Ten stories you may have missed this weekend
1. Highland Park's Jorge Mejia will represent Illinois when he competes for $10,000 in a national grocery bagging competition in Las Vegas in February. He works at Sunset Foods in Lake Forest.
2. Three trustees say they will continue boycotting College of DuPage board meetings until a new chairperson is elected - effectively ensuring a lack of a quorum and making it impossible for the increasingly dysfunctional board to conduct business.
3. A new medical marijuana dispensary opens today in Buffalo Grove.
4. Palatine High School's vocal jazz ensemble Midnight Blues performed on Sunday for visitors taking holiday tours of the White House.
5. No injuries were reported in a Sunday fire that caused extensive damage to a house in Elgin.
6. A Round Lake teen was ordered held on $1.5 million bail Friday on charges of attempted first-degree murder in Dec. 10 gang-related shooting in Palatine that critically injured a 17-year-old boy.
7. A slew of suburban cinemas are transforming by adding restaurants and bars. But the addition of luxury recliners is the "needle mover" and the hottest trend in theater upgrades.
8. Bob Spiegler, longtime owner of the former Spiegler's Department Store, Des Plaines' version of Marshall Field's, has died at age 87, said Mary Spiegler, his wife of 64 years.
9. The worst day of Lance Cpl. Cody Evans' life came four years ago in Afghanistan, when an IED exploded and he lost both legs. One of his best days came Friday when Hersey High School presented him with $23,000 to help build an accessible home.
10. Chicago-based TV host Steve Harvey's mistake Sunday night crowned the wrong Miss Universe.