10 stories you may have missed
1. Tom Roeser has invested tens of millions of dollars into fixing up Carpentersville, East Dundee and West Dundee, but says, "I do it to help myself, and if it helps other people, that's even better."
2. The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal is working with local authorities to determine what sparked a house fire in Bartlett that killed an elderly woman.
3. Some athletes turn to umpiring when their playing days are over. Stanley Rauch didn't want to wait that long. So the Schaumburg resident, who turns 85 on Sept. 11, not only umps, he pitches.
4. Those weren't just normal storms that whipped through DuPage County Tuesday night, after all. The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes briefly touched, including one that covered a path from far southeastern Naperville to Woodridge.
5. Does the man who rides the Des Plaines Park District's driving range golf ball collecting cart ever fear a ball getting through and hitting him? Find out in this week's INfrequently Asked Questions.
6. For more than a year, Regina Myles held on to hope her only son, Keith K. Crawford, would come home to Bartlett. Her hope turned to heartbreak when authorities announced two men had been charged with Crawford's murder.
7. Suburban model airplane enthusiasts flocked to St. Charles Saturday for the Fox Valley Aero Club's 10th annual Festival of Flight. "It's just way too much fun," said John Fischer, event coordinator.
8. Hundreds turned out in Arlington Heights on Saturday afternoon to welcome home 45 veterans who returned after a three-day trip to Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Veterans Network Committee of northern and western Illinois.
9. Fox Lake Police Chief Michael Behan and an unidentified officer have been placed on paid leave pending an investigation into a physical confrontation with a suspect that occurred late last year, village officials said.
10. Cortland's Garage, home to one of the top 10 burgers in Chicago, will open its first suburban location soon in the former Harry's of Arlington in downtown Arlington Heights.