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Some people in Wheeling want to use golf cart–like electric vehicles to get around. [Daily Herald]

Governor Blagojevich called state legislators back to Springfield today for a two-day special session. So far, legislators have rejected a pay raise for themselves. [CBS 2, Trib]

Evanston repealed its handgun ban today to avoid a costly court battle with the NRA. [CBS 2]

What if every song on the Footloose soundtrack became a humongous bummer? Done.

I don't know what I thought hog calling sounded like, but I found this surprising. [AP]

CVS is gaining on Walgreens. [AP]

This long profile of Federal Judge Amy St. Eve is interesting, if weirdly cheery. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Jason Mueller, 29, who ran Nonna’s Italian Pizzeria in Old Town, was shot and killed on the 400 block of North Wolcott Sunday night. Police haven't named any suspects yet. [S-T]

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How appropriate that that sound came from that woman.

That might be an unorthodox pig call. I remember going to Ham Days (Daze?) in Lebanon, KY every summer as a child and having to endure the hog-calling contest. Mostly it was just a lot of "suuuuuuuuuuu-eeeeeeeeys." I don't remember the snorfling part, but that would have made it much more interesting.

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