A Chicago man was arrested after he allegedly refused to show his ticket to a conductor and then punched the conductor in the face at the Deerfield Metra Station. Perry O. Johnson, 28, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery to a transit employee and theft of labor or services. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney […]
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Police seek help in identifying group that vandalized Metra train station in Lake Forest
Police say they are seeking the public’s help in identifying a group of young men who vandalized a restroom at a train station in Lake Forest on Friday. The Lake Forest Police Department said the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Friday. A Metra train had just offloaded passengers at the Lake Forest West Side Train […]
Intoxicated driver arrested after Metra train hits his vehicle in North Chicago, officials say
An accused drunk driver was arrested after his car got stuck on the railroad tracks and a Metra train, which was occupied with passengers, struck the car in North Chicago Friday evening. The incident happened just after 9 p.m. Friday at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Sheridan Road in North Chicago. Metra train 370 […]
Authorities release identities of 13-year-old boy, elderly woman killed after Metra train hits car in Ingleside
Authorities have publicly identified the 13-year-old boy and 75-year-old woman who died after the car they were traveling in drove through a gate and was struck by a Metra train in Ingleside. Autopsies were performed Monday on Noah Kucinski, 13, of Lockport, and Patricia Shemberger, 75, of Antioch, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. […]
Young teenager, elderly woman killed after Metra train strikes car in Ingleside
A young teenager and an elderly woman were killed and a man was hospitalized after a Metra train struck a car at a crossing in Ingleside Sunday afternoon. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:15 p.m. Sunday to Wilson Road and West Larkin Lane in Ingleside. Metra spokesperson […]
Police say elderly man hit and killed by Metra train in Zion believed to be ‘tragic accident’
Police say an elderly man was killed in what is believed to be a “tragic accident” after he was struck by a Metra train in Zion Saturday morning. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department, Metra Police Department and Zion Police Department responded around 8:38 a.m. Saturday to the area of Eden Avenue and Shiloh Boulevard. Zion Police […]
Pedestrian dies after being hit by commuter train near Metra station in Zion
A pedestrian was killed after they were struck by a Metra train in Zion as the train was traveling to Waukegan to start a route Saturday morning, officials said. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department, Metra Police Department and Zion Police Department responded around 8:38 a.m. to the area of Eden Avenue and Shiloh Boulevard for a […]
Metra, Amtrak to resume train service following cancelations after railroad strike averted
Metra says all train service is anticipated to now run normally in the Chicagoland area after a tentative deal was reached with freight workers, avoiding a nationwide strike. Metra said Wednesday that cancelations on the BNSF, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West lines were expected to begin Thursday evening. Both BNSF […]
Service canceled on several Metra train lines in Chicagoland area in anticipation of railroad strike
Metra says trains on several of their lines in the Chicagoland area will not operate Thursday evening and cancelations could continue into Friday if freight railroad workers go on strike. Officials said that cancelations on the BNSF, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West lines will begin Thursday evening. Trains service on […]