Local Governor Quinn Statement on President’s Announcement of the American Jobs Act by Gary Kopycinski on September 9, 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)–eptember 8, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement following President Obama’s announcement of the American Jobs Act: