10 stories you may have missed
1. The first major snowstorm of the season pounded the suburbs Sunday, dumping more than foot of snow in many areas, canceling dozens of events and making travel treacherous.
2. Long before trustees at College of DuPage approved a $762,000 buyout package for President Robert Breuder, past boards agreed to pay other presidents who left. And COD isn't alone.
3. A new program through Harper College is encouraging all students at Districts 214, 211 and 220 to earn 15 college credits before graduating high school. Officials hope it translates into more students going to, and graduating from, college.
4. Competitive dance teams from Geneva and Neuqua Valley high schools were among the big winners Saturday at the IHSA state finals. In the meantime, suburban cheerleading squads punched their tickets Saturday for a chance to compete for a state title at next week's cheerleading finals.
5. Mary Bayer of Hoffman Estates says she excels at remembering “useless information” — a skill that might come in handy this week as the Elgin teacher <URL destination="http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150201/entlife/150209928/">is a contestant in the “Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament.”
</URL>6. A Carpentersville mother is seeking proper signage around a retention pond in her neighborhood where her son and his friend fell through the ice and nearly drowned.
7. Shoppers who want to use a plastic or paper bag may soon have to pay a fee at some Glen Ellyn businesses if an ordinance drafted by the village's environmental commission is adopted.
8. Lakemoor is proceeding with plans to establish special taxing districts north and south of Route 120 at Route 12 to draw development, but not everyone in the area are on board.
9. Police say an 18-year-old student was behind the offensive email sent last week to his classmates at Fremd High School as well as peers at Palatine High School. Alec S. Kuznitsky, of Schaumburg, was charged with disorderly conduct Friday after police said he admitted to sending the email.
10. An Elgin man was shot in the hands, chest and face by someone wielding a shotgun during a home invasion early Saturday morning, but he is expected to survive, police said. A search for the shooter is ongoing.
Bonus: Let's talk about those Super Bowl ads.