Last Update on November 20, 2009 05:30 EST

HERSCHER, Ill. (AP) -- This isn't a case of breaking and entering -- more like breaking and decorating. Police in Herscher, Ill., are looking for someone who entered a home and left behind Christmas decorations. Police Chief Rick Gilbert says a woman and her kids left for a weekend trip Saturday afternoon. When they returned Monday morning, they found their place decked out for the holidays with ornaments and Christmas lights. Gilbert says nothing is missing from the home.

CANTON, Mass. (AP) -- What will you be doing Thanksgiving Day? Aside from stuffing yourself with turkey and stuffing -- you may be catching some "Z's." A new survey finds that 58 percent of adults plan to take a nap on turkey day. Most, not surprisingly, expect to nod off after the big chow-down. The poll comes from Dunkin' Donuts, which plans to keep many of its locations open until 2 p.m. Thanksgiving. But feeling sleepy isn't just the result of eating too much. The poll finds some say a snooze is a good way ignore those pesky relatives.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- You might think Albert Perkins doesn't have a much of defense on bank robbery charges. After all, authorities say he left his wallet on the counter of a bank he held up. Now, Perkins is pleading guilty in federal court. Prosecutors say he stole more than $3,100 from the First Federal Bank in Kansas City in May. Investigators used the driver's license in the forgotten wallet to I-D him. A woman who allegedly cased the bank before the robbery is also pleading guilty.

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) -- Someone's playing chicken with a Colorado city council. The Durango council was discussing a recently-passed backyard hen ordinance. That's when a person in a chicken costume entered the council chambers. Mr. or Ms. Chick didn't say a thing -- but did lay an egg on the floor. Council members aren't sure what the fowl visit means. But their feathers aren't ruffled. Councilwoman Christina Thompson tells The Durango Herald she was was "laughing so hard" her eyes hurt.

AUBURN, Wash. (AP) -- Washington state troopers got a call about a drunken driver -- from the driver herself. The Washington State Patrol says a 19-year-old called 911 to say she was loaded and needed a lift. The young woman told the emergency dispatcher she had pulled over to the side of a highway. The caller reported she had been given booze at a party without her knowledge. A responding trooper took the young woman to a hospital for detox treatment. She was also arrested for driving while intoxicated.