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1 Hurt When Car Backs Into CTA Train
CHICAGO (CBS) – One person was taken to the hospital Friday morning, after a car backed into a stopped Brown Line train at the Rockwell station. The crash happened about 8:44 a.m. at the station,...
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Men Charged In Red Line Train Robbery
UPDATED 02/09/11 1:22 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS/WBBM) – Two men were due in court Wednesday, charged with hitting a student on a CTA train outside Wrigley Field, and stealing a video camera, before being...
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4 Injured When Cars Crash Into Train
UPDATED 02/14/11 10:59 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Two cars headed in opposite direction both hit the same freight train overnight, and now there are serious questions about whether the rail crossing safety...
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Road Salt To Blame For Railroad Gate Failure?
CHICAGO (CBS) – A new report says road salt is to blame for the failure of crossing gates and warning lights Monday morning at the site where two cars hit a stopped train. The accident was caught on...
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Car Hits Yellow Line Train, Leaves Scene
SKOKIE, Ill. (STMW) – Power was cut briefly to the CTA Yellow Line in north suburban Skokie on Tuesday morning after a car struck a train and kept going. The incident happened about 9:20 a.m. near...
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Train Hits, Kills Man In Blue Island
BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (STMW) – A man is dead after being struck by a train in south suburban Blue Island Saturday morning. The unidentified 57-year-old man was dead on the scene at Chatham Street and...
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Brookfield Zoo Guide
credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images Brookfield Zoo 8400 31st St., Brookfield, Ill. Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Indoor Animal Exhibits close one half hour before...
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CTA Takes Delivery Of New Prototype ‘L’ Cars
UPDATED 06/09/11 8:11 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — More new CTA ‘L’ cars are beginning to arrive. As WBBM Newsradio 780′s Bob Roberts reports, the CTA took delivery of two more new cars last week and Newsradio...
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Guide To Using The Metra To Go Downtown
Are you from the far flung reaches of Chicago’s suburbs and, like me, afraid to take the Metra? It’s okay, you can admit it, the Metra confuses me too. Don’t worry though! We’ll figure that giant,...
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Woman Sues Over Injuries On Amtrak Train In Crash
CHICAGO (CBS) — An Evanston woman is the first to file suit against a Nevada trucking company after she was injured in a deadly crash on an Amtrak train last week. As WBBM Newsradio 780’s Lisa Fielding...
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Two Injured When Pickup Hit By Train In Itasca
ITASCA, Ill. (CBS) – Two people were injured overnight when a train hit a pickup truck in northwest suburban Itasca. At 2:53 a.m. Sunday, the Itasca Fire Protection District reported to an accident at...
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Attendant Faults Amtrak In Latest Suit Over Fatal Nev. Accident
UPDATED 07/05/11 6:49 a.m. UPDATED 07/05/11 6:55 a.m. RENO, Nev. (CBS) – Another lawsuit has been filed over the crash of an Amtrak train that left Chicago and was hit by a truck in Nevada, killing six...
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Note About Bad Dream Mistaken For Bomb Threat On Metra Train
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man on a Metra train Monday night was only trying to ease his fears about a bad dream he had, but the note he passed to the train conductor was mistaken for a bomb threat. Police in...
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Metra Train Strikes, Kills Pedestrian In Vernon Hills
UPDATED 09/15/11 8:16 a.m. VERNON HILLS, Ill. (CBS) — A train struck and killed a pedestrian early Thursday in Vernon Hills, prompting authorities to halt the train and leaving early-morning commuters...
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Metra Train Delayed After Hitting Car In Libertyville
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (CBS) — A Metra train was delayed for half an hour Tuesday morning after slamming into an empty car in Libertyville. As CBS 2’s Kris Habermehl reports, Milwaukee District-North Line...
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Delays On Metra North Central Line After Car Hits Train
DES PLAINES (CBS) — A Metra North Central line train was hit by a car this morning near Steeger Road west of Rand Road. No passengers were in the car and no one on the train was hurt. As of 7 a.m., the...
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Massive Train Accident, Fire In NW Indiana
UPDATED: 1/6/2012 3:15 p.m. PORTER COUNTY, Ind. (CBS) — Three freight trains collided Friday afternoon in Northwest Indiana, just east of Valparaiso, causing a massive chain reaction derailment and a...
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Boy Dies After Stepping In Front Of Metra Train In Lake Forest
Updated 01/09/12 – 11:24 a.m. LAKE FOREST, Ill. (CBS) — A 15-year-old boy apparently committed suicide by stepping in front of a Metra train in Lake Forest Monday morning, causing the Union Pacific...
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Metra Fares Rising Up To 30 Percent On Wednesday
CHICAGO (CBS) — Starting Wednesday, Metra riders will see a big increase in fares, with most riders paying 30 percent more. Monthly passes will increase on average 29 percent, while 10-ride tickets...
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Glen Campbell’s Goodbye Tour Among Season’s Headliners At Ravinia
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Ravinia has something for everyone as usual this summer, from multiple headliners who performed at the original Woodstock to an artist who played at Lollapalooza not long...
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