Central Illinois

• SHG coaches file libel suit against ex-SHS coach, Springfield State Journal-Register
• Jury asks for definition of "lewd" in child pornography case, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• 8th Cong. candidate sued by former campaign manager, Daily Herald
• Large jury pool summoned in DuPage death penalty trial, Daily Herald
• Receiver taking over Block 37 mall today, Daily Herald

State

• Proposed law would change Illinois license plate requirement, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Corrections: Wrong early release prisoners listed, Springfield State Journal-Register

Nation

• Young lawyers soaring career interrupted by federal indictment, ABA Journal