Central Illinois

• Lawyer: DNA tests to allow Snow to amend petition for new trial, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• Courtroom gesture earns McHenry Co. man 6-month jail term, Daily Herald
• Neumann Homes sues towns to recover fees, Daily Herald

Southern Illinois

• Judge to decide whether Joyce Meyer should be party to Coleman civil suit, Belleville News-Democrat

State

• Ill. abortion notification law to take effect, Daily Herald