Central Illinois

• Wife asks Athens to help bail out husband, Springfield State Journal-Register

Chicago area

• 10 indicted in $35 million tax fraud scheme, Chicago Tribune
• 'Career shoplifter,' 86, arrested for 61st time, Chicago Sun-Times
• Bill Gates' dad honored for 'pro bono' legal work, Chicago Sun-Times

Southern Illinois

• Trapped in Tamms: Inmates in Illinois' only supermax prison face battle proving mistreatment, Belleville News-Democrat
• Developer given year and 3 months in prison for tax evasion, The Southern

Nation

• AG Holder calls for getting "smart on crime", ABA Journal
• Salaries at largest firms peak in 2009, NALP
• Tuition jumps 15% or more at some public law schools, ABA Journal
• Unemployed grad sues college for failing to get her a job, ABA Journal