Elgin man honored for volunteerism
Emily McFarlan: For J Fazel of Elgin, volunteering is more than a full-time job. It is six days a week, 1,000 miles a month on his car, a conversion van he pulled the middle seat out of to make room for the unwanted food he picks up from local businesses. He delivers that food to churches and other organizations that help seniors, the homeless and the unemployed.

Bartlett man riding high
Perseverance is something David McFadden of Bartlett said he learned from his dad. Specifically, McFadden said, he learned from his dad the kind of "perseverance it takes to get to the top of a mountain." That's why McFadden's own children had his dad's name painted on their dad's bike.

Maroons go pink for breast cancer awareness
Alexis Waarich, a 16-year-old cheerleader at Elgin High School, isn't cheering on just the maroon and cream this month. She joined some other Maroons who have gone pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.