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Governor Quinn Announces Record $358 Million Year for Film Industry

2013 Television Shows and Blockbusters Nearly Doubled Prior Year’s Mark

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn today visited the set of the hit TV series Chicago Fire to announce that the Illinois film industry generated a record estimated $358 million in spending in 2013, resulting in more than 4,200 full-time equivalent jobs. The new record nearly doubled the previous record year of $184 million in 2012 and is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to create…

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