Metra Union Pacific-West Trains Halted After Woman Is Hit, Killed By Train In Villa Park
Metra Union Pacific-West trains were halted in the western suburbs Tuesday afternoon after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a train.
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Metra Union Pacific-West trains were halted in the western suburbs Tuesday afternoon after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a train.
Bond was set at $500,000 Tuesday for the man accused of firing his gun on a Metra platform in broad daylight earlier this month.
A suspect has been charged after surrendering in connection with an incident where shots were fired with a collapsible rifle on the McCormick Place Metra platform.
Metra did not say what condition the person was in or the circumstances that led the person onto the tracks.
On Dec. 1, a man got off a northbound Metra Electric District train at the McCormick Place station, pulled out a collapsible rifle from his backpack, and fired a single shot while standing on the platform
Train #6444, which was scheduled to arrive at Ogilvie Transportation Center struck the vehicle shortly before 2:30 p.m., according to a tweet from Metra.
A Metra Union Pacific North Line crew spotted the body Wednesday morning. Police said the victim, a man in his 40s, apparently had been struck and killed by an earlier train.
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Metra Union Pacific-North Line trains are operating with extensive delays, after a 62-year-old woman was struck by a train Thursday afternoon.
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Inbound trains are stopped near Metra's Elmwood Park station after a pedestrian was hit Saturday afternoon, according to a Metra spokesperson.
Union Pacific and Metra are facing a lawsuit after a crash in Wheaton left a woman critically hurt.
A person was fatally struck by a Metra train Wednesday morning.
Metra will go back to an alternate weekday schedule on Monday, after more than a week of either suspending service altogether or reducing it amid civil unrest in the Chicago area.
Metra service will resume on most lines Wednesday.
The rail agency said service is suspended for the safety of the public and employees.
Metra announced Sunday night that it is canceling all service for Monday amid unrest in the Chicago area.
Metra on Thursday announced its plans to maintain passenger safety amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A pedestrian was struck by a Metra train in Glenview early Wednesday morning.
Inbound and outbound train movement was stopped after Metra BNSF Train No. 1326 hit a pedestrian.
A Metra train conductor has tested positive for the coronavirus, the rail agency said Wednesday.
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A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
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A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
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Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
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A man was shot and killed in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
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