10 stories you might have missed this weekend
1. Being a patient in the cardiology unit of Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin isn't anyone's definition of fun, but getting a visit from a therapy dog is an unexpected treat patients and staff say. Therapy dog visits are common throughout the suburbs.
2. A woman was shot in the leg early Sunday during what Rolling Meadows police are describing as an exchange of gunfire between suspected gang members driving along a busy road. The injuries were not life-threatening, police say.
3. Former Cook County State's Attorney Dick Devine says the political primary has distorted the debate over why it took Anita Alvarez more than a year to bring murder charges against Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke despite a video showing him shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times.
4. Memories of late Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse filled a nondescript Highland Park storefront Saturday - and were available at a price.
5. The holidays can be a tough time when you're a kid with a serious illness - and even tougher if you're that kid's parents. The organizers of Operation North Pole aimed to change that Saturday, if only for a day.
6. Students in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will likely get to sleep in a little later starting in 2017.
7. Jimminy Clippers pet groomer Molly Bina of Naperville answers INfrequently Asked Questions about the highs and lows of her job.
8. The Hoffman Estates Redhawks football team won its second straight Pop Warner Division II Pee Wee National Championship in Orlando, Florida, with a 30-20 win over the Brick City Lions of New Jersey.
9. Thousands of Catholics visited the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines last weekend to pray and satisfy their mandas, or promises, made to the Virgin Mary for considering their wishes.
10. Some Naperville Central High School football players say they want to continue saying a prayer before games next season, even if a school district directive prohibits head coach Mike Stine or any of his staff from leading it.