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Service resumes on Union Pacific Northwest line after Metra train derailment in Crystal Lake

Service fully resumed early Sunday morning on the Union Pacific Northwest line after a Metra train locomotive derailed in Crystal Lake Saturday morning. The incident happened around 10 a.m. Saturday on the train overpass above Route 176 west of Walkup Avenue. Metra reported Train 710 had derailed and would not be operating. No injuries were […]

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Village officials evaluating whether to install pedestrian gates after Barrington High School student fatally struck by train

Village officials say they are evaluating whether to install pedestrian gates after a Barrington High School student was fatally struck by a train while walking to school last week. “As our Village and the broader District 220 community continue to process last Thursday’s accident and tragic loss of life, there has been an outpouring of […]

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‘Vibrant, bubbly, vivacious soul’: Funeral service held for Barrington High School student fatally struck by train

A funeral service was held Monday for a 17-year-old girl, remembered for her “vibrant, bubbly, vivacious soul,” who was fatally struck by a train on her way to Barrington High School. A visitation for Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, was held Monday afternoon through Monday evening at Davenport Family Funeral Home in Lake Zurich. A […]

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‘She was so nice to everyone’: Emotional vigil held for Barrington High School student fatally struck by train

Friends of a Barrington High School student spoke during an emotional vigil held Friday to remember the 17-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a train on her way to school. The incident happened around 7:45 a.m. Thursday at the Union Pacific Railroad train tracks in the area of Main Street and Hough Street in […]

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‘Always made everyone feel welcome’: Community mourns death of Barrington High School student killed by train

Friends of a Barrington High School student, who was on the lacrosse team, are remembering the 17-year-old girl after she was struck and killed by a train walking to school. An autopsy performed Thursday on Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, showed she died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner […]

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Coroner identifies 17-year-old student accidentally struck, killed by Metra train in Barrington

The coroner has identified a 17-year-old girl and Barrington High School student who was accidentally struck and killed by a train while trying to cross railroad tracks. An autopsy performed Thursday on Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, showed she died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The […]

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‘It was all over in seconds’: Witness says Barrington High School student was accidentally struck, killed by train

A witness says a girl, who was a Barrington High School student, was accidentally struck and killed by a Metra train in Barrington while trying to cross the tracks Thursday morning. The Metra Police Department, Barrington Fire Department and Barrington Police Department responded around 7:45 a.m. Thursday to the Union Pacific Railroad train tracks in […]