Central Illinois

• Sheley wants to plead guilty, Peoria Journal Star
• Urbana schools sue Unit 5 over Jon White case, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Re-enactor to fill Lincoln's shoes at press conference, Champaign News-Gazette
• Stabbing victim's family sues downtown taverns, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• Guilty verdict in Brown's Chicken trial, Chicago Tribune
• Ex-Lake Co. doctor admits guilt in fatal overdoses, Daily Herald
• Sears settles $6.2 million discrimination suit, Chicago Business
• Prosecutor: Fenger teen threw "knockout punch", Chicago Tribune
• Kid cop gets 3 months in prison for violating probation, Chicago Sun-Times

Northern Illinois

• DeKalb County man charged in arrow attack, Rockford Register Star

Southern Illinois

• Slot machine injures player's left hand, Madison St. Clair Record

Nation

• AARP: Insurance charges based on age discriminatory, Rockford Register Star