Chicago area

• Suit alleges Falor group siphoned money from Hotel 71, Chicago Business
• Teen charged as adult in run-down slaying at Niles mall, Chicago Tribune
• Feds raid video poker bars in Bridgeport neighborhood, Chicago Sun-Times

Southern Illinois

• Female Scout leader accused of sex with young boy, Belleville News-Democrat
• Ford sued over Town Car garage fire, Madison/St. Clair Record

Nation

• Iowa schools get $60 million from Microsoft settlement, Quad-City Times