Locals Up in Arms About Walmart; Pantone Color for 2011; More

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Expect to see a lot of this color next spring. Image via The Independent.

Local
· Walmart has no agreement to lease in Lake View [Gay Chicago]
· Gary Chico to host LGBT Town Hall; Walmart an issue in 44th Ward [Gay Chicago]
· Illinois to offer amnesty on online shopping taxes [AP]

Everywhere Else
· Honeysuckle: Pantone's color of the year for 2011 [The Independent]
· Elle Fanning steps out in Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte wedges [Style Bistro]
· Vogue Russia dedicates cover to Putin's mistress [Jezebel]
· Reiss to re-release Kate Middleton’s engagement-photo dress [The Cut]