It happened yet again — another truck hit the historic covered bridge in Long Grove, Illinois, north of Chicago. This time, it was not the bridge, but the truck that sustained the most damage. The ...

115 miles west of Chicago. But the future of the local landmark — believed to be one of only five 19th century covered bridges left in Illinois — is uncertain. On Nov. 16, despite multiple ...

Long Grove’s historic covered bridge was hit by a truck Monday, adding yet another to the bridge's many accidents. The driver today was behind the wheel of a box truck, according to a video of the ...

Closer to Chicago, there are reports of minor ... in Henderson County is closed due to flooding IL 164 Oquawka Covered Bridge rest stop near Gladstone in Henderson County is Closed due to flooding.

Of the more than 26,000 bridges in Illinois ... The Long Grove Covered is known, not only for its historical significance but for its ability to withstand near-constant assaults by careless ...

"It's so unique there aren't any other covered bridges in the Chicago area, so for Long Grove to have one, it's obviously something that's tied to our identity," Underwood said. That bridge is so ...

6 in. clearing, yet people keep hitting the Long Grove covered bridge. "It keeps happening and we are not really sure why," said Terri Taylor of Ma & Pa's Candy. Vehicles just keep crashing into ...

A 1.5-mile toll bridge aimed at saving truckers time and reducing congestion around major warehouse and shipping facilities near interstates ... built toll road in Illinois is opening just as ...

Blowing, drifting snow was causing treacherous travel conditions across Northeast Illinois and Northwest ... the Des Plaines River Bridge and I-294, in West Chicago, in Highland Park on Southbound ...

Mary's River Covered Bridge will see construction starting in late fall to help restore the famous bridge, according to Dawn Johnson with the Illinois Department of Transportation. Samron Midwest ...

We broke ground this summer on a new Interstate 74 bridge over the Mississippi River in the Quad-Cities, the largest IDOT project outside of the Chicago ... over the Illinois River near Spring ...