Central Illinois

• Former Lincoln city clerk pleads guilty to embezzlement, Springfield State Journal-Register

Chicago area

• Alleged intruder charged in leg-rubbings, Chicago Tribune
• Plea deal near for Wheaton mom accused of abandoning baby?, Daily Herald
• Could Dugan back pain delay jury selection, Daily Herald

Northern Illinois

• Rock Island police chief tears down drug house, Quad-City Times

Southern Illinois

• Southern Illinois man accused of leaking grand jury information, Belleville News-Democrat

State

• Judge blocks Quinn's planned layoffs, Chicago Tribune
• Law gives responders more information on disabilities, Alton Telegraph

Nation

• Court locks disabarred lawyer out of his own office, ABA journal