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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) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Chain of Rocks Canal, Mississippi River, IL (Def Corr)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,141,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL)
Former Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
Locations Chain of Rocks Canal, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Upper Mississippi River--Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,276,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)
Former Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Former Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)
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Locations Illinois; Minnesota; Missouri; Wisconsin Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Virtual Trainers for the Illinois National Guard
(Defense)
Amount $6,400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Springfield, Illinois Recipients Illinois Army National Guard
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lock & Dam 27, Mississippi River (Rehabilitation)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,837,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Materials for infrared night vision equipment
(Defense)
Amount $7,200,000 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Bolingbrook, Illinois Recipients EPIR Technologies Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Metra Connects, Southeast Services
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $7,227,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Former Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
...more
Locations Illinois Recipients Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description METRA, STAR Line (Northeastern)
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $7,227,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Former Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Former Rep. Denny Hastert (R-IL)
...more
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description METRA, Union Pacific Northwest Line
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $7,227,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Former Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
Former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
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Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description METRA, Union Pacific West Line
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $7,227,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Denny Hastert (R-IL)
Former Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
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Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Aeromedical Evacuation Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $7,400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL)
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
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Locations Scott Air Force Base, Illinois Recipients

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