Central Illinois

• Trial date set for 2006 fatal shooting, Peoria Journal-Star

Chicago area

• Cook County milestone: 150 corruption convictions since 1970, Chicago Tribune
• Tribune must file bankruptcy reorganization plan next month, Chicago Business
• Top ethics aide sues Daley over corruption, Chicago Tribune
• Attorney: Boy who killed father was abused, Daily Herald
• Brown's Chicken owner liable for buying out partner, judge says, Chicago Business

Northern Illinois

• Federal judge puts end to Woodward discrimination case, Rockford Register Star

Southern Illinois

• Crowder new Madison County asbestos judge, Madison/St. Clair Record
• Lawyer: Trooper unaware he broke law before fatal O'Fallon crash, Belleville News-Democrat

Nation

• Judge's affair with courtroom clerk didn't violate ethics rules, ABA Journal