Springfield power broker William Cellini, 76, (back left) listens to his lawyer Dan Webb as they leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy in his federal extortion trial. (William DeShazer/ Chicago Tribune)

Springfield power broker William Cellini, 76, (back left) listens to his lawyer Dan Webb as they leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy in his federal extortion trial.