SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today will conduct his first news conference since his arrest last week on federal corruption charges.

Blagojevich’s office announced this morning he will speak to the media at his Chicago office in the James R. Thompson Center downtown at 2 p.m. CST today. There’s no indication yet of what he’ll say.

Blagojevich was arrested by federal agents Dec. 9 at his Chicago home and charged with crimes that include an alleged plot to auction off for his personal gain the vacant U.S. Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama. 

Blagojevich is free on a signature bond as he awaits a January court date. He has ignored widespread calls for his resignation, prompting impeachment proceedings in Springfield. He has spoken only briefly to reporters since the arrest, saying he is anxious to tell his side of the story.

We’ll be updating this throughout the day, of course.