Roads closed, ‘extensive' Metra delays after freight train strikes car in Lake Forest

Metra trains in the north suburbs were stopped Friday afternoon with ‘extensive’ delays possible after a crash between a freight train and a vehicle, with emergency crews and multiple police cars on the scene. The Lake Forest Police Department posted about the crash just before 12 p.m., with train traffic stopped at Old Mill and Waukegan Roads. “Please avoid the area and use an alternate route…