as the community mourns the death of a teenage girl who was fatally struck by a train while walking to Barrington High School. An autopsy performed Thursday on Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, showed she died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to […]