• Barrington boy rejoins classmates after train accident

  By Eric Peterson Classmates cheered as Dominic Szymanski, a fifth grader at Hough Street School in Barrington, made a surprise visit Tuesday, almost two months after the 11-year-old survived being struck by a train. The unexpected reunion came during an all-school assembly for a student performance of "Romeo and Juliet," and a day after Dominic personally thanked the first-responders and good Samaritans who came to his rescue.
  Last Updated May 14, 2013 5:48 PM

• Barrington train accident survivor thanks rescuers

  Updated May 13, 2013 11:42 PM

  Dominic Szymanski, the 11-year-old Barrington boy who survived being struck by a train in the village on March 15, made his first public appearance Monday night as the police officers, paramedics and good Samaritans who came to his aid nearly two months earlier were honored. "Thank you very much, everyone!" Dominic told the group of well-wishers who gathered outside the meeting room at Barrington village hall.

• National Merit Scholarship winners in Lake County

  Updated May 10, 2013 7:14 PM

  Sixteen high school students from Lake County were named National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners for 2013.

• Chick-fil-A restaurant planned in Kildeer on Muddy Paws property

  Updated May 10, 2013 4:21 PM

  Kildeer officials are considering a proposal for a popular chain restaurant to be constructed on the Rand Road site of the former Muddy Paws shelter, where 30 dogs and other animals were found dead from neglect in 2010. Chick-fil-A intends to build on much of a roughly 2-acre site on Rand Road's east side, and company representatives are scheduled to bring the proposal before the advisory Kildeer plan commission Tuesday night.

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