There's a lot that goes into a corporate investment decision, mostly done behind closed doors, which means we don't know all the factors. But we know about Illinois' perilous public finances, and the state's reputation for being unfriendly to employers. We also recognize a pattern when we see one. Illinois was just bypassed by two significant manufacturing projects. We don't want Chicago to lose the Amazon deal, or another big fish, because Illinois is considered a lousy place to invest.