The article with the information was dated July 5, 1956 and was in the now-defunct Antioch News.
"The holiday scene at Fox Lake's Fourth of July celebration last night was turned into one of tragedy when a Milwaukee Road vacation special train struck a number of spectators, killing three, and injuring at least five!
"The fireworks display was being staged on the American Legion property...and a number of spectators had climbed the railroad embankment as a vantage point. They were warned by the Legionnaires and firemen that the tracks were not safe and a freight train, which came through at 9 p.m., scattered them.
"Many returned to the tracks after passage of the train however. It was at 9:15 p.m., that the tragedy occurred...."
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