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10 stories you may have missed this weekend

1. Phil Crane, who represented the Northwest suburbs in Congress for more than three decades, has died. Crane, who was 84, had been battling lung cancer.

2. Former Vernon Hills resident Chris LaPak collapsed during New York City Triathlon swim and was technically dead 11 minutes, but has recovered fully.

3. Authorities issued a $3 million arrest warrant Sunday for a South suburban man charged in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man Saturday in Round Lake Beach.

4. Not only did the winners of the men's and women's divisions of the second annual Edward Hospital Naperville Marathon share a hometown — Naperville, naturally — but they're co-workers, as well.

5. Dale Chellis of Kildeer was inspired by his work with Honor Flight Chicago to make a movie for veterans too old to make the trip to the memorials in Washington, D.C.

6. Some business leaders are excited about the upcoming administration of Bruce Rauner, seeing it as a symbol of potential change in Illinois' troubled reputation.

7. A jury found Jose Sanchez of Arlington Heights guilty of murder in the 2013 shooting death of a Wheeling man caught in gang crossfire while walking his dog.

8. A Chinese company wants to turn the former Fox River Country Day School into an international boarding school, which “could open up the door for more Chinese investment in Elgin,” Mayor David Kaptain said.

9. About $50.4 million in taxpayer money could be lost after a potentially far-reaching scam hit an Oak Brook-based government investment firm.

10. A 36-year-old Darien man accused of nearly beheading his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend was convicted Friday of first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping.

BONUS: A Naperville Half Marathon runner who went into cardiac arrest on the course last year crossed the finish line in Sunday's second-annual race with no sign of heart trouble and a wide smile on his face. “It feels great,” said Steve Sloma, 39, of Geneva.

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