Body found at Metra station in Lisle
A spokesperson for Metra said Lisle police reported a body at the north side of the depot.
A spokesperson for Metra said Lisle police reported a body at the north side of the depot.
Parents' grief, and anger, is fueled by the fact that this is not the first student tragedy at the same crossing in Barrington – and nothing was done by the village afterward to make it safer.
Families say after an earlier tragedy more than a decade after 17-year-old Marin Lacson was hit and killed by a Metra train, nothing was done by the village afterward to make the crossing safer. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
As of Monday night, a vigil remained in place at the site where Marin Lacson was hit and killed by a Metra train. And less than two weeks after that tragedy, the community has moved quickly to ensure another one does not happen. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Marin Lacson, 17, was on her way to Barrington High School when she was struck by a Union Pacific Northwest Metra train on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 25.
Marin Lacson, 17, was on her way to Barrington High School when she was struck by a Union Pacific Northwest Metra train on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 25.
The Ventra app is back up and running following a systemwide issue that prevented passengers from purchasing tickets last week.
The Ventra app is back up and running following a systemwide issue that prevented passengers from purchasing tickets last week.
Metra reported a systemwide outage on the Ventra app Thursday morning. Commuters who opened the app saw the error message, "Server error occurred. Please try again later."
Metra reported a systemwide outage on the Ventra app Thursday morning. Commuters who opened the app saw the error message, "Server error occurred. Please try again later."
The promotional rates many got used to during the COVID-19 pandemic will go away, but the new fares will still be lower than customers have seen in the past.
There will also be changes with passes and ticketing on Metra. CBS 2's Tara Molina has what you need to know.
"It's such a shame that we will never see where she would have gone."
The accident happened on the UP-N line near Old Green Bay and Maple Hill roads in Glencoe.
Marin Lacson was hit and killed by a Metra train while on her way to Barrington High School Thursday morning.
The occupants of the car were not in the car when it was struck.
Hundreds of people gathered at the Barrington Campus Life Center to remember 17-year-old Marin Lacson.
Hundreds of people gathered at the Barrington Campus Life Center to remember 17-year-old Marin Lacson.
Marin Lacson was a junior at Barrington High School. She was struck and killed by a Metra train while trying to get to school Thursday morning. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Late Thursday, balloons marked the spot where Marin Lacson, 17, died after she was hit by the second of two passing trains.
Barrington High School student Marin Lacson, 17, was hit and killed by a train Thursday morning. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Metra confirmed a person was struck by an inbound UP-NW train near Barrington around 7:45 a.m. The Lake County Coroner's office confirmed the person died, but the victim's age and gender were not immediately available.
The pedestrian was confirmed to be a student at Barrington High School, according to a statement from District 220 Superintendent Dr. Craig Winelman.
Metra said an inbound Rock Island train hit the woman around 7:15 p.m. near 99th Street and Vincennes Avenue.
Extensive delays are anticipated.
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