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10/22/2026

10/18/2026

Harlem Avenue will be fully closed at the railroad crossing just south of 26th Street starting Monday, October 19 at 9:00 AM for repairs. Reopening is expected Saturday, October 24 at 9:00 AM. Suggested detours include Ogden Ave, 1st Ave, or Cermak Rd.

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

This is the regular meeting of the Berwyn City Council. The City Council meeting will begin at 8:00PM. There is no open COW meeting this evening. Meeting Materials: https://www.berwyn-il.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7879 (COW) https://www.berwyn-il.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/7875/6392715835124...

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

I knew there had to be more we could do to better understand the problem about blocked trains crossings. Berwyn already has an ordinance on the books that addresses railroad grade-crossing obstructions and even lays out escalating fines based on how long a crossing is blocked.

The challenge is: how do we actually quantify what residents, commuters, and businesses, experience every day?

How often are our north/south crossings blocked? For how long? Which crossings are the biggest problem? And what does that impact look like over months or years?

I’ve been exploring a company called Interfact.net that uses solar-powered cameras to detect when railroad crossings are blocked and creates timestamped data around those events. It can also provide a live map showing whether crossings are open or blocked, which could be made available to residents, businesses and first responders.

I also recently met with the Mayor of Vincennes, Indiana, where InterFact is already being used, and heard positive feedback about their experience.

It could give residents something we don’t currently have: real data to measure the impact, especially when we already have an ordinance addressing blocked crossings, while also giving residents and businesses a way to see in nearly real time which routes are open before heading north or south.

This is still very exploratory, and I’m interested in hearing from residents before taking the conversation further.

Would you use something like this?

City of Berwyn ordinance: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/berwyn/latest/berwyn_il/0-0-0-29772

InterFact: https://interfact.net/

09/28/2026

Did you know the 34th Street Project has its own website and newsletter?

Residents can sign up to receive project updates, announcements, and other information directly.

Sign up here:
https://www.berwyn34thstreetproject.org/contact.html

A great way to stay informed as work continues along 34th Street.

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6700 W 26th Street
Berwyn, IL
60402

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https://www.berwyn-il.gov/

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