10 stories you may have missed this weekend
1. It takes plenty of commitment to continue running outdoors on the coldest days of winter. Mason Saadat of Arlington Heights has taken that dedication even further, and become a legend among suburban runners in the process, for his habit of running shirtless throughout the winter.
2. Better medical diagnoses, a growing emphasis on early detection and greater parental advocacy are among the possible reasons why more Illinois students are qualifying for special education services, suburban educators say.
3. Disabled transit riders are losers but motorcycle riders are winners in the proposed budget by Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Harley enthusiast.
4. A Waukegan man is in custody at the Lake County jail after police say he shot a bouncer at a Fox Lake bar early Saturday morning. Authorities say Keith Lee Jr. shot the 27-year-old bouncer in the shoulder during a large brawl.
5. Authorities say an explosion that injured three workers at an Elk Grove packaging factory appears to have been caused accidentally. None of the workers' injuries were considered life-threatening.
6. A 45-year-old Rolling Meadows man died Thursday in a skiing accident near the Colorado resort area of Breckenridge. Authorities there believe Krzysztof Kostelic may have experienced a medical problem before crashing into a tree on an intermediate-level run.
7. A 16-year-old Aurora boy is charged with first-degree murder following a shooting Friday afternoon near downtown Aurora that police described as “gang-related.”
8. College of DuPage administrators are refusing to allow the 600-plus member adjunct association to host a candidate forum on campus March 11, saying it violates the board's ethics policy.
9. One day after the Lakemoor village board approved measures that officially designate two areas as a special taxing district to spur development, Wauconda Unit District 118 went to court to have one of them dissolved.
10. Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy, who were married to much fanfare last summer at the Hotel Baker in St. Charles, apparently liked the area so much they're planning to stick around. The celebrity couple reportedly purchased a home in St. Charles recently.
BONUS: Suburbanites and celebrities took the polar plunge for a good cause this weekend.