Abt Electronics Held Benefit Contest to Help Blighted Shermer Road Biz

The village of Glenview, Glenview Chamber of Commerce and Abt Electronics teamed up to help the seven storefronts at Wil-Sher Plaza that have been impacted by the July 4, 2012 train derailment accident, Glenview Suntimes reports.
Abt Electronics held a benefit contest for the businesses and Glenview has also provided $400,000 in rent assistance to businesses, Glenview Suntimes reported.

Last year Patch reported that nearby businesses saw sales cut by almost 50 percent because of the traffic obstruction on Shermer Road at the Northbrook-Glenview border.

Shermer Road beneath the collapsed Union Pacific bridge is planned to be fully repaired no later than September 30, 2014.

A new railroad bridge to replace the viaduct that collapsed in 2012 over Shermer Road could be in place by the end of the this year, under an expedited schedule recently released by Union Pacific Railroad.

On July 4, 2012, a Union Pacific freight train hauling coal from Wyoming to Wisconsin derailed on a viaduct over Shermer Road, between Willow Road and Holste Road in Glenview. The viaduct collapsed and killed Glenview residents Burt Lindner and his wife Zorine, according to the village.

Earlier

• New Railroad Bridge Over Shermer Road Could be in Place by End of 2013
• Shermer Road Won't Reopen Till 2014
• Glenview-Northbrook Bridge Collapse Slows Surrounding Business
• Home Video May Hold Clue in Fatal Train Derailment Case