Central Illinois

• Retrial begins for man accused of beating toddler, Springfield State Journal-Register

Chicago area

• Judge sets strict rules for courthouse knife defendant, Chicago Tribune
• McHenry Co. judge dismisses sex charges citing delay in prosecution, Daily Herald

Southern Illinois

• So. Illinois man gets 20 years for ill-fated plot to kill uncle, Belleville News-Democrat

Nation

• 13 attorneys general sue over health care overhaul, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Supreme Court rules for student seeking discharge of student loan debt, ABA Journal