CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll comply with a court-ordered monitor to review hiring at his administration's Department of Transportation.

The Chicago Democrat spoke to reporters Thursday in Carbondale.

A federal judge ordered Wednesday that a monitor be appointed. In April, a Chicago anti-patronage attorney filed a motion asking for more oversight on IDOT hiring, which Quinn's attorneys said was unnecessary. The state's Office of Executive Inspector General also conducted an investigation showing hires were made without adhering to rules that prohibit political considerations.

Quinn says he made reforms afterward, adding Thursday that the court-appointed monitor should work with the OEIG.

The ruling comes less than two weeks before the Nov. 4 election.

Republican Bruce Rauner claims it shows Quinn can't be trusted to clean up government, which Quinn's campaign rejects.

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