An elderly woman will not be charged after police say she inadvertently drove into a railroad gate and her SUV was hit by a Metra train in Fox River Grove at the same crossing where the 1995 bus-train crash occurred. The Fox River Grove Police Department and Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around […]
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Elderly driver suffers minor injuries after Metra train crash in Fox River Grove that extensively delayed trains
Fire officials say an elderly woman “thankfully” only suffered minor injuries after her SUV was struck by a Metra train in Fox River Grove at the same crossing where the 1995 bus-train crash occurred 30 years ago. The Fox River Grove Police Department and Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 10:59 a.m. Monday […]
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Driver injured after crash involving SUV, Metra train near train station in Fox River Grove
A driver was transported to the hospital after a crash involving an SUV and a Metra train in Fox River Grove Monday morning at the same crossing where the 1995 bus-train crash occurred 30 years ago. The Fox River Grove Police Department and Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 10:59 a.m. Monday to […]
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No injuries after train hits car, leaving it severely damaged in North Chicago
All occupants of a car were uninjured after a train struck the car and left it severely damaged in North Chicago, halting Metra trains for almost two hours Tuesday evening. The North Chicago Police Department, North Chicago Fire Department and Metra Police Department responded around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Sheridan Road and […]
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2 boys ‘incredibly lucky’ to be alive after Metra train strikes SUV at railroad crossing in Ingleside
Police say two teenage boys were transported to the hospital and are “incredibly lucky” to be alive after a Metra train struck their car in Ingleside Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:10 p.m. Sunday to the area of 26200 block of West Ingleside Avenue in […]
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No injuries after SUV struck by Metra train while crossing train tracks in Grayslake
No injuries were reported after an SUV attempting to cross railroad tracks was struck by a Metra train carrying passengers in Grayslake Thursday afternoon. The Grayslake Police Department, Metra Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 3:04 p.m. Thursday to the area of Lord of Glory Lutheran Church, 607 West Belvidere Road, for […]
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Intoxicated driver arrested after Metra train hits his vehicle in North Chicago, officials say
An accused drunk driver was arrested after his car got stuck on the railroad tracks and a Metra train, which was occupied with passengers, struck the car in North Chicago Friday evening. The incident happened just after 9 p.m. Friday at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Sheridan Road in North Chicago. Metra train 370 […]