Fox 2 Detroit · October 14, 2026

Tommasino Offer, 18, of Washington Township Killed by a Train in Wheaton, Illinois on Sunday Morning

• Tommasino Offer, 18, a freshman at Wheaton College, was hit by an eastbound Union Pacific train at about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday while crossing tracks in Wheaton, Illinois, according to the report.
• A Metra spokesperson told Chicago's ABC-7 that Offer waited for a westbound train to pass and was not aware of a second train coming from the opposite direction, according to the report.

Account attributed to the Metra spokesperson as reported. Original headline: "18-year-old from Metro Detroit hit and killed by train near Chicago".