Average Quote by Bruce Rauner

Government employees deserve to be treated fairly, but they do not deserve a significantly better deal than average Illinoisans get in their own jobs.

— Bruce Rauner

Illinois has severe budget problem. You cannot cut your way out of the problem.

— Michael Madigan

Worker's comp? Do I look like a hobo to you? No, sir, I am not going on welfare.

— Hank Hill

Illinois is large, but we do not always receive our fair share of federal resources because our leadership is often divided. When we all…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

We've become a collectivist economy in Illinois. It's crushing us. And no problem is going to get fixed unless we bring more economic freedom…

— Bruce Rauner

You get behind some of the numbers, like the underfunded pensions in the US, and I'm not sure people even understand how wrong their…

— Ken Moelis

We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.

— J. B. Pritzker

I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on across the state, not just in Chicago. It affects…

— Richard M. Daley

It has to be because unemployment problems in northwest Indiana are similar to those in southeast Chicago.

— Richard M. Daley

Our workers comp debt is the Achilles heel of our state's economy, and I firmly believe that in order to create more good jobs…

— Joe Manchin

The issue of the pension gap has got to become visible and important to millions of people before Washington will respond seriously. Right now,…

— Hedrick Smith

Let's put aside the politics and trust the people. Let's embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make the hard…

— Rod Blagojevich