10 stories that you may have missed
1. A massive barn fire at a Crystal Lake-area farm killed 32 horses Saturday night. State, county and local investigators were on the scene much of the day Sunday searching for clues as to what caused the fire.
2. An Arlington Heights man remains locked up in a Wisconsin jail on charges he murdered his wife with a hatchet after tracking her down to a friend's home where she had gone to hide from him. “This is as brutal a case as I think we will ever see,” Racine County District Attorney W. Richard Chiapete said
3. A 20-year-old man was rescued, treated and then arrested after he fell through ice on the Fox River Sunday afternoon while fleeing officers, Elgin police said.
4. If you thought doctors making house calls went out of fashion around the time of shag carpet and beanbag chairs, think again. Some say “a perfect storm” is occurring that will push more people back into the direction of home health care in the near future.
5. Elgin city leaders are calling for the resignation of a member of the city's planning and zoning commission after they say posts he made on Facebook criticized the police department, misrepresented the city, and misled the public on social media.
6. Sure, Sunday's matchup between the Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn't have much in the way of playoff implications, but don't tell 14-year-old Daniel Isufi of Arlington Heights it was meaningless. After all, he turned down a free trip to a tropical paradise — or any other wish — to be there.
7. Algonquin's longtime police chief, Russell Laine, is one of three nominees U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk have recommended to President Barack Obama to become the next United States marshal for its high-profile northern Illinois district.
8. Palatine High School students and families rallied around on of their own this weekend, holding a fundraiser Friday night for 18-year-old Senior Ryan Kissane, who was seriously injured Thursday morning when he was hit by a car while jogging with his cross country teammates.
9. Funeral services will take place Monday for former West Chicago alderwoman and longtime Lions Club volunteer Nanette “Nan” Connelly, who died Thursday at the age of 83. Connelly, who represented Ward 6 on the city council, spent more than four decades on the DuPage County GOP committee.
10. A man beaten so badly he suffered a fractured spine, cracked ribs, partly collapsed lung and fractured thyroid cartilage asked during a court hearing Friday that his attacker be taken “off the streets as long as possible.”
BONUS: The stars turned out for the American Music Awards.