Central Illinois

• McVeigh prosecutor: Focus on victims of Oklahoma City bombing, Springfield State Journal-Register
• Supreme Court will review case of fired Proctor Hospital worker, Peoria Journal Star

Chicago area

• Supreme Court leaves carp issue hanging, Chicago Tribune
• Prosecutors: Blagojevich brothers belong at same trial, Chicago Sun-Times
• Prosecutors propose list of noes for Blagojevich lawyers, Chicago Tribune
• "Dial-a-Rock" arrests show cocaines popularity in suburbs, Daily Herald

Northern Illinois

• Belvidere alderman checks himself into jail, Rockford Register Star

Southern Illinois

• Trooper Mitchell back in court for civil suit over death of Collinsville sisters, Belleville News-Democrat

SCOTUS

• Supreme Court refuses appeal alleging prosecutor-judge affair marred murder trial, ABA Journal

Nation

• Filing: School district took thousands of pics of students at home via laptop webcams, ABA Journal