SPRINGFIELD  –  A day after telling lawmakers they had to choose between a tax increase and a billion dollars in cuts to education, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn took his message to school.

Quinn was at a Springfield middle school, saying he doesn’t want to cut from public schools and universities, but he’ll do it.

31110Quinn2      :06      …is not coming.”

Quinn says because there will be no more federal stimulus cash, lawmakers are going to have to replace it with a 33-percent tax increase.  He calls it a 1-percent surcharge for kids.

31110Quinn4       :20      …for schools.”

But many lawmakers and all four legislative leaders have already said they won’t vote for the governor’s tax.  Quinn will only say that he has faith.