Newly released documents show former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn received recommendations on which businesses should receive lucrative medical marijuana licenses but did not act on them before leaving office.
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration released the material to The Associated Press and other news organizations in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.
The Quinn administration said it would issue the licenses by the end of 2014. But he did not act before Rauner succeeded him, saying agencies in charge of evaluating applications had more work to do.
The documents appear to show the agencies made recommendations to Quinn around Dec. 25.
A Quinn spokesperson said Sunday that the agencies made "substantial progress" but Quinn turned the job over to Rauner "for proper review."
