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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Illinois

* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No Total Amount
Congressional earmarks No. 998 Total Amount $1,031,088,882
All earmarks No. 1086* Total Amount $2,519,434,583*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Saint Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital for equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $430,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Mount Vernon, Illinois Recipients St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital (Mount Vernon, Ill.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Saint Richard Parish, for construction, renovation and build out of a new community center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients St. Richard Parish (Chicago, Ill.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Sankofa Safe Child Initiative
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Scottish Rite Temple, Bloomington
(Interior)
Amount $172,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) Locations Bloomington, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Secure Wireless LAN, 183rd Fighter Wing (ILANG)
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Springfield, Illinois Recipients Illinois Air National Guard 183rd Fighter Wing
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Security Forces Operations Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $16,700,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Scott AFB, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Shawnee National Forest
(Interior)
Amount $837,000 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Shawnee National Forest, Vienna Administrative Site, Phase II
(Interior)
Amount $313,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Shedd Aquarium At-Risk Youth Mentoring Initiative
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients John G. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, Ill.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Shedd Aquarium Invasive Species Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $940,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients John G. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, Ill.)

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