A woman riding an inbound BNSF train was killed when the train collided with a semitruck Wednesday morning near Clarendon Hills, a Metra spokeswoman said.
Museum Day has been a long-standing tradition in Elmhurst over the last 25 years when the city recognizes the many positive contributions its local museums make to the cultural fabric of the community.
Bartlett, Hanover Park and Schaumburg are joining broader coalition of suburbs including Elgin to seek relief from a pending merger of freight companies that would increase the frequency and length of trains along the Union Pacific West Line through their communities.
"I was born in a train," Metra Union Pacific West Line conductor JJ Keigley said with a serious expression before breaking into a laugh. But the joke was a little