State

• Election officials: New Illinois laws could case big delays, Belleville News-Democrat

Central Illinois

• Ex-guard nets term in prison, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• Aldermen fight subpoenas in Carothers-related case, Chicago Tribune
• Ald. Carothers pleads guilty, Chicago Tribune
• Still arguing his case, even after all these years (Judge Leighton), New York Times

Southern Illinois

• Madigan sues Williamson County contractor, The Southern
• Sweet sworn in as Madison County's newest associate judge, Madison/St. Clair Record

Nation

• Layoff notices spur worries in Wisconsin DA offices, ABA Journal