* A couple of items to close the week. First up, we still need to keep Carlos Hernandez Gomez’s spirits up, so his friends should head over to Carlos’ FaceBook page and give him some encouragement.

Pat Quinn’s campaign has yet another new video. This one is is from Quinn’s endorsement by Congressman Gutierrez. Go take a look.

More news about the Blagojevich trial…

Prosecutors and lawyers for Springfield power broker William Cellini have filed an agreed motion in federal court that would remove Cellini from the sweeping corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, expected to start next year.

The filing notes that the September death of political fundraiser Christopher Kelly eliminated the need to keep Cellini in the case.

* Just in time for the holidays, we’ve got the release of a 40th anniversary deluxe box set of Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!, perhaps the greatest live rock ‘n’ roll record of all time. I played the heck out of that album when I was younger, and it still holds up today. Here’s the opening track…