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View earmark details Rep. Melissa Bean (-Illinois, 8th) - Earmarks Requested
Defeated
Alternate Names: Melissa Luburic, Melissa Luburic Bean

 
AllSoloWith Other Members
* Numbers other than "All Sponsored Earmarks" do not include earmarks requested by the president to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 Number Cost
Solo Earmarks                     31 $14,687,914
With Other Members          24 $27,654,700
All Congressional                55 $42,342,614
All Sponsored Earmarks      57* $90,427,614*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 Advocate Good Shepard Hospital for the expansion of an ongoing pilot project to address the growing problem of childhood obesity among elementary schools
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$28,000 No additional sponsors indicated Barrington, Illinois Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital (Barrington, Ill.)
View earmark details 2009 Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, for the expansion of an ongoing project to address the growing problem of childhood obesity among elementary schools
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$48,000 No additional sponsors indicated Barrington, Illinois Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital (Barrington, Ill.)
View earmark details 2010 Atmospheric Detection Equipment For the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$675,000 Rep. Peter Roskam (-IL) Glencoe, Illinois Glencoe (Ill.) Department of Public Safety
View earmark details 2008 Butterfield Road, Illinois Route 60-Canadian National Railroad Grade Separation
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$245,000 No additional sponsors indicated Lake, Illinois
View earmark details 2008 Castings for Improved Defense Readiness
(Defense)
$2,000,000 Rep. Nancy Boyda (-KS)
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (-RI)
Sen. Bob Casey (-PA)
...more
North Charleston, South Carolina American Metalcasting Consortium
View earmark details 2010 Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$500,000 Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (-IL)
Rep. Jesse Jackson (-IL)
Rep. Mike Quigley (-IL)
...more
Chicago, Illinois Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
View earmark details 2008 Children's Memorial Hospital for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$502,000 Rep. Rahm Emanuel (-IL)
Rep. Jesse Jackson (-IL)
Sen. Mark Kirk (-IL)
...more
Chicago, Illinois Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
View earmark details 2009 Children's Memorial Hospital, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$951,000 Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (-IL)
Rep. Jesse Jackson (-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (-IL)
...more
Chicago, Illinois Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
View earmark details 2008 City of Lake County, for communications equipment purchases
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$357,200 Sen. Barack Obama (-IL) Lake County, Illinois Lake County, Ill.
View earmark details 2008 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) with Acoustic Target Recognition & Cueing Control
(Defense)
$800,000 Sen. Dick Durbin (-IL) Barrington, Illinois Recon Optical Inc.
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