Central Illinois

• Peoria woman awarded $75 million in case against drug company, Peoria Journal Star
• Another lawsuit filed against insurance company stripped of license, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• $6M settlement in 2006 Joliet crash, Joliet Herald News
• 10 indicted in "sham marriage" immigration scam, Chicago Tribune
• Man pleads not guilty in ESPN reporter videos case, Chicago Sun-Times
• Lawsuit filed by parents of boy hit by school bus, Chicago Tribune
• Woman testifies about escaping man accused of 11 murders, Chicago Tribune

Southern Illinois

• Fourteen apply to fill Mendelsohn's seat, Madison/St. Clair Record