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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 Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Second Barrier
(Energy and Water)
Amount $7,872,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Former Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
Former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
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Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Chicago Shoreline
(Energy and Water)
Amount $8,856,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Chicago State University Research
(Energy and Water)
Amount $984,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients Chicago State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cook County, IL
(Energy and Water)
Amount $234,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL)
Former Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients Cook County, Ill.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Delta Regional Authority
(Energy and Water)
Amount $11,498,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Arkansas; Illinois; Kentucky; Louisiana; Missouri; Mississippi; Tennessee Recipients Delta Regional Authority
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description DePaul University Interdisciplinary Science and Technology
(Energy and Water)
Amount $246,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients DePaul University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Des Plaines River
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,001,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Mark Kirk (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 2008 Description Des Plaines River (Phase II)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $362,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois for research related to the role of Transglutaminases in Alzheimer's and Huntington's Diseases.
(Energy and Water)
Amount $590,000 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations River Forest, Illinois Recipients Dominican University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Driftless Area Initiative
(Energy and Water)
Amount $608,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) Locations Illinois; Minnesota; Wisconsin Recipients

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