Extra, Extra

• 3 Chicago cops were seriously injured in a car chase on the Dan Ryan.
• Big surprise: Not a lot of tickets are being written for people talking on cell phones in their cars.
• RIP Hired Truck Program.
• Keira Knightley may not be coming to Chicago, but her Oscar dress and necklace are.
• Great mid-afternoon time waster: Zillow. Look up house values and compare them to others in your neighborhood. Just type your zip code in and kiss away the hours.
• The Bean's official ribbon cutting was today, just short of 2 years after Millennium Park officially opened.
• Just how does a 2-year-old get into a chimney flue?
• All aboard the fashion train!

Cloud Gate a.k.a. The Bean via wood tang. See more of his Segway tour photos here.