SCOTUS

• Obama picks Kagan for high court, Chicago Tribune

Chicago area

• Abner Mikva talks about his ex-clerk Elena Kagan, Crain's Chicago Business
• CVS probes shoplifting suspect's death, puts employee on leave, Chicago Tribune
• Tribune Co. bankruptcy judge approves examiner to review '07 buyout, Crain's Chicago Business

Northern Illinois

• Bacino to ask for release from prison, 36 years after killing deputy, Rockford Register Star

Nation

• Pair wants ruling reversed on age discrimination rules, Quad-City Times