(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 28, 2017)
CHICAGO — An Oak Brook woman was killed Thursday morning in Clarendon Hills when she attempted to catch a train stopped at the station and was struck by an inbound express train. Shortly before 8 a.m., a woman ran across the tracks after the gates were down, Clarendon Hills police Chief Boyd Farmer said. Coincidentally, two Clarendon Hills police officers were at the station at the time, cautioning people and issuing warning citations for crossing the tracks when gates are down. The effort was part of Illinois Rail Safety Week.
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