Trains have resumed after a Metra train crew spotted a body near the tracks in Lake Forest Wednesday morning. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday to Franklin Place East and North Western Avenue. The crew of Metra train 315 on Metra’s Union Pacific North line reported […]
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Man found dead along tracks after possibly being struck by train in Fox Lake
A 56-year-old man was found dead near the Fox Lake Metra station Sunday afternoon after apparently being struck by a train, officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District, Metra Police Department and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Sunday to the area of Nippersink Boulevard and Grand Avenue for a report of […]
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Man charged after striking, injuring Metra conductor in Harvard, police say
A Lake in the Hills man was arrested after police say he punched a Metra conductor in the head on a train in Harvard before fleeing the scene. Jeremy B. Moore, 25, of the 400 block of Plum Street in Lake in the Hills, was charged with felony aggravated battery and three counts of resisting […]