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Old Aug 17, 2007, 05:22 PM
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Here is a fresh article just released on Google. My last apartment was in FRG directly across from the tracks and Metra station there.

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Man found dead on railroad tracks in FRG

August 17, 2007
By CRAIG A. WHITNEY | STAFF WRITER

Fox River Grove Police are investigating the death Friday of an unidentified man whose body was found on the Union Pacific railroad tracks near the Lincoln Avenue crossing.

Around 10 a.m., authorities were dispatched after receiving a report of a body lying on the tracks, said Capt. Don Kublank of the Fox River Grove Fire Department.

Authorities investigate the scene near Lincoln and Route 14 in Fox River Grove, where a man's unidentified body was found Friday morning on the Union Pacific railroad tracks.
(Dave Shields/For Pioneer Press)

Upon arrival, police found a white male with black hair between the ages of 35 and 45. He was around 6 feet tall and weighed 240 to 260 pounds. He was wearing a Green Bay Packers T-shirt and black shorts. The victim was not carrying identification at the time of the accident.

Kublank said it is unknown if the incident is a suicide, accidental or foul play. The coroner's department will conduct an autopsy of the victim.

"Right now the biggest process is identifying who it is," Kublank said.

Kublank went on to say that after authorities arrived, the track for trains traveling east into Chicago was closed, and trains were rerouted. The tracks reopened Friday afternoon.

Fox River Grove Police Chief Robert Polston said that there were no witnesses to the accident. He also said it was unknown if the victim was homeless. Friday's death was the first train accident in Fox River Grove this year, Polston said.

If anyone has information regarding the incident, they are asked to call Fox River Grove Police at (847) 639-2411.

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/carygrov...707-s1.article
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