State

• Rod Blagojevich: government filing is "manifestly unfair", Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago area

• Lawsuit filed in fatal St. Charles crash, Daily Herald
• Murder charges after man tells cops: "I had a fight with my wife", Chicago Tribune

Southern Illinois

• East St. Louis council meeting at lawyer's office this morning, Belleville News-Democrat
• Collinsville marijuana conspirator gets 24 years, Belleville News-Democrat

SCOTUS

• Source: Judge Sidney Thomas on Supreme Court list, Bloomington Pantagraph

Nation

• Ruden McClosky leaders say "nice guy" culture has hurt the bottom line, ABA Journal