Jim Dey: Governor’s biggest win came in advance of election day – Champaign News-Gazette*

"But what’s good politically for Pritzker is not necessarily good for Chicago or Illinois. At least that’s what Pyrrhus of Epirus meant when he warned of victories that come at too high a cost. Over the years, Griffin has paid over $200 million in state income-tax revenue the state needed. Cumulatively, his well-paid employers have contributed much more. Griffin has also made $1.5 billion in philanthropic donations that paid for, among other things, food programs for schoolchildren and the poor in Chicago, construction of miniature soccer fields across the city, and an 18-mile path along the lakefront that separates runners from cyclists, along with a $125 million gift to the Museum of Science and Industry."

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