10 stories you may have missed

1. A 20-year-old Glen Ellyn man who was seriously injured in a fall in January while on a study abroad program in Rome died Sunday morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, officials said.

2. Now that spring finally has arrived (we think) it's time to take out the bicycles and head out for a ride. But where are the best places to pedal in the suburbs? We've got some ideas.

3. The Easter Bunny might be famous for colorful eggs, but Kellie Burke, the Wauconda owner of Urban Chicken Rentals, says none of her hens lays a plain, white egg.

4. A Batavia woman was charged with killing three dogs after locking the animals in a van with towels over the windows, authorities said.

5. South Elgin High School boys tennis coach Michael Bruno died late Friday night of an apparent heart attack.

6. St. Charles fire officials are praising the efforts of an alert resident they say spotted his neighbor's deck on fire, called 911 and used a garden hose to keep the flames at bay until the pros arrived.

7. Cook County animal care professionals are asking dog owners to be cautious in light of a recent surge of canine flu cases that has resulted in five fatalities.

8. A McHenry man found shot in the parking lot of a Lake Villa-area tavern has been arrested and charged in Wisconsin for burglary to an occupied residence where another man was also shot, authorities said.

9. A Zion police officer shot and killed a teenager Saturday who witnesses said was running from police. Police said a weapon was recovered at the scene, but offered few details of what led to the fatal shooting.

10. Carpentersville has new police and fire chiefs. On May 2, Michael J. Kilbourne will take over as the chief of police and John Skillman will become the fire chief, Village Manager Mark Rooney said