Posted by Tribune staff at 5 a.m.
A look at what’s going on in Illinois politics on Wednesday:
*Fresh off Tuesday’s announcement of Ford manufacturing jobs, Gov. Pat Quinn is scheduled to spend the morning announcing money for work on Wacker Drive. Mayor Richard Daley often appears with politicians when they announce money for Chicago, but the event is not on his public schedule.
Quinn then heads to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, where he’ll talk about money for Cole Hall, the site of a Valentine’s Day mass shooting in 2008.
*Quinn’s also is likely to face questions about today’s Tribune story that looks at why he’s still raising money for his failed 1996 U.S. Senate bid. The end result of the unusual practice is that Quinn has made at least $24,000 in interest from the campaign fund he controls, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.
*Democratic foe Dan Hynes is headed downstate to start a campaign swing. He’s at a Collinsville union hall in the late afternoon and his Springfield campaign office in the evening.
*Daley heads to Pilsen for a mid-morning opening of a jobs center. Unlike Tuesday, when he departed a Ford car manufacturing jobs event without taking questions, Daley is scheduled to answer questions on a variety of topics today.
*In the Republican governor’s race, state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale is scheduled to unveil his new TV ad in the morning and rally supporters at an Oak Brook hotel in the evening.
*Early voting ends Thursday. For a look at how many people already have voted early in Cook County, check Clout Street later this morning.