The coroner has released the identity of a 22-year-old man who died after being hit by a Metra train in Fox Lake during a snowstorm Saturday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District, Fox Lake Police Department and Metra Police Department responded around 10:20 p.m. Saturday to the Ingleside Metra station in the area of […]
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‘Unimaginable loss’: Funeral set for father of 2 who died after his car was struck by train in Hainesville
Funeral services are set for Monday for a 51-year-old man and father of two who died when a train struck his car in Hainesville as his family says they are heartbroken by the “unimaginable loss.” The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Metra Police Department responded around 12:06 p.m. Thursday to the area of […]
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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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Police say elderly driver accidentally went through gate before SUV was hit by Metra train in Fox River Grove
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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Huntley backs out of planned Metra station for new passenger train service between Rockford and Chicago
Huntley has officially backed out of obtaining a Metra train stop on the planned Chicago-to-Rockford passenger line, village officials confirmed Friday. Huntley Village Manager David Johnson said Friday via email that village officials notified the Illinois Department of Transportation that they are no longer interested in having a stop on the planned railway project. Johnson […]
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1 hospitalized after occupied Amtrak train crashes into construction machinery near train station in Lake Forest
One person was hospitalized after an occupied Amtrak train crashed into construction machinery near a Metra station in Lake Forest Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Forest Police Department responded around 12:04 p.m. Sunday to the area of Everett Road and Waukegan Road for a report of a train crash. […]
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Officials say car went around gates, causing crash with railroad equipment that seriously injured woman in Crystal Lake
Officials say a woman has been cited after she drove her car around the gates, causing railroad maintenance equipment to strike her car on the train tracks, leaving her seriously injured, in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department, Metra Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday to the […]