Local Governor Quinn Creates Women’s Advisory Council by Gary Kopycinski on August 18, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the creation of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Women, with the goal of strengthening the participation of women in Illinois’ economic recovery.