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10 stories you may have missed

1. A new Daily Herald feature asks interesting people in the suburbs the questions you may have wondered about. First up, a Carpentersville Ironman triathlete talks about the motivation, the training, and the bathroom breaks.

2. The real Matt Foley - the one Chris Farley named his iconic "Saturday Night Live" character after - is head pastor at St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Heights and still misses his good friend, Chris.

3. A whistle-blower lawsuit dating back to U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's tenure as head of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is set for a court hearing Tuesday, with a trial expected to play out during her pursuit of a U.S. Senate seat.

4. The body recovered near the Indiana Dunes State Park has been identified as a missing 20-year-old Carol Stream woman, officials said Sunday. Chase Froese went missing Friday in Lake Michigan off the coast of Porter Beach while swimming with friends.

5. A Schaumburg woman was hospitalized under police guard after authorities she fired several gunshots at officers before being struck by return fire late Saturday. Charges are pending.

6. First-time triathlete James Gilliard of Naperville is losing his sight but not his ambition as Sunday he competed in the Naperville Sprint Triathlon.

7. Thanks to the efforts of other children and a lifeguard, a boy was rescued from drowning Friday afternoon in a pool at a Hoffman Estates.

8. Mac McCauley has more hours logged in a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber than any other B-17 pilot. The plane he flies and three other World War II planes were on display at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling lase weekend.

9. A Wood Dale man died and several other people were injured after a large tent was blown into the air then crashed down onto the ground and on top of festivalgoers Sunday at the Prairie Fest in Wood Dale. "Everybody started screaming, and we saw people falling," said witness Bella Salgado. "It was really, really scary."

10. An Aurora Township resident fought off three intruders during a home invasion early Saturday before they went to an upstairs apartment, tied up a neighbor and stole money, authorities said.

Images: Some of the best photos that you may have missed this weekend

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