Gov. Quinn's assertion that Illinois should receive "at least" $145 million from the federal government for the Thomson prison seriously shortchanges state taxpayers, the top Republican in the Illinois Senate said Wednesday.
Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) said the state is entitled to at least $100 million more from the Obama administration before agreeing to turn control of the mostly unused northwestern Illinois penitentiary to the feds for use as a prison for accused terrorists now housed at Guantanamo Bay.
"The taxpayers of the state deserve a premium if we sell to the federal government. At a minimum, we need $250 million," Radogno …
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