One person walking along railroad tracks near Ingleside was killed after being hit by a Metra train late Saturday night, authorities said. Metra Spokeswoman Meg Reile said the unidentified male was walking on the train tracks near the Ingleside Metra station when he was hit by Milwaukee District North outbound train 2623 at about 10:20 […]
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Coroner IDs person killed after Metra train crashes with vehicle in Hainesville
Lake County Coroner officials have identified a man who was killed when his vehicle was hit by an outbound Metra train Thursday afternoon in Hainesville. Following an autopsy on Friday, Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek identified the person killed in the crash as Pete Kostopoulos, 51, of Elk Grove Village. Banek said preliminary autopsy results […]
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One person killed, second injured, following crash between vehicle, Metra train in Hainesville
One person was killed and a second person was injured after a Metra train crashed into a vehicle in Hainesville on Thursday afternoon. Battalion Chief Jay VandeBerg of the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District said rescue personnel were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash involving a single vehicle and a train near the intersection […]
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Metra offering free rides during its 40th birthday June 8 and June 9
Metra’s celebration of its 40th anniversary will feature free rides Saturday and Sunday. Metra marks its birthday on June 8, 1984, the railway announced on their website. Activities in celebration of that 40th birthday include: Tuesday, June 4: Customer Appreciation Day – Metra will hand out a gift to riders at downtown stations while supplies […]
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Village requests pedestrian gates from state, underpass also to be built after teenager fatally struck by train in Barrington
The Village of Barrington has asked the state for pedestrian gates to be set up at two rail crossings downtown and a pedestrian underpass will also be built at another crossing following the fatal accident of a 17-year-old Barrington High School student. Marin Lacson, a 17-year-old junior at Barrington High School, was struck and killed […]
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Man flown to hospital with serious injuries after Metra train hits car near Woodstock
A man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after his car was hit by a Metra train near Woodstock early Saturday morning, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 2:05 a.m. Saturday to the railroad crossing on Lily Pond Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report […]
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Woman struck and killed by Metra train in Cary
A woman was struck and killed by a Metra train near the Cary Metra Station Tuesday morning, police said. The Cary Fire Department and Cary Police Department responded around 7:08 a.m. Tuesday to the train station at 100 West Main Street. Emergency crews found the woman near the railroad crossing at Main Street and Route […]