10 stories you might have missed over the weekend
1. The typical house fire in the suburbs burns faster, hotter and more dangerously than ever before. We tell you why and show you how firefighting techniques have changed as a result.
2. Two of the three 18-year-olds killed in Friday's McHenry County crash had a passion for working on trucks, and they were pursuing automotive repair as a career.
3. A DuPage County judge set bail at $2 million Sunday for a 19-year-old West Chicago man facing first-degree murder and armed robbery charges for the fatal shooting of his cousin Nov. 20.
4. Ganon, a 4-pound micro pig, was potty-trained in two days, but owner Dominick Mollica is worried for his future after learning Elgin's ordinances prohibit residents from having farm animals in their homes.
5. Schaumburg officials are taking extra care reviewing the proposed expansion of gun sales at Dick's Sporting Goods to include handguns, but the move appears headed for easy approval this week.
6. Tuesday could be a key moment in determining whether Illinois' leaders can agree on a full budget plan in 2015, with Gov. Bruce Rauner and top lawmakers holding a summit.
7. George Cornwell is not your typical retail store greeter. Sure, he's a biker dude with tatts and bling, but that's not what makes him so unique.
8. Longtime Elgin resident and recent centenarian Helen Diekman, who joked that the secret to her longevity was eating at Portillo's, died last week. In an April 2014 Daily Herald article, Diekman revealed she kept by her bedside a photo of herself and restaurant founder Dick Portillo.
9. Hairstylist Christy Bruski of Pingree Grove says her worst experience was "with a husband furious that his wife changed her hair." Read more in this week's INFrequently Asked Questions.
10. Seventy seconds is a long time in the attention span of kids brought up on technology, but more than 40 youngsters in Naperville recently celebrated a milestone much longer - 70 years. The boys are members of Cub Scout Pack 66, the oldest pack chartered in Naperville, which celebrated its 70th anniversary this month.