Congressional earmarks in IL
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 17 provisions worth $154.90M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard J. Durbin Sen. IL · $148.90M · 15
- Tammy Baldwin Sen. WI · $94.40M · 2
- Tammy Duckworth Sen. IL · $94.40M · 2
- Roy Blunt Sen. MO · $94.40M · 2
- Blaine Luetkemeyer Rep. MO · $94.40M · 2
- Sam Graves Rep. MO · $94.40M · 2
- Cheri Bustos Rep. IL · $94.40M · 2
- Darin LaHood Rep. IL · $49.30M · 1
- Tina Smith Sen. MN · $49.30M · 1
- Amy Klobuchar Sen. MN · $49.30M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $154.90M · 17
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL, MN, MO, WI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Richard Durbin IL, Senator Roy Blunt MO, Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Samuel Graves MO, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO, Representative Cheri Bustos IL, Representative Darin Lahood IL | $49.30M $36.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL, IA, MN, MO & WI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Senator Roy Blunt MO, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Cheri Bustos IL, Representative Samuel Graves MO, Representative Ashley Hinson IA, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $45.10M $45.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | McCook & Thorton Reservoirs, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $20.00M |
| 2023 | Des Plaines River, IL (Phase II) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $11.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $6.03M $57.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cook County, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Robin Kelly IL, Representative Marie Newman IL | $4.00M $786.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cook County, Section 219, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Robin Kelly IL, Representative Janice Schakowsky IL | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL (Wood River & Belleville) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL (Cahokia Heights) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M $564 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cook County, IL (Cicero Water Main Replacement) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Jesus Garcia IL | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cook County, Section 219, IL (LaGrange) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Jesus Garcia IL | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Upper Des Plaines River Flooding and Restoration, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.52M $66.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rock Island Small Boat Harbor, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2022 | IL River 519 Fox River Dams Restoration, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $250.0K $114.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Flint Lake Dam Removal, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 206 | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Mike Quigley IL | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Chicago Area Waterways System Restoration, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $200.0K |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.