Central Illinois

• McLean County judge to retire, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Man accused in courthouse bomb plot to get new lawyer, Springfield State Journal-Register
• Judge hears 911 call of man telling police he killed father, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Ex-firefighter sentenced for arson at Champaign fire station, Champaign News-Gazette

Chicago area

• "Overlooked" properties back on tax rolls, Daily Herald

Southern Illinois

• Judge orders convicted Trenton man to stay out of casinos, Belleville News-Democrat

SCOTUS

• Senate panel approves Supreme Court nominee Kagan, Chicago Tribune

Nation

• Wisconsin court upholds ex-priest's abuse conviction, Chicago Tribune