Extra, Extra

Hobo Fest, a celebration of hobo culture that includes music, dancing, and stew, starts tomorrow. [Hobo Fest]

Dick Durbin wants college textbooks to be cheaper. [WBBM]

Should airlines stop giving out free drinks? [Trib]

Best! The story of Christian the lion—of YouTube hugging fame—is going to be a movie. I'm crying already. [MSNBC]

Beer made made from a strain of prehistoic yeast that was preserved in amber? Science has finally combined drinking and Jurassic Park, and now I can die happy. [Washington Post]

There was a three-hour hostage situation in downtown Wheaton this afternoon. Details are still scant, but it appears the suspect may have shot himself. [Trib, S-T]

Ford is laying off 600 part-time Chicago employees. [AP]

Look at all these magnificent pocket protectors. [The Pojman Pocket Protector Collection]

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