Chicago area

• Schaumburg man living in yard gets wish: A jury trial, Chicago Tribune

Southern Illinois

• 60 motorists cited or arrested by St. Clair County deputies during roadside safety checks, Belleville News-Democrat

Nation

• Spoofers use Louisville law firm’s phone number in credit card scam, ABA Journal

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Chicago area

• Northwestern Law Dean leaving for New School in New York, New York Times
• Feds drop case against Robert Blagojevich, Chicago Sun-Times
• Justice Dept. takes up Bridgeport housing bias case, Chicago Tribune
• Brown proclaims “Jeans Day” innocence but won’t release report, Chicago Tribune
  

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Chicago area

• McHenry judge held special hearing for friend but says it was approved, Daily Herald
• Sheriff: Man brought gun to foreclosure hearing, Chicago Tribune
  

Nation

• California AG sues “Tax Lady” for $34M, says misleading ads promoted “heartless” law firm scheme, ABA Journal

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State

• Activists target Supreme Court Justice Kilbride, Chicago Tribune

Chicago area

• Judge told Chicago waterways becoming a “carp highway”, Chicago Tribune
• Suit over LITH airport expansion settled, Daily Herald

Nation

• Minneapolis bridge collapse plaintiffs reach $48M settlement with engineering firm, ABA Journal

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State

• New state law bans employer credit checks in hiring, Chicago Tribune

Chicago area

• Blagojevich defense regret? Not calling Jesse Jackson Jr. to the stand, Chicago Sun-Times
• Overcrowding leads to early release from jail, Daily Herald

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Chicago area

• Blagojevich case: Putting fact and fiction in a blender, Chicago Tribune
• Ryan jurors know what Blagojevich jury is facing, Bloomington Pantagraph

State

• Illinois to pay only 40% of its share for salaries of state’s attorneys, public defenders, ABA Journal

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