CHICAGO – Jurors at former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial convene again at a federal court building in Chicago to continue going through the evidence.
Thursday will be their ninth day of deliberations.
There's still no sign the jurors are simply choosing to take their time to be as thorough as possible or that they're struggling to reach consensus.
Blagojevich hasn't been at the courthouse during deliberations. Judge James Zagel told him he didn't have to be. But Blagojevich has to be poised to come to the courthouse on short notice once jurors indicate they have a decision.
Blagojevich took the stand for seven days at the retrial and denied all 20 counts against him. The allegations include that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat.
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