http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/gov-quinn-backs-state-spending-for-obama-library/article_f7217c02-c903-5a49-a921-ddec3c6ae427.html

“I’m not even a member of the Executive Committee and the Democrats chose to vote on my behalf, which is a blatant violation of House Rules,” said Rep. Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon). And look at the live polling here of what the public thinks of spending taxpayer money on this!   http://www.dwightkay.org/illinois_democrats_violated_house_rules_to_advance_obama_presidential_library

Hey George Lucas: No state resembles Tatooine more than Illinois. A Star Wars museum would be perfect here. http://politics.rebootillinois.com/2014/04/18/uncategorized/mattdietrich/cartoon-darth-madigan-rahm2d2-c3pquinn-illinois-host-star-wars-museum/6062/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=4/20/2014

Topped only by New Jersey. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/04/19/retirement-states-taxes/7788891/

Schneider won the seat by fraudulently painting Dold as a Tea Party type. http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/ratings-change-illinois-10th-district/

Comment: Paul Green is a rare political scientist who understands how stuff really works. He has some nice lines in here: “If President Barack Obama were to write a book about Illinois and Chicago’s budget woes, he might call it The Lunacy of Hope.” “The general parameters of the problem are not so complicated. Governments have promised more than they could deliver…. In short, this is a math exam, not an essay test.”