Chicago

• Giel Stein is fourth member of Blagojevich legal team, Crain's
• Teen who impersonated cop pleads guilty, Tribune

Central Illinois

• State's Attorney: Robbery suspect hinted at suicide before shooting, Bloomington Pantagraph

Southern Illinois

• Man gets 12 years for meth production, Alton Telegraph
• St. Clair County judge orders search warrants open to public, Belleville News-Democrat