State
- Madigan has FOIA enforcer in place, Madison/St. Clair Record
Chicago area
- Judge orders new trial for ex-Streets and San head, Chicago Tribune
- Inmates freed early not exactly "low-level offenders", Chicago Sun-Times
Southern Illinois
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December 22, 2009
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December 17, 2009
State
- Illinois Supreme Court delays ruling on med-mal caps, Chicago Business
Central Illinois
- Grand jury refuses to indict UIS students for hate crime, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Court dismisses Will Co. smoking charges, Chicago Sun-Times
Northern Illinois
- Life sentences given to Rock Island men guilty of murder, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
- Shelton found not guilty of kicking nurse's aid in the head, spitting on deputy, Belleville News-Democrat
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December 16, 2009
Central Illinois
- Sangamon board asks to delay mandatory drug court creation, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Grandma charged with two more murder-for-hire counts, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Blagojevich attorney: Obama as a witness would be "awesome", Chicago Sun-Times
- Woman sues Naperville, reality TV show, Chicago Tribune
- Judge lets Brian Dugan's "death" verdict stand, Daily Herald
- Cop accused in gun incident outside Aurora Planned Parenthood Clinic, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- Shelton testifies he hoarded pills before suicide attempt, Belleville News-Democrat
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December 15, 2009
Central Illinois
- Attorney discipline panel files suit against Cahnman, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- ESPN's Andrews, stalking suspect due in court, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois
- Military trials planned for Thomson prison, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Madison and St. Clair counties on "Hellhole" watch list, Madison Record
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December 14, 2009
Chicago area
- Evidence disputed in judge's DUI case, Chicago Tribune
- Judge: Pot-growing suspect must explain where he got $10,000 bail, Daily Herald
- Stebic lawyer now representing Drew Peterson, Chicago Tribune
- Motorcyclist sues over Wacker Driver pothole, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinos
- Joshua Sheley acquitted on all charges, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
- Aggravated battery trial begins for former Freeburg teacher, Belleville News-Democrat
- Landscaping flaws at Toys R Us leads to customer's personal injury suit, Madison/St.
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December 9, 2009
Central Illinois
- Prosecutor: Shooting review one of "more difficult cases", Champaign News-Gazette
- Springfield man's life sentence delayed a day, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Officer won't face charges in Carrington death, Champaign News-Gazette
- Cahnman trial delayed until March, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Lawyer who stole $137K from partner gets 6 months in jail, Chicago Tribune
- Lawyers appointed for North Side man charged in Mumbai terror case, Chicago Sun-Times
- Prosecutors close serial murder case with graphic victim photos, Chicago Tribune
- McHenry Co.
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December 8, 2009
Chicago area
- Suit alleges Falor group siphoned money from Hotel 71, Chicago Business
- Teen charged as adult in run-down slaying at Niles mall, Chicago Tribune
- Feds raid video poker bars in Bridgeport neighborhood, Chicago Sun-Times
Southern Illinois
- Female Scout leader accused of sex with young boy, Belleville News-Democrat
- Ford sued over Town Car garage fire, Madison/St. Clair Record
Nation
- Iowa schools get $60 million from Microsoft settlement, Quad-City Times
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December 7, 2009
State
- Feds may re-charge Blago to avoid disputed law, Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago area
- Family sues police, says officers beat autistic teen, Chicago Tribune
- Mistrial for blogger accused of threatening Illinois judges, Chicago Tribune
- Chicago man charged in Mumbai attacks, Chicago Sun-Times
- Aurora teacher abuse case idled after 3 years, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- Josh Sheley trial begins in Morrison, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
- Cop's bullet aimed at barking dog hit owner instead, suit claims, Madison/St. Clair Record
- Slazinik will stay on as U.S.
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December 4, 2009
Central Illinois
- 1 convicted, 4 acquitted at gang rape trial, Champaign News-Gazette
- Jury rules baby's cause of death undetermined, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Computers with Blagojevich evidence stolen from lawfirm, Chicago Tribune
- Jury gets case of blogger accused of threatening Chicago judges, Chicago Sun-Times
- Peterson attorneys seek notes of Savio statement, Chicago Tribune
- City inspector took bribes, jury told, Chicago Sun-Times
- Change of venue in Elgin murder trial?, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- County panel OKs courthouse purchase, Rockford Register Star
Southern Illinois
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December 3, 2009
Central Illinois
- Prosecutors turn over documents, DVDs in Beason slayings, Bloomington Pantagraph
- Judge tells deputy of plea deadline, Peoria Journal Star
Southern Illinois
- Lawyer/surgeon's legal malpractice case goes to trial Monday, Madison Record
State
- Quinn signs tougher gun law, Springfield State Journal-Register
Nation
- Pfizer GC pushed for flat fees and gets them, ABA Journal