Fire officials say a juvenile driver was “astoundingly uninjured” after a crash involving a pickup truck and a freight train in an unincorporated area of McHenry County. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts, Union Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:13 p.m. Monday at the railroad crossing at Olson Road and […]
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1 hospitalized after car strikes Metra train, damages railroad crossing arm in Grayslake
One person was transported to the hospital after a car struck a Metra train in Grayslake and damaged a railroad crossing arm, resulting in delays late Tuesday afternoon. The Grayslake Police Department, Metra Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 83 and Route 137. Emergency […]
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2 boys ‘incredibly lucky’ to be alive after Metra train strikes SUV at railroad crossing in Ingleside
Police say two teenage boys were transported to the hospital and are “incredibly lucky” to be alive after a Metra train struck their car in Ingleside Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:10 p.m. Sunday to the area of 26200 block of West Ingleside Avenue in […]
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Woman injured after crashing car into moving freight train in unincorporated McHenry County
A woman was transported to the hospital after authorities say she crashed her car into a freight train at a railroad crossing in unincorporated McHenry County Thursday. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts, Union Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7 a.m. Thursday to the 8000 block of Seeman Road, which […]
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No injuries after SUV struck by Metra train while crossing train tracks in Grayslake
No injuries were reported after an SUV attempting to cross railroad tracks was struck by a Metra train carrying passengers in Grayslake Thursday afternoon. The Grayslake Police Department, Metra Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 3:04 p.m. Thursday to the area of Lord of Glory Lutheran Church, 607 West Belvidere Road, for […]
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Driver cited after SUV shuts off on train tracks before being struck by Metra train in Lake Forest
A driver was cited after she told police her car “shut off” and she had to abandon it on the railroad tracks just before a Metra train struck it in Lake Forest Friday afternoon. The Lake Forest Police Department, Metra Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 2:25 p.m. Friday to Western Avenue […]
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Delays reported after Metra train hits unoccupied car along railroad crossing in Lake Forest
Trains have resumed moving again with delays after a car, which was reportedly unoccupied, was struck by a Metra train in Lake Forest Friday afternoon. The Lake Forest Police Department, Metra Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 2:25 p.m. Friday to Western Avenue and Ryan Place in Lake Forest for a report […]
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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 […]
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Worker hospitalized after freight train hits forklift, causing it to roll over near Lake Bluff
A railroad employee was transported to the hospital after a freight train crashed into the forklift the employee was operating Tuesday afternoon near Lake Bluff, police said. The Libertyville Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1 p.m. Tuesday to the 28500 block of North Arcadia Road in unincorporated Lake Bluff. Lake County […]