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Inbound and outbound trains were halted near Cicero Avenue at about 7 p.m. due to police activity in the area, Metra tweeted. Trains were moving again as of 8:45 p.m.
The rail company said there had been an incident involving a pedestrian.
Chicago police said a woman was fatally struck by a train near Ogden and Kostner Avenues. She was not struck at a train station, police said.
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It was unclear whether the woman was hit by a Metra train or a freight train.