Central Illinois

• Woman who allegedly failed to return child to mother faces kidnapping charge, Decatur Herald & Review

Chicago area

• New judge to hear call for Bianchi probe, Daily Herald
• First lawsuit filed against Burr Oak cemetery, Chicago Tribune
• Highland Park man accused of aiding alleged Ponzi scheme, Chicago Tribune
• State targets cemetery license over grave scandal, State Journal-Register
• End near for Schaumburg red-light cameras, Daily Herald
• Webio co-founder Hernandez indicted for Ponzi scheme, Chicago Sun-Times
• Biedermann will await all-or-nothing verdict, Daily Herald
• Jail moves cemetery defendants to special section, Chicago Tribune

Northern Illinois

• Officials sue for investigation in Rockford train derailment, Rockford Register Star

Southern Illinois

• Coroner: Colemans died of strangulation, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Judge tosses abuse lawsuit against Southern Illinois sheriff, Belleville News-Democrat

State

• Gov. Quinn studying plan to release inmates, Chicago Tribune

Nation

• Market for 2008 law graduates shrinks, National Association for Law Placement
• Mayer Brown partner denied mistrial over juror's finger cut threat, ABA Journal