Trains on the Metra BNSF line were halted just in time for the afternoon rush Monday, after a train hit and killed a pedestrian in Downers Grove, Illinois. Downers Grove police said at 4:36 p.m., they were called to the BNSF tracks in the 1400 block of Gilbert Avenue — about four blocks west of the Forest Avenue crossing — for a report of a pedestrian being hit by an inbound train.
As the Chicago Bears arrive at the NFL scouting combine, most of Ben Johnson’s building projects remain in the early stages.
The tasty tradition raises funds to buy Chicago Police officers bulletproof vests. It was a full house for the occasion Sunday morning at St. John Fisher School, at 10200 S. Washtenaw Ave. in the Beverly neighborhood.
Schools are under scrutiny following President Trump’s moves to limit race-based initiatives.