Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley praised Ford Motor Co. for bringing 1,200 new jobs to the city as the automaker unveiled the newest version of its Explorer SUV.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley praised Ford Motor Co. for bringing 1,200 new jobs to the city as the automaker unveiled the newest version of its Explorer SUV. Quinn and Daley attended an event to show off the new Explorer in Chicago’s Millennium Park on Monday. In January, Ford announced it would bring the jobs to Illinois by shifting production of the SUV to its assembly plant on Chicago’s South Side. President Barack Obama is to visit the plant on Aug. 5. The governor proclaimed "Illinois is Ford country," saying the state offered Ford an incentive package that "made it very clear that Illinois was the very place to build this vehicle." Daley says it’s good news for Chicago because Ford is creating jobs, overtime pay and manufacturing in the city. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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