Investigators say a woman, who was a finance executive and mother of seven children, rode her bicycle directly into the path of a train, while the warning lights were activated, in Grayslake earlier this month. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Department responded around 8:12 p.m. on June 9 to the area of Grayslake […]
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‘Profound sadness’: Coroner releases identity of 15-year-old girl fatally hit by train in downtown Mundelein
The coroner has released the identity of a 15-year-old girl, who was a Mundelein High School student, who died after being struck by a train in Mundelein as the school offers support to her fellow classmates. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Sylvia Bond, 15, of Mundelein, died as a result of blunt force injuries, […]
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Police say victim who was fatally struck by freight train in downtown Mundelein was 15-year-old girl
Police say a 15-year-old girl was the victim who died after being struck by a freight train at a crossing in downtown Mundelein Saturday afternoon where the signals were reportedly working properly. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 2:20 p.m. Saturday to the area of 209 East Park Street in Mundelein […]
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Coroner identifies mother of 7, finance exec who died in ‘tragic accident’ after being hit by train in Grayslake
The coroner has released the identity of a 60-year-old woman, who was a finance executive and mother of seven children, after she was fatally struck by a train while riding her bicycle in downtown Grayslake. An autopsy performed Wednesday showed that Virginia Girmscheid, 60, of Grayslake, died as a result of blunt force injuries consistent […]
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by train in Mundelein, causing several railroad crossings to be blocked
A pedestrian died after they were struck by a freight train in downtown Mundelein, causing vehicle traffic to be blocked at busy railroad crossings Saturday afternoon. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 2:20 p.m. Saturday to the area of 209 East Park Street in Mundelein for a report of a train-involved […]
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Woman dies after being hit by freight train while riding bicycle near high school in Grayslake
A woman reportedly riding a bicycle died after she was struck by a freight train along the Metra North Central Service line in downtown Grayslake Tuesday evening. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Department responded around 8:12 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Grayslake Central High School, 400 North Lake Street, for a traumatic […]
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Gunmen fire nearly 20 shots at bar and flee scene, prompting police manhunt on border of Highwood and Lake Forest
Two gunmen fired nearly 20 shots at a bar and a vehicle before fleeing the scene, prompting an hours-long major police manhunt on the border of Highwood and Lake Forest early Sunday morning. The Highwood Police Department responded around 3 a.m. Sunday to Santi’s, 324 Green Bay Road in Highwood, for a report of shots […]
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Medical examiner releases identity of 24-year-old man fatally struck by Metra train in Highwood
The medical examiner has released the identity of a 24-year-old man who died after he was hit and critically injured by a Metra train along the Union Pacific North line in Highwood. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 1:40 a.m. April 9 to the Highwood Metra station, 317 Green Bay […]
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Man in his 20s dies after being hit by Metra train, left critically injured along UP-North line in Highwood
A man in his 20s has died in the hospital after he was hit by a Metra train in Highwood and critically injured, halting train traffic on the Union Pacific North line Thursday morning. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 1:40 a.m. Thursday to the Highwood Metra station, 317 Green […]