The Injury Board Cook County Archives

• Metra Train Kills Pedestrian

  Kristina Labanauskas | September 26, 2008 5:10 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  A Union Pacific Northwest Line train inbound to Chicago struck and killed a pedestrian near the Arlington Heights Station, located at Northwest Highway and Evergreen Avenue. The tragic accident...

• Chicago Loop DUI Crash Injures 2 People

  Kristina Labanauskas | September 25, 2008 1:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A motorist crashed his car into a van late Wednesday evening in the Chicago Loop. The rollover crash happened at South Michigan Avenue and East Congress Parkway, according to police. Authorities...

• Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclist

  Kristina Labanauskas | September 18, 2008 4:32 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A hit-and-run driver stuck a bicyclist Wednesday afternoon while she was riding on the shoulder of Huntley Road in West Dundee, Illinois. The Carpentersville woman was seriously injured and was...

• After the Flood: Safety Tips

  Kristina Labanauskas | September 15, 2008 1:35 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Many Americans suffered the devastating effects of Hurricane Ike and resulting inclement weather. Here in Chicago, we experienced record rainfall and the worst flooding in years due to the remnants...

• Chicago-bound Amtrak Train Derails Outside Joliet

  Kristina Labanauskas | September 09, 2008 12:51 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  An Amtrak train derailed on Monday evening after a set of wheels jumped the track. There were 112 passengers aboard Lincoln Service Train 304. The train remained upright, and no one was injured,...