who is williams selene the downstatecellini the downstate powerbroker a longtime gop state party leaderd member stuart line along with williams cellini planted to shake down a hollywood producer ... asking for a $1.5 million campaign contribution to the former governor's campaign the defense team calls the prosecution case week ... opening statements could take place tomorrow or wednesday ... the tony rezko sentencing has been moved one month and there is no new date for the rod blagojevich sentencing rod blagojevich still waiting for his sentencing to be scheduled but in the meantime his ravenswood manor home is officially on the market ... it's listed for just over $1 million and his wife is listed as the agent ... james zagel ordered rod blagojevich to post his house and his washington d.c. condominium to be sold governor quinn and the state municipal employees struck a deal that would avoid layoffs through july of next year ... but quinn argues that that agreement is void because he was not given enough money in lieu of that to run the government 51 year-old james garcia was swimmin

illinois ultimate behind-the- scenes political insider goes on trial tomorrow, william selene's accused of shaking down hollywood producer for campaign contributions rob blagojevich's and others were planning to hold hundreds of millions of dollars in state pension money from thomas rosenbergs' investment company unless he coughed up campaign cash. mayor rahm emanuel will meet tomorrow with ceo of major airlines and officials of the city aviation department. he says that they will be looking for ways to keep chicagos edge at the transportation center, emanuel points to the chicago presence of united and american airlines and the electronic booking agencies like orbits. he will discuss with airline officials what kinds of improvements that would like to see in chicago's workforce and infrastructure. >> and northwest indiana 18 robust it off at a party one night for stirred himself into police the next day it's the handcuffs were still on him. he made a run for when the shares deputy were busy work with other partygoers to shut up the next day with the cops still on his wrist with the cha

. >> attorneys in the extortion trial of spiritual power broker william selene are meeting with judge today on what church to be told before arguments. both sides will present closing arguments tomorrow. selene is accused of trying to extort a campaign trenchard lucien from hollywood producer to help former governor rod blagojevich. it is the last trial connected to the federal investigation of blagojevich. mayor emanuel's budget may get some some spending cuts. both accounts total about $5 billion in both have been abused in the past. some waldman say the funds are necessary to buy services to their constituents. the mayor's office did not comment. >> next new restaurants find more survivors under buildings that collapsed during a devastating earthquake in turkey. and president obama is set to unveil the steps to help ailing homeowners a bypass congress for approval. and the bears come home from new england victorious after gannett got a little too close at the end. >> you're watching it wgn very own news. this is wgn when i inspect homes i can't be in an allergy fog. so i get clarit