Rick Garcia Illinois Quotations

It took 30 years for it (the Legislature) to pass something as simple as protecting people on the basis of sexual orientation. On one hand, the Illinois General Assembly should be commended for recognizing all Illinoisans should be treated the same. But on the other hand, what the hell took so long?

They will always question the results of our polling. We challenge them... Let's have a joint poll and ask the voters of Illinois what they think about tampering with our Constitution.

Illinois is not a trendsetter, but it's not a right-winger. We're not Massachusetts or California, but we're certainly not Alabama or Tennessee.... Illinoisans are reasonable people. We are cautious, but we want to do the right thing.