Breaking legal news for Thursday, December 17
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