Metra’s trains on the Milwaukee District North Line were halted Friday afternoon in the north suburbs after a freight train fatally struck a man in his 70s, according to the Lake Forest Police ...

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WLS) -- A man died after being struck by a train in the north suburbs, police said. The incident happened at about 12:03 p.m. near Waukegan and Everett, according to Lake Forest ...

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest, causing delays for Metra Milwaukee District North and Amtrak Hiawatha lines. Lake Forest police said ...