Central Illinois

• Local attorney turns columnist, Danville Commercial News

Chicago area

• Supreme Court appears ready to overturn Chicago gun ban, Chicago Tribune
• Blood alcohol evidence barred from judge's DUI trial, Daily Herald
• Cook County pays $525,000 in wrongful prosecution case, Chicago Tribune
• The shoe fits the crime, Island Lake detective says, Daily Herald

Nation

• Jury finds Becker guilty of killing coach, Quad-City Times
• Arnold & Porter's age policy cited as reason partner skipped to Davis Polk, ABA Journal