10:56 a.m. Blagojevich won’t stick around; Quinn in the wings
Blagojevich will leave the Senate and the statehouse immediately after his closing argument to return home on a state aircraft, to avoid any “plane issues,” spokesman Lucio Guerrero said. State lawmakers and Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn have said Blagojevich is not entitled to state transporation home if he is convicted and removed before he leaves.
Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn is at the statehouse. Quinn came own on a state plane with Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, who will swear him in if he becomes governor. His two sons will also be here.
I’m thinking Amtrak.
Tar, feathers, rail!