unemployed workers while saving businesses $400 million. we cut red tape for permits. we worked with our union partners to overhaul workplace rules at mccormick place. to lower the cost of conventions. new conventions are picking illinois and putting our people to work. in each of these landmark reforms shows the power of bringing everyone to the table to repair broken systems. that s moving forward but we just begun. [ applause ] we ve not just made illinois a better place to do business, we ve also invested in our public works. our highways, our bridges, our railroads, our schools to make illinois stronger. we created good paying jobs while laying the foundation for future growth. thanks to our illinois jobs now plan, illinois has the largest capital construction program in our history. and over the past three years, we have been building, repairing and modernizing. every day you see the fruits of our labor all across illinois. we improved 5,948 miles of highways and 842 br