Chicago area

• Blago jury has reached a verdict, Chicago Tribune
• United, Continental chiefs set to appear in merger lawsuit, Chicago Business
• W. Chicago teen sues to play ball with dog, Daily Herald
• Carol Stream switches attorneys after 40 years, Daily Herald

Southern Illinois

• Man accused of shooting Washington Park mayor asks for new judge, Belleville News-Democrat

Nation

• Pro se inmate scores 7th Circuit win, says his own lawyer was targeted by feds too, ABA Journal
• 2nd Circuit blasts judge, prosecutors in sex abuse case chronicled in documentary, ABA Journal