Central Illinois

• Local jury foreman: "We are hung, and we'd like to be sprung", Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• Prosecutors: DNA ties postal worker to 4 rapes, Chicago Tribune
• Lathrop and Gage opens Chicago office, plans "aggressive recruiting", ABA Journal
• Police nab former NBA star Walker in casino, Chicago Tribune
• SEC dismisses insider training complaint against Mark Cuban, Chicago Tribune
• Prosecutors win Oswego crash appeal, Aurora Beacon News
• Lawyers picked for Kane County budget fight, Aurora Beacon News

Northern Illinois

• Closing arguments in NFL player's trial set for today, DeKalb Daily Chronicle

Southern Illinois

• Documents: Coleman texted girlfriend on day of murdered family's funeral, Belleville News-Democrat