Editing Long Grove, Illinois (section)

==History==
The village now has very strict building ordinances to preserve its "pristine rural charm",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.longgrove.net/sites/default/files/documents/files/LG-comprehensive-plan-summary.pdf#overlay-context=documents/village-long-grove-comprehensive-plan-summary|title=Village of Long Grove Comprehensive Plan|date=April 2000|website=Long Grove|access-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref> including prohibitions on sidewalks,<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=363&chapter_id=10105|title=Long Grove, Illinois: Village Code|publisher=Sterling Codifiers|year=2016|location=Long Grove, Illinois|chapter=Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Ways}}</ref> fences,<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=&chapter_id=10080|title=Long Grove, Illinois: Village Code|publisher=Sterling Codifiers|year=2016|location=Long Grove, Illinois|chapter=Fences}}</ref> and residential street lights.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=363&chapter_id=10091#s570664|title=Long Grove, Illinois: Village Code|publisher=Sterling Codifiers|year=2016|location=Long Grove, Illinois|chapter=Exterior Lighting}}</ref>  The Long Grove area is now known for its historic downtown, its exclusive million dollar homes and the annual events including the [[chocolate]], [[strawberry]] and [[apple]] festivals that take place in May, June and September, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://longgrove.org/events-festivals/|title=Historic Downtown Long Grove {{!}} Shopping, Dinning and Festivals Downtown Historic Downtown Long Grove {{!}} LongGrove.org {{!}} Historic Downtown Long Grove {{!}} Shopping, Dining and Festivals Downtown Historic Downtown Long Grove {{!}} LongGrove.org|language=en-US|access-date=March 25, 2019}}</ref> The [[Robert Parker Coffin Bridge]], on the edge of the city's downtown, is a historic 1906 bridge that is featured on the Long Grove's logo and welcome signs.<ref name="Barrett">{{cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Joe |title=Historic Covered Bridge Eats Vehicles by the Dozens. 'I Haven't Seen a Truck Win Yet.' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/historic-covered-bridge-eats-vehicles-by-the-dozens-i-havent-seen-a-truck-win-yet-11664892323 |access-date=January 1, 2023 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=October 4, 2022 |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012165804/https://www.wsj.com/articles/historic-covered-bridge-eats-vehicles-by-the-dozens-i-havent-seen-a-truck-win-yet-11664892323 |archive-date=October 12, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the {{convert|8|ft|6|in|adj=on}} clearance height of its covering, it has been struck by vehicles dozens of times in recent years.<ref name="Rumore">{{cite news |last=Rumore |first=Kori |title=Trucks still hit Long Grove's iconic bridge, but town punches back — just as it always has against modern life |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-long-grove-bridge-history-buffalo-creek-robert-parker-coffin-20221127-ocyqkw3bcncghkjio4cectednm-story.html |access-date=January 1, 2023 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=November 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223065439/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-long-grove-bridge-history-buffalo-creek-robert-parker-coffin-20221127-ocyqkw3bcncghkjio4cectednm-story.html |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>