Nation

• Sotomayor hearings witness list released, RealClearPolitics

Central Illinois

• Illinois regulators sign off on planned pipeline, State Journal-Register
• Preliminary hearing for Barrington continued until July 23, State Journal-Register
• Journal Star columnist pleads guilty in battery case, Peoria Journal Star
• Audio on home surveillance tapes could lead to felony charge - for owner, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Old McLean County Courthouse bells silent after "hiccup", Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• Citadel Investment Group sues former workers, Crain's
• Acquitted teacher suing Schaumburg police, Daily Herald
• 4 charged in stripping graves at cemetery, Chicago Sun-Times
• 4 charged in Channahon shootings, Herald News

State

• Madigan wants to keep "Watchdog" role, The Southern