An elderly woman will not be charged after police say she inadvertently drove into a railroad gate and her SUV was hit by a Metra train in Fox River Grove at the same crossing where the 1995 bus-train crash occurred. The Fox River Grove Police Department and Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around […]
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Elderly driver suffers minor injuries after Metra train crash in Fox River Grove that extensively delayed trains
Fire officials say an elderly woman “thankfully” only suffered minor injuries after her SUV was struck by a Metra train in Fox River Grove at the same crossing where the 1995 bus-train crash occurred 30 years ago. The Fox River Grove Police Department and Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 10:59 a.m. Monday […]
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Driver injured after crash involving SUV, Metra train near train station in Fox River Grove
A driver was transported to the hospital after a crash involving an SUV and a Metra train in Fox River Grove Monday morning at the same crossing where the 1995 bus-train crash occurred 30 years ago. The Fox River Grove Police Department and Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 10:59 a.m. Monday to […]
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Part of Northwest Highway in Barrington to be fully shut down for weeks due to underpass project
Part of Route 14, also known as Northwest Highway, will experience a full closure in Barrington starting on Monday and lasting approximately a month as part of construction for the underpass project. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced a full closure of Route 14 from north of Valencia Road to Route 59, also known […]