Metra trains on the Milwaukee District North line were halted and delayed after a truck struck a viaduct bridge in Deerfield Thursday morning. The incident happened around 7:15 a.m. Thursday on Deerfield Road between Robert York Avenue and Chestnut Street in Deerfield. Metra reported around 7:20 a.m. that Train #2112 was stopped near Deerfield due […]
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Woman survives after being struck by train in Lake Forest, causing Metra delays
A woman survived after she was struck by a train near a train station in Lake Forest, causing delays on Metra’s Milwaukee District North line Monday morning, officials said. The Lake Forest Police Department, Metra Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 8:42 a.m. Monday to the Lake Forest West Side Metra Station, […]
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Coroner identifies missing 60-year-old woman found dead after being struck by train near Round Lake
The coroner’s office has identified a 60-year-old woman who was reported missing and found dead after being struck by a train near Round Lake last week. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:10 a.m. last Friday to the area of Route 134 and Harrison Avenue in unincorporated […]
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Police investigating after woman discovered deceased, possibly struck by train near Round Lake
Authorities say a woman in her 60s was found dead along railroad tracks near Round Lake Friday morning after she was suspected to have been struck by a train. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:10 a.m. Friday to the area of Route 134 and Harrison Avenue […]
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Truck driver who was killed in crash with Metra train was ‘beloved’ father of three kids
The family of a 41-year-old man who was killed when his dump truck was struck by a Metra train in Hainesville says he was a “beloved” father of three children. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Jesus Castrejon, 41, of Wheeling, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake […]
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Coroner IDs driver killed after dump truck hit by Metra train, causing partial derailment in Hainesville
The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 41-year-old man killed after his dump truck was struck by a Metra train, causing the train to partially derail Monday in Hainesville. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Jesus Castrejon, 41, of Wheeling, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to […]
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Driver killed, train passenger injured after truck collides with Metra train in Hainesville
One person is dead and another was injured after a dump truck collided with a Metra train, causing the train to partially derail Monday morning in Hainesville. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and other emergency crews responded to the area south of Route 120 and Hainesville Road in Hainesville for a report of […]