A funeral service was held Monday for a 17-year-old girl, remembered for her “vibrant, bubbly, vivacious soul,” who was fatally struck by a train on her way to Barrington High School. A visitation for Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, was held Monday afternoon through Monday evening at Davenport Family Funeral Home in Lake Zurich. A […]
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‘She was so nice to everyone’: Emotional vigil held for Barrington High School student fatally struck by train
Friends of a Barrington High School student spoke during an emotional vigil held Friday to remember the 17-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a train on her way to school. The incident happened around 7:45 a.m. Thursday at the Union Pacific Railroad train tracks in the area of Main Street and Hough Street in […]
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Candlelight vigil to be held for teenager accidentally struck, killed by train on way to Barrington High School
A candlelight vigil is set to be held Friday evening as the community mourns the death of a teenage girl who was fatally struck by a train while walking to Barrington High School. An autopsy performed Thursday on Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, showed she died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to […]
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Family holds vigil, continues searching for teenager who disappeared nearly week ago on her way to Vernon Hills
Family and friends of a 17-year-old girl who went missing on her way to a work party in Vernon Hills held a vigil Sunday for the teenager, who remains missing six days after her disappearance. Brissa Romero, 17, of Carpentersville, has been missing since Monday, according to Carpentersville Deputy Police Chief Kevin Stankowitz. Stankowitz said […]
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‘Bloodiest day we have ever experienced’: Mayor reflects on Highland Park mass shooting at candlelight vigil
Hundreds of community members gathered and held a vigil in Highland Park Wednesday evening to remember the seven people who were killed in the Fourth of July parade shooting. The community gathered at 7 p.m. Wednesday outside the Highland Park City Hall, 1707 Saint Johns Avenue. The Highland Park Strings and Chicago Pipe & Drums […]