Witnesses describe horror when Metra train hit truck in Clarendon Hills, leaving one dead
Shocking video showed the moment the train hit the truck, which was reportedly stalled and poised under a crossing gate. CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza reports.
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Shocking video showed the moment the train hit the truck, which was reportedly stalled and poised under a crossing gate. CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza reports.
This video taken by Tom Szurgot shows the impact when a Metra train hit a truck in west suburban Clarendon Hills this morning. A passenger was killed and four others were injured.
Limited service resumed late Wednesday, but not without delays. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
A Metra passenger was killed and four other people were injured Wednesday morning when a BNSF Railway line train hit a semi-truck in west suburban Clarendon Hills, causing the truck to burst into flames. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
The Clarendon Hills stop will be closed altogether on Thursday due to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Service on the BNSF Railway was suspended deep into the afternoon. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
No one we talked to is debating that the bridges along the Metra Union Pacific North Line at Ravenswood Avenue need replacing. It is the way to do it that is up for debate.
The new schedules will begin on Monday.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman talked with a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver and some Metra commuters after both agencies said COVID-19 mitigation masks will now be optional.
The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace, and Chicago airports dropped their mask mandates after Gov. Pritzker said masks will no longer be required on public transit in Illinois. CBS 2's Meredith Barack reports.
The move comes after Gov. JB Pritzker said the mandates were ending.
Metra Union Pacific North line service was halted late Friday after a person was hit by a train in downtown Evanston.
The CTA, Metra, and Pace want to thank bus drivers and train operators for being heroes to the city during the pandemic.
Make sure to check the train schedules because your morning commute could be impacted.
Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation, and the transit center was also evacuated. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation.
Metra trains were halted at the Ogilvie Transportation Center during the Monday afternoon rush due to a suspicious package investigation. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Metra has extended the passes several times since the start of the pandemic.
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Metra police were asking for help from the public Tuesday in finding a man who robbed a train conductor at gunpoint on the Metra Electric Line in broad daylight downtown.
A Metra UP-NW train hit a pedestrian in Park Ridge Monday morning.
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A 12-year-old girl on Friday night was reeling from a ride home from school she'll never forget – after she helped everyone get out safely before her school bus was slammed into by a Metra train in Orland Park.
Orland Fire Protection District Chief Michael Schofield said the bus driver's quick thinking helped prevent anyone on the bus from getting hurt. Five students were on the bus at the time.
Metra BNSF line trains were halted at the Congress Park station in Brookfield during the Friday afternoon rush after someone was hit by a train.
The search has resumed for a second contractor worker swept into a storm sewer Monday in Downer Grove during severe weather.
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The American Red Cross is offering assistance to people who are affected by the storms. Jackie Kostek reports from a shelter location in south suburban Steger.
Thousands of people are still in the dark after two rounds of storms swept through the area on Monday afternoon.
The search has resumed for a second contractor worker swept into a storm sewer Monday in Downer Grove during severe weather.
In-person absentee voting began Tuesday in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, the same day a judge was set to hear arguments on whether voters who already returned mail ballots should be allowed to cancel and recast them.
A Wisconsin tornado that struck near Appleton and Menasha has caused extensive damage and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people.
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