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Photos: First grader Marshall Morong gets warm welcome back to school after heart transplant

By Mark Busch
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Marshall Morong, (center) 7, a first grader at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School, is cheered on as he walks to his classroom Monday, May 5, 2025, after arriving for his first day back at school following months waiting for, and eventually receiving, heart transplant surgery at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Morong arrived in style in a Tesla Cybertruck donated for use by Telsa of Naperville, along with an escort by Hinckley and Big Rock first responders.

Marshall Morong, (center) 7, a first grader at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School, is cheered on as he walks to his classroom Monday, May 5, 2025, after arriving for his first day back at school following months waiting for, and eventually receiving, heart transplant surgery at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Morong arrived in style in a Tesla Cybertruck donated for use by Telsa of Naperville, along with an escort by Hinckley and Big Rock first responders. (Mark Busch)

Mark Busch

Mark Busch

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