10 stories you might have missed over the weekend
Here are 10 stories you might have missed over the weekend:
1. You probably know him best as the guy whose name is atop your driver's license or for his famous tumblers, but there was a time when Jesse White hoped to make his name as a ballplayer. The former Cubs prospect reflects on his old team's current bid for a pennant. 2. Katie Hilborn has dedicated her life to humanitarian work in some of the poorest nations in the world. But now the St. Charles native is facing her biggest challenge: a fight against child sex trafficking in an earthquake-ravaged Nepal.
3. A carbon monoxide leak from a home appliance hospitalized 11 people living in a Villa Park home early Sunday. Authorities say all 11 were expected to survive the poisoning.
4. A judge set bail at $4 million on Saturday for an Elgin man accused of gunning down a 20-year-old acquaintance six months ago. Suspect William Ingram briefly dated shooting victim Devonte Turner's sister, family members say.
5. Embattled leaders at College of DuPage now have something else to contend with after a regional agency found the school doesn't meet two core components required for accreditation. No surprise, those components involve "issues of integrity" and "effectiveness of administration and governance."
6. After a life that can best be described as the classic immigrant success story, Stella Paul, a co-founder of Paul's Family Restaurant in Elgin, died last week after a long and courageous fight with cancer.
7. A tow-truck driver was shot on the job in Elgin early Sunday morning by a man who confronted him as he was attempting to remove a vehicle. Police say the man's injuries are not life threatening.
8. Todd Johnson was just 31 when his doctor told him he had Parkinson's disease. But rather than wallow in the diagnosis and what it meant for his still young life, the Arlington Heights man has embraced all he can do in spite of it.
9. A Lake County man was in critical condition Sunday after he was struck by an ambulance while walking on Sheridan Road in Beach Park. Police say it appears Andre Perez, 20, suddenly ran into the path of the oncoming Zion Fire Department vehicle.
10. At more than 1,000 pounds of often pure muscle, a horse to most might seem like a powerful and potentially dangerous beast. But to suburban equine veterinarian Kati Lukas, they're fragile giants.