SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • The U.S. District Court in Chicago a little while ago publicly released the verdict form that juror are considering in the corruption trial of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

The form (linked to this blog) summarizes the 24 charges against Blagojevich and his brother and former campaign fund manager, Robert Blagojevich.

It's an eerily simple form for such a political atom-bomb of a case. Blagojevich's fate will come down to rows a little boxes that the jury foreman will check next to each charge, marked "guilty" or "not guilty."

The case went to the jury today, with Judge James Zagel's instructions that Blagojevich's surprise decision to stay silent during the trial can't be a factor in their deliberations.

There's no telling how long the verdict will take — days, at least, and weeks wouldn't be all that surprising. Zagel will give trial attorneys (and reporters) just 30 minutes to an hour's notice to get to the court room when the verdict is ready to be read. That's according to Twitter tweets from freelance journalist Susan Berger (@Msjournalist), who has been diligently texting out almost every minute of the trial.