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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 Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL Technology and Workforce Development Center
(Financial Services)
Amount $220,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-IL) Locations Oglesby, Illinois Recipients Illinois Valley Community College (Oglesby, Ill.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Illinois Valley Commuter Rail
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) Locations Ottawa, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Illinois Waterway, Calumet-Sag Modification Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock and Dam, IL (Replacement)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $27,369,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock and Dam (Replacements)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $20,118,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description IL Route 120 Corridor, Lake County, IL
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $600,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Former Sen. Roland Wallace Burris (D-IL)
Locations Lake County, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Improving the West Bank River Front, IL
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Indian Ridge Marsh
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Indian Ridge Marsh, Chicago, IL
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL)
Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Indian Ridge Marsh, Chicago, IL
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL) Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients

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