[Chairborne64]

The whole thing is a disgrace. I was born and raised in Illinois. My folks still live there and my oldest is going to College there. The whole issue has been caused by the Dems spending way to much money and refusing to balance the budget. For years they raided the State pension funds to provide pork for Chicago. Mike Madigan, the Democratic Speaker of the House, refuses to pass a balanced budget. Actually any budget at this point. When the Republican State Comptroller died in Office he was able to force a special election. Mendoza, the new comptroller is a Madigan lap dog.

Illinois is actually very conservative once you are outside of Chicago or East St. Louis. Sadly, the corrupt Chicago politics permeates to the State level.