Local Statement from Governor Quinn on President Obama’s State of the Union Address by Gary Kopycinski on February 13, 2013 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–(ENWESPF)–February 13, 2013. Last night, Governor Pat Quinn issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: