SCOTUS

• Senate panel OKs Sotomayor, Chicago Tribune

Central Illinois

• Both drivers charged with DUI in head-on crash on U.S. 51, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Boy's previous injuries may surface at Bloomington man's trial, Bloomington Pantagraph
• Lawsuit filed against firm that owns Powerton plant, Peoria Journal Star

Chicago area

• Dugan pleads guilty to killing Jeanine Nicarico, Chicago Tribune
• City renter hit with $50K suit over Twitter comments, Chicago Sun-Times
• Investor says he went to feds early about indicted developer, Daily Herald
• Great Lakes sailor accused of having sex with 14-year-old, Daily Herald
• Radio host denies threatening federal judges, Chicago Tribune

Northern Illinois

• Rockford firefighter pleads not guilty, Rockford Register Star
• County files response to wind farm lawsuit, DeKalb Daily Chronicle
• Former Moline library employee sues over job loss, Quad-City Times

Southern Illinois

• New Athens woman among suspects given life sentence for child pornography, The Southern