Acting Governor Pat Quinn called for an education funding cut of $1.3 billion. This is equivalent to a 17 percent cut. After stating his willingness to cut education funding, Quinn acknowledged how critical education is to Illinois economic growth. He then said he would seek a one percent increase to prevent those deep cuts to [...]
Acting Governor Quinn recently announced federal funding for the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program’s Englewood Flyover in Chicago. This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project received $133 million under the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program. The objective is to build a rail flyover in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. This project, intended to substantially reduce [...]
State Sen. Kirk Dillard conceded today and endorsed Bill Brady, the Republican party’s Gubernatorial nominee.
I, for one, thought it strange that Dillard went down without a fight. The official count showed he only trailed Brady by 193 votes. Dillard received 155,334 votes. Brady received a total of 155,527 votes. These extremely anemic numbers indicate that Brady’s base is [...]
The Illinois Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor is completely ill equipped.
Dock Walls Background and Qualifications for Governor
Dock Walls on Economics in Illinois
Dock Walls on Illinois Capital Budget Programs
Dock Walls on Vocational and Techincal Education
The People of the State of Illinois Reception to the Walls for Governor Campaign
Dock Walls discusses Illinois Business Economic Development