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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 2008 Description River Valley Metro
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Kankakee, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Street extension
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tim Johnson (R-IL) Locations Champaign, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Twin Bridge Road
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) Locations Decatur, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Knoxville Road Reconstruction, Mercer County, IL
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $487,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Mercer County, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Quad Cities International Airport Runway Reconstruction and Extension, Moline, IL
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $487,000 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Moline, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description PEERS Rail Grade Crossing Safety, Statewide, IL
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $487,000 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Mill Creek and South Slough, IL
(Energy and Water)
Amount $482,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)
Former Sen. Roland Wallace Burris (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Catholic Charities, for vocational training and support programs at the St. Leo residence for veterans
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients Catholic Charities USA
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Des Plaines River (Phase II)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Millikin University, Decatur, IL, for a nursing training program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $476,000 Sponsors Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Locations Decatur, Illinois Recipients Millikin University

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