Long Grove’s covered bridge hit again – Chicago Tribune

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Long Grove’s iconic covered bridge has been hit again. An unincorporated Lake Villa man yesterday became the 41st driver to crash into the bridge since it reopened in 2020. Lake County sheriff’s police cited the driver of the 15-foot box truck with disobeying a traffic control sign that included the bridge’s height-restriction warning.

And ICYMI: 50 years ago, two Loop-bound trains crashed, killing 45 and injuring more than 300. Survivors don’t want people to forget.

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