Breaking legal news for Thursday, June 10

State

• Illinois foreclosure activity down in May, Chicago Business
• Judge to Blagojevich: Stop gesturing at trial, Springfield State Journal-Register

Central Illinois

• South Peoria man guilty of murder, Peoria Journal Star

Chicago area

• Witness: Burge said cop killer who claims he was beaten by police "got what he deserved," Chicago Sun-Times

Southern Illinois

• Owner of abused, abandoned pit bull gets probation; "she got off easy for what she did to him," Belleville News-Democrat