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Politics & Government

Have You Been Paying Attention to Blago's Second Trial?

We ask these Average Joes and Janes if they know or care about the retrial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, which started in earnest last week.

Rod Blagojevich’s retrial for corruption charges began on April 20, but the real fireworks kicked off May 2 with opening statements from federal prosecutors and defense attorneys.

Since then, multiple witnesses have been called to testify, audio tapes of the former governor have been played and a request from Blagojevich’s lawyers for a mistrial was denied.

While the courtroom has hosted plenty of action, the second trial hasn’t seemed to garner the same level interest from the public or media as when Blagojevich first went on trial in 2010.

We hit the streets of downtown Plainfield to ask people about their interest in the case, if they thought the second trial is a good idea and whether the outcome will be different from his first trial.

Click on each photo to read each person's response.

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