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Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, speaks at America's Central Port in Granite City, Ill., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to mark the fifth anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, center, and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, speaks at America's Central Port in Granite City, Ill., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to mark the fifth anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 3, 2014, AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this May 29, 2013 file photo, job seeker Anu Vatal of Chicago, speaks with Patrice Tosi of BluePay, seated, during a career fair in Rolling Meadows, Ill. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said in his State of the State address and recent interviews that Illinois economy is bouncing back strongly from recession. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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FOR USE MONDAY FEB. 3, 2014, AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2014 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers the State of the State address at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. In the address and recent interviews, Quinn has told the state that Illinois economy is bouncing back strongly from recession. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks to a room of students, educators and media at Dennis Early Learning Center in Rockford, Ill. Quinn was in town to expand on highlights from his State of the State speech, one of which is to increase funding for early childhood education. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh) MANDATORY CREDIT

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In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn talks with students in a classroom at Dennis Early Learning Center in Rockford, Ill. Quinn was in town to expand on highlights from his State of the State speech, one of which is to increase funding for early childhood education. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh) MANDATORY CREDIT

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In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 photo, two students at the Edwards Center for Young Learners in Chicago return to their classroom hand-in-hand before a visit by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. Quinn made his “Birth to Five” early education push a major cornerstone of this year’s annual address to lawmakers. Yet, he’s proposing boosting an area that’s often one of the first victims of budget cuts when times are looking lean, with over $800 million in cuts to education since 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn asks Anna Munoz her age as she replies enthusiastically, four, at the Edwards Center for Young Learners in Chicago. Quinn made his “ “Birth to Five” early education push a major cornerstone of this year’s annual address to lawmakers. Yet, he’s proposing boosting an area that’s often one of the first victims of budget cuts when times are looking lean, with over $800 million in cuts to education since 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 photo, students at the Edwards Center for Young Learners in Chicago, talk around the podium as Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn outlines his initiative to provide more children in Illinois with access to high-quality early learning opportunities. Quinn made his “Birth to Five” early education push a major cornerstone of this year’s annual address to lawmakers. Yet, he’s proposing boosting an area that’s often one of the first victims of budget cuts when times are looking lean, with over $800 million in cuts to education since 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers the State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers the State of the State Address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers the State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers the State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, right, and House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, look on as Gov. Pat Quinn delivers the State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the state Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers the State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2013 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Chicago. Quinn will will deliver his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)