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 […]