Nation

• Sotomayor declines to give abortion views, Chicago Tribune
• Day 3 of Sotomayor hearings, ABA Journal
• Prisoner attempts suicide in St. Louis courtroom, Post-Dispatch
• N.J. Attorney General seeks unemployed lawyers willing to work for free, ABA Journal
• Court sides with preacher jailed for predicted God would smite judge, ABA Journal
• Ask questions to avoid killer clients, shrink recommends, ABA Journal

State

• U. of I. trustees tell of Blagojevich influence, Chicago Tribune

Central Illinois

• Prosecutor argues against new trial for LaGrone, Decatur Herald & Review

Chicago area

• Ex-Streets and Sanitation chief wants new trial, Chicago Tribune
• Ex-treasurer of Naperville parent group sent to jail, Chicago Tribune
• Stroger sued for failing to turn over cellphone records, Chicago Sun-Times
• Woman gets 8 years for beating "meal ticket" lover, Chicago Sun-Times
• School nurse pleads guilty to sex with minor, Chicago Tribune
• Chicago firm to go on trial in NFL player's death, Chicago Tribune
• Bad check warrant out for former NBA star Walker stemming from $822,500 in gambling debts, Chicago Tribune
• Man accused in Ponzi scheme pleads not guilty, Chicago Tribune

Northern Illinois

• State's attorney takes over Sherrard embezzlement case, Quad-City Times

Southern Illinois

• Attorney for plaintiffs in case against diocese may see testimony from Bishop Braxton, Belleville News-Democrat
• State asks judge to dismiss civil lawsuit filed against trooper in fatal crash, Belleville News-Democrat