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After questioning 75 prospective jurors over two days, U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve whittled down the pool to 44 from which to select a 12- member jury and six alternates. The jury was expected to be in place by midday Wednesday after lawyers meet to make their final cuts. St.

Eve dismissed most, but not all, of the potential jurors who said serving for the ex- pected three to four months for the trial would pose an economic hardship. Many said their employers would pay them for little, if any, of their time in court. Those left formed an eclectic group. Among the 44 are a woman who has suffered a heart attack, stroke and hip problems; a retired Chicago Transit Authority mechanic; an Oak Park environmentalist; a former lobbyist for Peoples Gas; a man who fills potholes for the city; and a woman who makes maps. There is also a mother of two who processes junk mail for a living and said she lacks time for hobbies.

she said. have two Another woman who remains on the panel is planning a vacation in Cancun for June. During questioning, St. Eve asked her if the date was set in stone. The woman said it was not.

Still another woman in the final group is an administrator of a Lutheran school in the suburbs. the person who calls school off when it she said. St. Eve continued to be the one to ask prospective jurors questions Tuesday, with lawyers listening and taking notes before discussing jury candidates privately with the judge in a corner of the courtroom. As they huddled, Rezko was left alone at the defense table, reclining in his chair in a dark blue suit or flipping through papers.

Rezko was set to meet with his lawyers in private Wednesday morning to discuss those left in the jury panel he would like to strike from the group. St. Eve said Rezko would be allowed to eliminate 10 jurors from the pool without having to give a reason. The government gets six so-called peremptory challenges. After the jury is picked, both sides will each get three more such challenges as they pick six alternate jurors from the remaining list of jury candidates.

Rezko is accused of using his close ties to Gov. Rod Blagojevich to extort firms seeking business with a pair of state boards. A former member of those boards, Stuart Levine, has pleaded guilty to helping Rezko plan to bring in illicit payments and campaign contributions in exchange for board approvals. Blagojevich has not been charged with wrongdoing. St.

Eve said the evidence phase would almost certainly begin Thursday morning. Rezko trial may begin Thursday Jury pool is cut; 44 people remain Tribune photo by Michael Tercha Winter on the lake Huge mounds of ice remain along the Lake Michigan breakwall near Oak Street Beach in Chicago on Tuesday. By Matthew Walberg TRIBUNE REPORTER Plainfield police said Tuesday that returning guns and vehicles seized from a Will County husband in the investigation of his disappearance would hurt their efforts. On Tuesday, Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak scheduled for April 2a hearing on a motion by Craig Steb- ic seeking the return of his car and truck, along with about two dozen firearms that have been held by police since last year. had these items for over nine months, and time for him to get his property said attorney, George Lenard.

Lisa Stebic, 37, was last seen at the Plainfield home on April 30. Police have said the missing mother of two was likely a victim of foul play and have called her husband a of in the case. Stebic denies any involvement in his disappearance and has not been charged with any crime. A spokesman for the office declined to comment on the motion, but Plainfield Police Chief Donald Bennett said the investigation could suffer if police do not retain the items. property was taken as part of a search warrant, and his attorney is basically indicating that had nine months, so we ought to be able to find all the evidence we Bennett said.

difference is that in this case, Lisa Stebic is still missing. The cause of her death is unknown, and if an item that we have to give back before been determined, that to me is not in the best interest of our Arguments on motion will be heard before Judge Richard Schoenstedt, who recently ordered state police to return property seized from Drew Peterson as part of their investigation into the Oct. 28 disappearance of his wife, Stacy. Cops: Returning items to Stebic may hurt case Product: CTMETRO PubDate: 03-05-2008 Zone: Edition: HD Page: 2-5 User: rhochgesang Time: Color:.