Extra, Extra

"McCrea said he found Big Joe within half an hour of the attack. But it took another 2½ hours to kill and land the big reptile, cut it open and retrieve the arm." [AP]

The Will County Health Department announced today that a bat found in Naperville tested positive for rabies. There were 113 confirmed cases of wildlife rabies in Illinois last year, which is a 152 percent increase over 2006. [WBBM]

Tony Peraica says he's giving back the $2,700 in campaign contributions from convicted criminals. [S-T]

Ismael Reyes-Calderon, 51, was killed in an apparent accident last night at his job at the Jelly Belly factory in North Chicago. It's the first job-related death in the company's 100-year history. [Trib]

The Obama camp is none too pleased with Ludacris's new song "Politics as Usual." The song, which includes the lines "Get out and vote or the end will be near/The world is ready for change because Obama is here!," calls Hillary Clinton a bitch and says "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed." [AP]

The One Book, One Chicago program announced its latest pick today: The Right Stuff, by Tom Wolfe. [CPL]

The City Council approved a measure yesterday that would "[add] private-sector cameras to the city’s vast video network." [WBBM]

What a fantastic picture.

Moby Dick. In Tweets. [Public Domain]

Aaaand finally, today's stuck-in-the-head song: "Lay All Your Love On Me." You're welcome!