Crime & Safety

Reports: Person Found Dead Near Buffalo Grove Metra Station

Buffalo Grove police and paramedics are on the scene. Metra trains have been stopped near the Buffalo Grove train station.

Written by Cristel Mohrman

A person was found dead Friday morning on the railroad tracks near the Buffalo Grove train station, sources report.

Buffalo Grove police and paramedics responded to the scene shortly after 7:30 a.m. after receiving a report that a body was on the tracks just south of Deerfield Road, the Arlington Cardinal reported. 

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Lake & McHenry County Scanner, a Facebook group made up of volunteers who post police scanner activity, reported a person had been hit by a train.

Inbound and outbound trains on the North Central Line have been stopped near the Buffalo Grove station, and Chicago-bound trains on the Union Pacific/North Line are running 10-15 behind schedule, Metra reports.

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Buffalo Grove police could not immediately provide more information. Patch will post updates as they become available.


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