“We have been since the time of the transition in conversation with the governor and his team, the legislative leaders and their respective teams. We need to have help from Springfield to address the challenges that we have in the city,” Lightfoot said. "Now some people say, ‘Well, we can’t do a Chicago bailout,’ but the reality is, Chicago is 80% of the economy of this state. We are the driver of the economics in the upper Midwest. So investing in Chicago, investing in our kids, helping us address some of our financial needs, is investing in the state.”