Illinois Governorship for Sale Post 16 years ago If the Illinois Governorship is for sale, big labor is buying. In return for signing a $31 billion capital bill, big labor bosses have wrapped their arms around incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn. Share this: Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn