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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 2008 Description City of Chicago, Small Business assistance program for ex-offenders
(Financial Services)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients City of Chicago, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Danville, IL, for acquisition, demolition and redevelopment of dilapidated and abandoned structures
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $340,900 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Danville, Illinois Recipients City of Danville, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Decatur for water infrastructure improvements
(Interior)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Decatur, Illinois Recipients City of Decatur, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Evanston Anti-gang initiative
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $25,000 Sponsors Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Locations Evanston, Illinois Recipients City of Evanston, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Freeport, for relocation of existing power lines to underground areas and for streetscaping
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $237,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL) Locations Freeport, Illinois Recipients City of Freeport, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Greenville for construction of a business incubator
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $147,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) Locations Greenville, Illinois Recipients City of Greenville, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Herrin, Public Safety Project
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL) Locations Herrin, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Kankakee, for the purchase, renovation, and conversion of houses that are in foreclosure, abandoned, or in disrepair to affordable use properties
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $237,500 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Kankakee, Illinois Recipients City of Kankakee, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Lake County, for communications equipment purchases
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $357,200 Sponsors Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Former Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
Locations Lake County, Illinois Recipients Lake County, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Lexington for wastewater treatment system improvements
(Interior)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tim Johnson (R-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Lexington, Illinois Recipients

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