Barrington, IL|News|
Pedestrian Gates, Underpass Considered After Teen Fatally Struck By Metra Train In Barrington
The Village of Barrington has asked the state for pedestrian gates to be set up at two rail crossings downtown.

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The Village of Barrington has asked the state for pedestrian gates to be set up at two rail crossings downtown.

Ryan A. Poltzer, 43, of Cary, was also accused of driving drunk with two children in his car.
The Vernon Hills Police Department responded Thursday evening to the area of Cherry Valley Road and Court of Elm for a report of a burglary.
Police say a man and a woman robbed the elderly man at knifepoint.
Authorities said no injuries were reported after a fire fully engulfed and destroyed a car on Interstate 90 near Huntley Friday evening.
A man who allegedly led officers on a pursuit that ended in Zion last month and has been on the run with at least 14 warrants.
A grand jury has upgraded charges to attempted murder for a McHenry man accused of stabbing a family member in the head and face.
A teenager was transported to the hospital following a three-vehicle crash that left one car rolled over near Cary-Grove High School.
A worker became injured and trapped under pallets during a forklift incident.
Police say they investigated a child luring report involving a student walking to school in Antioch and released the suspect.
A worker was hospitalized after fire officials say he became trapped under a large stack of pallets.
A judge denied pre-trial release to a woman, who he called a “danger to everyone."
Lake County officials attended an event at the White House last week and touted the county's gun violence prevention initiative.
Citing "significant concerns" the sheriff's Office has pulled out of an agreement to be part of the new consolidated 911 dispatch center.
A Chicago man and a Wisconsin woman were arrested after officers found them with a large amount of cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs.
A 62-year-old woman has been sentenced to probation.
A judge has reversed another judge's decision
A local lawmaker has filed a bill to ban people from possessing African serval cats after one escaped from its owners in a Vernon Hills ...
A Crystal Lake man now faces charges. The incident happened at First Class Towing in Lake in the Hills.
A former student successfully led fundraising efforts and raised over $400,000 needed to save a private school in Ingleside.