[Texas_Jarhead]

"So much for private ownership of business."

That's what I was thinking. Also, if the Govenor can decree by fiat action such as this then a subsequent Govenor should be able to decree the opposite. I mean if the govenor has the unilateral power to force such an action then the power must be bidirectional.

[The Electrician]

I was wondering something similar. What, exactly, are the limits to what the governor can order by fiat? What law gives him the authority to order such a thing? Does the Illinois state constitution give him such powers?