Evanston man fatally struck by Metra UP-N train

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A 47-year-old north suburban man was fatally struck by a Metra train in the Ravenswood neighborhood Friday morning on the North Side.

About 9:40 a.m., the Evanston resident was struck by inbound UP-North Train 332, according to Metra and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was dead at the scene.

An autopsy Saturday ruled his death a suicide.

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