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Chicago area

• Prosecutors: NU students wore illegal wire, Chicago Tribune

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Chicago area

• 2 of 4 convictions against Conrad Black upheld, Chicago Tribune
• Tribune Co. creditors prepare competing reorg plans, Chicago Business

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Chicago

• Lawyer for cleared cop: "He will never be the same," Chicago Tribune
• Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins country in probing mortgage cos., Chicago Business
  
• University of Chicago trustee Stevanovich sues over ties to Ponzi scheme, Chicago Business
  

Northern Illinois

• Rockford officers' inclusion of church in lawsuit criticized, Rockford Register Star
• Case against Krpan to get a new judge, DeKalb Daily Chronicle

Nation

• Officials in 50 states launch foreclosure probe, Chicago Tribune

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SCOTUS

• Elena Kagan begins work as Supreme Court justice, Chicago Tribune
• Stevens says Supreme Court will eventually "straighten itself out," ABA Journal

Out of state

• Sexting Wisconsin prosecutor resigns, Chicago Tribune
• Newspaper: "Weak-kneed" discipline council stumbled re problem probate judge, ABA Journal
• American Express sued by U.S. over card fees, Chicago Tribune