Quinn for Illinois

Every day, Governor Quinn wakes up and goes to sleep thinking about ways to create and save jobs in Illinois.  He knows that the only way to dig ourselves out of this economic hole is to keep adding and saving jobs day after day, month after month.  Along those lines, Governor Quinn has taken decisive action this week to reverse unemployment and bring new jobs to Illinois.

• On Monday, Governor Quinn unveiled the Illinois Economic Recovery Plan, a comprehensive and multi-faceted program that will create jobs and prepare Illinois for competition in the years to come.  The recovery plan will create jobs and make investments in these key areas
  • Green Economy
  • Infrastructure
  • Innovation
  • International Trade
  • Human Capital

• Governor Quinn also signed the EDGE tax credit into law, which allows auto manufacturers, some of the state’s biggest employers, to retain employee income tax withholdings as an alternative to current EDGE corporate tax credit.

• On Tuesday, Governor Quinn released $52.5 million from the Illinois Jobs Now! capital plan to construct a new science building at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.  The new building will help to train future Illinois doctors, dentists, and healthcare professionals, who will bolster our economic recovery.

• Today, Governor Quinn announced funding for Western Illinois University’s new Riverfront campus.  Completion of the new Riverfront Campus will more than triple the university’s total enrollment, and the project will also create 2,000 new jobs, generate a construction impact in excess of $125 million and more than 100 permanent new jobs at WIU.

We’re working every day to make sure that Illinoisans have jobs, security for their families, and a chance to get ahead.  Join us at http://quinnforillinois.com/volunteer-survey, or by calling 312-654-8888.