#illinois

The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers and distinguished services have given Illinois fame in the history of the nation. ↗

— John George Nicolay

#careers #distinguished #fame #first #genius

To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment - especially those who were filled with great hope a few years ago, when then-Senator Obama announced his candidacy in Springfield, Illinois. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#announced #appears #big #candidacy #comeback

We're from Rockford, Illinois, but we've always thought international. ↗

— Robin Zander

#illinois #international #thought

Let's put aside the politics and trust the people. Let's embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make the hard and difficult decisions, knowing that we're doing it to make things better for the people of Illinois. ↗

— Rod Blagojevich

#better #decisions #difficult #difficult decisions #doing

The people that I represent in Illinois care passionately about protecting open space and safeguarding our nation's natural treasures, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. ↗

— Robert Dold

#arctic #arctic national wildlife refuge #care #i #illinois

Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation. ↗

— Alice Hamilton

#caused #compensation #disease #had #illinois

Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks. ↗

— Scott Walker

#consequences #credit #down #down the road #fiscal

There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois. ↗

— Scott Walker

#contrast #could #illinois #more #stark

I still think of myself as from Illinois. ↗

— Alison Krauss

#illinois #myself #still #think

Many seventh graders I know in Illinois, as well as around the Nation, are studying the Constitution. I was pretty impressed with the quality of education our children are receiving because they had not expected me to ask them about it. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#around #ask #because #children #constitution