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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 Illinois River Basin
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $430,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Illinois River Basin Restoration
(Energy and Water)
Amount $725,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Illinois Route 120 Corridor
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $980,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL) Locations Lake, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Illinois Sheriffs Association, for law enforcement and clean-up of meth production and abuse
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Springfield, Illinois Recipients Illinois Sheriff's Association
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Illinois State University Biomass Research
(Energy and Water)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients Illinois State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Illinois Trails
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,940,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Former Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
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Locations Illinois Recipients
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 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 2008 Description Indian Ridge Marsh
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients

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