Patti Blagojevich subpoenaed

After winning his first election as governor, Rod Blagojevich said he did not want to move his family to Springfield, stating that his oldest daughter shouldn't have to switch schools.

The real reason he didn't want to move his family south, some speculate, is that it would disrupt his wife Patti's thriving real estate business.

Many of Patti's deals involved Antoin "Tony" Rezko.

This morning the Chicago Sun-Times reports that Illinois' former first lady has been subpoenaed:

The subpoena, with which Patti Blagojevich reportedly complied, asked for any documents, notes or e-mails she had related to more than 40 people or entities -- from former gubernatorial fund-raisers Tony Rezko and Chris Kelly to her own real estate dealings.

Patti Blagojevich's lawyer, Raymond Pijon, told the Chicago Sun-Times that federal authorities have great discretion over whether to charge her -- and that he hopes they'll consider the "family structure" as they weigh that decision.

"I've seen it happen on a number of occasions; they elect not to bring in other family members," Pijon said.

Just because she has been cooperative doesn't mean she's going to flip on her husband, her lawyer said.

Interesting. When Blago appeared on "The View" last month, Barbara Walters, mentioned that Patti was scheduled to appear on the show, but backed out, Walters said, on the advice of her family. That family of course meaning the Mells. The Blagojeviches have been estranged from Chicago Alderman Dick Mell, Patti's father, who essentially created the political career of Blago.

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