Two railroad lines, two tragedies. Two young women who were killed by trains while walking across the tracks in the Chicago area this year were not the first victims on those lines — but no pedestrian ...

The village of Barrington, Illinois has begun installing new pedestrian gates at a railroad crossing, Train crossing safety has been an issue in the Village of Barrington since a 17-year-old girl was ...

Emergency crews in Nogales, Sonora, with support from Nogales, Arizona, firefighters, brought a fire under control Tuesday, ...

Barrington and the Illinois Department of Transportation will petition the Illinois Commerce Commission to allow pedestrian gates at several railroad crossings in town. But the process, which will ...

A Z-gate crossing will be installed at the Calumet Road railroad tracks in Chesterton’s downtown to improve pedestrian safety. Chesterton’s Redevelopment Commission, which is made up of the five Town ...

Barrington officials said progress is being made with a plan to install pedestrian safety gates at several Union Pacific railroad crossings in town. The village is seeking approval from the Illinois ...

Walkers typically are much closer to trains, which can extend 3 feet beyond the tracks on both sides. In many cases, one train passes before the victims began crossing the tracks, when another train ...

Roma Khan, president of Barrington Student Safety Organization, wears the organization's signature pink vest near the railroad crossing along Route 59 on Sept. 18, 2024, in Barrington. The ...