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. 10 provisions worth $19.87M match.
By year
- FY2022 $19.87M · 10
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bradley Scott Schneider Rep. IL · $12.52M · 4
- Richard J. Durbin Sen. IL · $2.95M · 3
- Mike Bost Rep. IL · $2.46M · 1
- Darin LaHood Rep. IL · $2.00M · 1
- Lauren Underwood Rep. IL · $1.38M · 2
- Janice D. Schakowsky Rep. IL · $600.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Homeland Security $19.87M · 10
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Chicago Storm Sewer City of North Chicago · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Brad Schneider IL | $7.80M $7.07M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dady Slough Flood Storage and Wetland Enhancement Project Lake County Stormwater Management Commission · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Brad Schneider IL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alton, Illinois Flood Relief and Recovery City of Alton · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Mike Bost IL | $2.46M $2.44M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Western Illinois Emergency Operations Center The Board of Trustees, Western Illinois University · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Emergency Operations Center | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Darin LaHood IL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sylvan Lake Dam Modifications Lake County Stormwater Management Commission · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Lauren Underwood IL | $1.34M $1.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lake County Combined EOC Lake County · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Emergency Operations Center | Representative Brad Schneider IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | St. Joseph Creek Condominiums Flood Walls & Flood Gates DuPage County · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $915.0K $915.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Zion Stormwater Management Project City of Zion · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Brad Schneider IL | $720.4K $720.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Village of Arlington Heights - Race & Chicago Avenue Storm Water Detention Village of Arlington Heights · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Janice Schakowsky IL | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Emergency Operations Center Generator Replacement Wauconda Fire District · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Emergency Operations Center | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Lauren Underwood IL | $36.0K $36.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.