Dive Summary: 

• Although Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn cited a new measure to end plastic bag bans as "well intentioned," he felt that it would ultimately harm the state's efforts to recycle.
• The legislation has evoked the protest of activists nationwide, including petitioner Abby Goldberg who garnered 150,000 signatures against the bill.  
• The plastic bag industry, however, supports the bill, viewing it as beneficial to both maintaining their businesses and increasing recycling efforts.

From the article:

The veto is a victory for Abby Goldberg, a 13-year-old from Grayslake, Ill., who had launched a petition drive against the bill. Goldberg wanted her community to ban plastic bags, and in July she personally delivered a petition with more than 150,000 signatures urging the veto. ...