According to another Trib story:

Linking Gov. Rod Blagojevich to pay-to-play politics, the star witness at the corruption trial of Blagojevich fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko said Wednesday that the governor agreed to a plan to cut off state business from a Chicago financier who failed to come up with campaign cash.

Maybe one of the reasons the recall amendment is getting so much support from Democrats, is that they know the alternative is involuntary recall and, subsequently, a trial that will probably make the George Ryan trial look like small claims.