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The Village Board recently honored part-time Romeoville Firefighter Alex McGlynn for graduating as the valedictorian of his paramedic class.
Romeoville Fire Chief Carl Churulo said the Will-Grundy paramedic class requires more than 300 classroom hours, along with clinical experience in ambulances and in hospital situations.
McGlynn won the Golden Stethoscope for attaining the highest average, 97.9, in his class.