(AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he is pulling the plug on the Put Illinois to Work temporary jobs program, even though it was a centerpiece of his election campaign earlier this fall. Quinn said Monday he will allow Put Illinois to Work to die in mid-January. The program’s initial $215 million in federal funding ran out in September, but Quinn has since pumped in a total of $122 million in state funds. He made the initial state payment of $75 million while he was locked in a close election race against Republican challenger State Sen. Bill Brady, and spent an additional $47 million in early December to keep people on Put Illinois to Work employed through the holidays.
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