that statement coming from michael madigan's office. but there shouldn't have been any confusion in the first place saying the family never withdrew the proposal. >> there was some miscommunication under the state capitol between a couple of the leaders that led, i believe, the speaker to believe that was in fact true. but it's not. and the speaker and tom ricketts talked later this afternoon. >> reporter: the cubs chairman wants toe state to put up $200 million in bonds to finance the renovation. he says they would be paid back with a 12% amusement tax levied on tickets sold. he said the public would not be footing the bill. >> there is no new tax, no tax increase. simply reinvesting of existing taxes going forward. >> reporter: plan also calls for $200 million in private investing and would create thousands of jobs. >> this isn't about the cubs and not about the sox, not about north side or south side. it's about jobs. it's about 1,500 jobs. some for people who have been out of work for years. >> reporter: it would generate thousands

quinn go out and say he's been delivered a mandate and kind of use that as over somebody like michael madigan. did governor quinn learn anything? is he going to have more forceful people around him in dealing with the legislature? or are we just going to keep rolling over billions of dollars of debt rolling over billions of dollars in bills to providers of state services? >> i talked with your colleague this afternoon, he says' now the politician through all of this. he's learned to stand up more. do you agree? >> well, here again, i think a lot of it is rhetoric. but the real action gets proven in what do you do in negotiations? what do you do in the kind of settings where you are up against -- one of the big questions in every debate was are you going to be able to stand up to michael madigan? and the answer is always i get along with him. i work well with him. i think maybe the time for standing up is what the voters of illinois are looking for. >> thank you. appreciate it. >>> coming up: bowing out. one man the head of chicago schools, the other a states happy meal. one town taking away t

now house speaker michael madigan says he expected general assembly to roll back the program.expects illinois will go back to a system where only financially needy seniors will qualify. governor quinn vowed during his campaign to veto any attempt to end the free rides. >>> new study says new type offers that graduate from illinois state colleges are not adequately prepared for the classroom. national council on teacher quality examined 111 undergrad and graduate programs in 53 states. the report says programs are not consistent. they have unfocused courses and weak admission standards. based on reviewing course materials and credentials but no one visited the schools. education deans are criticizing the report because it does not review how new teachers perform on the job. >>> never seen never before seen trick play was rendering a middle school football game in texas. driscoll middle school quarterback casually walked through the defense and then runs to the end zone for an easy touchdown. take a look how it worked. >> this play can only be executed after a penalty. there was