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Breaking legal news for Tuesday, January 19

State

  • Supreme Court won't hear carp case, Chicago Tribune

Central Illinois

  • Parents of dead father seek right to visit girl, Springfield State Journal-Register
  • Man pleads guilty to 1999 murder, will be released from prison, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

  • FBI arrests two men for assistant U.S. attorney murder plot, Chicago Sun-Times
  • Jet orders embattled shelter Pet Rescue to transfer animals, Daily Herald
  • Legal marketing firm beats complaints over online referrals, Chicago Tribune
  • Witness: Peterson threatened to kill Savio, Chicago Sun-Times
  • Judge sets corruption retrial for Chicago official, Chicago Sun-Times
  • Plea deal reached in Bloomingdale mechanic's murder, Daily Herald
  • Judge weighs in on Barrington Hills wood pile, Daily Herald

Southern Illinois

  • Plea negotiations, video delay East St Louis police officer's trial, Belleville News-Democrat
  • Cancers caused by playing in "Dead Creek," other exposures, suit claims, Madison/St. Clair Record

SCOTUS

  • Supreme Court rules defendant has right to open voir dire, ABA Journal

Nation

  • FBI breaks law in collecting thousands of phone records, Chicago Sun-Times
This post is updated with breaking news throughout the day.
Posted on January 19, 2010 by Chris Bonjean
Filed under: 
Central Illinois
Chicago Area
Southern Illinois

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