Gov. Quinn attends Garth Brooks event

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn is calling Illinois the “land of Garth Brooks.”

The Chicago Democrat put a temporary twist on the state’s official slogan as the “Land of Lincoln” while attending the country music star’s Thursday news conference in suburban Chicago. Quinn sat in the front row as Brooks took questions before a concert kicking off his world tour. Brooks plans 11 concerts at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.