#illinois

Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks. ↗

— Scott Walker

#consequences #credit #down #down the road #fiscal

One of the chiefs of this nation, with his young men, escorted us to the Lake of the Illinois. ↗

— Jacques Marquette

#his #illinois #lake #men #nation

Amtrak is extremely important to the economy of Southern Illinois and I will continue to work with state and local leaders and my colleagues in Congress to secure the necessary funding to maintain full service. ↗

— Jerry Costello

#colleagues #congress #continue #economy #extremely

President Obama's fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state, Illinois. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#farming #fight #grandparents #illinois #kansas

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state. ↗

— Dick Van Dyke

#i #illinois #middle #right #state

We in Illinois are very fortunate to have a number of historic structures that have added immeasurably to the cultural life of the state, to the tourism industry of the state which by the way is our number one industry. ↗

— James R. Thompson

#cultural #fortunate #historic #illinois #immeasurably

There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois. ↗

— Scott Walker

#contrast #could #illinois #more #stark