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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 107, No. 13
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REVIEW MARCH 27, 2024
Idling trains disrupt local life for Forest Park residents
‘It’s about people feeling comfortable in their home,’ said village commissioner Michelle Melin-Rogovin, who’s fielded several complaints
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By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Caitlin Hillyard and her husband, Ben Weinberg, moved into a townhouse on Brown Avenue in August 2022. After about a month of living there, they started noticing a recurring noise from the train tracks, loud enough to be heard inside their home. “Sometimes it sounds like somebody jackhammering the side of the house,” Hillyard said. “Sometimes it sounds kind of like a drum circle.” Just south of Jewel-Osco in River Forest, the noise comes from idling freight trains on the railroad tracks, waiting for one crew to get off the train and another TODD BANNOR
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