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Jury selection for Rod Blagojevich's co-defendant, William Cellini, is scheduled to begin Monday.

Oct. 03, 2011

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of William Cellini, the fifth and final co-defendant of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to go on trial; WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer reports. Then, On the Media host Brooke Gladstone joins Eight Forty-Eight to discuss her latest book, The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media. And WBEZ’s Michael Puente sits down with Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to discuss Daniels’ book, Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans. And, TeaCon 2011, the Tea Party’s Midwest convention, took place in Schaumburg over the weekend: WBEZ's Sam Hudzik was there and tells us more about the convention.
 

The most influential Illinoisan you don't know: Bill Cellini

Oct. 3, 2011
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday morning in the trial of William Cellini. He's the fifth and final co-defendant of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to go on trial.

Brooke Gladstone on the media

Oct. 3, 2011
The changing media landscape is hardly a secret: Americans get their news in novel, exciting and sometimes infuriating ways.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is 'Keeping the Republic' and pushing for a change in the national direction

Oct. 3, 2011
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was in Chicago on Monday, promoting his new book Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans. Gov.

Tea Party Convention offers support for Herman Cain and a 'revolution' for 2012

Oct. 3, 2011
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ book tour did not include a stop at a local rally for Tea Party activists but a weekend event in suburban Schaumburg did attract one Republican candidate for president. Herman Cain not only attended but won the 2011 straw poll at TeaCon.