Weird BUT true

She had time for a “chaser.” Assault suspect Christina Ohanian, 25, led LA police on a wild chase through the San Fernando Valley early Thursday, police said.

When Ohanian finally crashed her allegedly stolen wheels, she popped her head out of the sun roof and calmly lit a cigarette to unwind before being arrested.

Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass has a radical plan to solve Illinois’ brink-of-bankruptcy budget woes — break up the Land of Lincoln.

Kass wrote that America’s sixth-most populous state should cease to exist, with pieces being annexed by bordering states Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and Kentucky.

“Wisconsin can have Chicago and begin calling it ‘South Milwaukee,’ ” Kass joked. “Naturally, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will fight this . . . I propose carving out 40 acres around the mayor’s home so Rahm might be prince of his own country: Rahmonia.”

Her career’s been Rocked. Las Vegas Judge Heidi Almase lost her seat in an election this week after she faked an endorsement from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and criticized her opponent for being married to a criminal-defense lawyer.

Almase sent a post-election mailer reading, “For disappointing those attorneys and the public . . . you have my personal apology.”

Oregon has added roadkill to the menu.

Lawmakers there approved a measure making it legal for animals killed in car crashes to be harvested for meat.

Roadkill aficionados say this protein is healthier, without hormones.

Pasta people get a pass for pesto. The Italian city of Genoa — famous for its pasta sauces — will allow travelers at its airport to take up to 500 grams of pesto in carry-on luggage, which tops the 100milliliter rule for liquids.

There’s one catch: Passengers must donate to a charity that airlifts kids to hospitals.