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Top Headlines: Man Killed by Metra Train, Attack on Old Plank Trail

Take a look at the Week in Review—March 30-April 6.

The top headlines this week in New Lenox Patch featured a tragedy on the Metra Railroad tracks and a Mokena man arrested after allegedly attacking a New Lenox woman on Old Plank Trail.

Lester P. Farrelly, Jr., died of multiple injuries from being struck by a train, according to the Will County Coroner's office.

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Mokena Man Jailed for 'April Fools' Crime in New Lenox

Will County Forest Preserve Police arrest a Mokena man for allegedly fondling a New Lenox woman on Old Plank Trail, Sun-Times Media reports.

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