Breaking legal news for Thursday, April 15

State

• Illinois foreclosures rise 17.5% in Q1 over last year, Chicago Business

Chicago area

• Two Chicago lawyers advance for federal bench, Chicago Business
• Naperville egg thrower faces new charges, Daily Herald
• Wrigley rooftop club in foreclosure, Chicago Tribune

Southern Illinois

• Granite City baby murder trial nears end, Belleville News-Democrat

Nation

• Yale's still #1 in latest U.S. News rankings; Harvard, Stanford, Columbia & Chicago follow, ABA Journal
• U.S. News warns of tough times for law grads; expert says 'It's just like the lottery", ABA Journal