QUICK TAKES - April 15, 2009

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in talks to star in “I’m a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here,” a survival-style reality show set to premiere June 1 on NBC, sources said.

His attorney, Sheldon Sorosky, told a federal judge in Chicago Tuesday that Blagojevich soon would be making a request to loosen the travel restrictions placed on him. Such a move would allow him to travel to Costa Rica for filming.

NBC has not released the names of other celebrities who have agreed to participate. The program’s producer, Granada America, declined to comment.

Blagojevich, 52, was in court Tuesday to plead not guilty to racketeering and fraud charges.