State

• Judge's abortion law ruling maintains status quo, Chicago Tribune

Chicago area

• Jenner & Block's profits climb on Lehman, GM work amid industry slump, Chicago Business
• Judge tosses Kane tax lawsuit, Daily Herald
• 9 Christian militia members charged in police-killing plot, Chicago Sun-Times
• Court orders fired McHenry Co. deputy reinstated, Daily Herald

Northern Illinois

• Sheridan prison making a difference for its inmates, Bloomington Pantagraph

Nation

• Fla. lawyer finds grenade on his office doorknob, ABA Journal
• After web post about serial murder case, judge should step down, lawyer says, ABA Journal