SPRINGFIELD- Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn served up a State of the State speech Wednesday full of ways to spend more money on college scholarships and preschool and cut taxes on natural gas and families with children.

But with Illinois unable to pay its bills and concerns rampant at the Capitol about getting control of runaway public pension and health care costs, lawmakers from both parties were left with a question: Where will the money come from?

The governor left that query unanswered, pledging to provide more details in another speech that's three weeks away.

The lack of specifics and a looming election for lawmakers led Republicans to rip Quinn as a big spender and Democrats who might otherwise support their governor to remain skeptical at best.

"If I had a calculator in my hand, it probably would have blown up," said Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. "I look at this chicken in every pot routine, and I know there are plenty of pots, but we're plumb out of chickens."