Central Illinois

• Judge rules in favor of Villa Grove boy's service dog, Champaign News-Gazette
• Man charged in bomb plot will undergo tests, Springfield State-Journal Register

Chicago area

• Dugan gets death sentence for Nicarico murder, Daily Herald
• Spire developer accuses B of A of overcharging interest, Chicago Business

Southern Illinois

• Durbin visits Madison County veterans court, hints of funding, Belleville News-Democrat
• Attorney is no show at Venezia wrongful death suit status conference, Madison Record

Nation

• Justice O'Connor's husband dies at 79, ABA Journal