In his first full week as Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn says he’ll travel to Washington, D.C. to lobby federal officials for stimulus cash. He’s got the State of the State address in a few weeks, and he’ll have next year’s budget to write, all that in addition to the rotten economy and cash-flow affecting state business right now. Eight Forty-Eight business contributor David Greising assesses the money matters on Quinn’s to-do list.

Music Button: Skip Martin, “Riff Blues”, from the CD Crime Jazz, (Rhino records)