10 stories you may have missed

1. Gnomes, Bigfoot, King Tut and ornate thrones all share space at Design Toscano, an eclectic Elk Grove Village company that's trying to make up for the loss of its SkyMall catalog business by forging a new liaison with Amazon.

2. Lois Demos "did everything with her heart," most of all care for her special-needs daughter, according to a close friend and neighbor. Demos was killed, and her daughter injured, by a fire at their Palatine home over the weekend.

3. The tens of thousands of fastballs, curves and change-ups tossed by New York Yankees prospect Rich Mascheri of Wauconda took a toll on his shoulder, and now he's warning other young athletes about overuse injuries.

4. Paul A. Johnson offered to turn himself in if Elgin police arrested his half-brother for the murder Lisa Koziol-Ellis, according to recording played in court Friday.

5. The would-be new owner of Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club in St. Charles Township is suing Kane County for $16 million, after the county board refused to grant her a liquor license.

6. An hourlong protest in Waukegan Friday against a decision not to file charges in the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Justus Howell of Zion was angry, but peaceful.

7. Someone torched a dozen vehicles in an Aurora parking lot, and now police are asking for the public's help in identifying and capturing those responsible. The fire early Saturday caused an estimated $48,000 in damages.

8. The College of DuPage paid an outside public relations firm $51,200 for less than a month's work while the Glen Ellyn-based school was being bombarded with negative headlines, according to a newly released document.

9. Wheaton Park District officials admit Central Athletic Center isn't a terribly creative name for the historic downtown building they purchased a few years back. So, they're hoping residents can come up with something better, through an online contest recently launched.

10. Mount Prospect's longtime villagewide garage sale has become more than an opportunity for residents to make a little cash - it's a social affair.

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