He said, 'I want you to go out and do the best job for the people of Illinois. Use your best judgment.

He told me the reason was that his family came to the conclusion they didn't want to move (to Massachusetts).

In fact, the first week out, my little suitcase with my clothes in it was stolen.

If you really want to deal with the obesity issue, you have to talk with the people who buy the food.

If there's one property type that has absolutely sailed through all of the economic times that we've had, not just in the past few years but the past 10 or 15 years, it's been the regional malls, ... It's a fortress of shopping for consumers. This company is the largest. They trade at about a 7 percent yield and probably a good growth rate as well.

It will either scare people or attract someone looking for a challenge.

It's amazing to be here. I mean, look at that,

They're entitled to recover their reasonable cost of providing service and a fair profit on their investment, ... But there's no doubt going to be a big battle over how much that is.

This is a real crisis heading our way that won't be felt until the bills start coming. Our best hope is to get lucky with a warmer than normal winter.

Any opinions I have are based on the same evidence that commissioners looked at. I haven't pre-judged anything. I don't have any preconceived notions. I have well-informed ideas.