Blago could decide future by Monday
RESIGNATION? | Source says governor is weighing options
Gov. Blagojevich will decide early next week -- perhaps as early as Monday -- whether he should resign, a source close to the governor told the Chicago Sun-Times.
"He was blindsided by this," the source said. "He needs some time to digest what's going on. He's going to make his position clear shortly."
(Al Podgorski/Sun-Times)
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This week in Blago news
On Friday, in his first public comments since his arrest, the governor did not rule out the possibility he might resign. As he left the federal courthouse after a visit to the pretrial services office, a reporter asked the governor, "Do you have anything to say to the people of Illinois?"
He replied, "I will at the appropriate time. Absolutely."
"Are you going to resign?" the reporter asked.
"I'll have a lot to say at the appropriate time," Blagojevich answered.
Also Friday, Blagojevich retained the lawyer who defended R&B singer R. Kelly and disgraced media mogul Conrad Black to represent him in his criminal case.
Ed Genson, one of Chicago's top criminal-defense attorneys, said he was assembling a team of lawyers to assist with the case. Genson typically doesn't represent clients who plan to plead guilty.
Blagojevich, who is free on bond after his arrest Tuesday, began the day at the Thompson Center, where he signed a bill involving insurance coverage for children with autism.