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. 899 provisions worth $1.20B match.

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FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.

Requesting members

A project with several requesters counts for each of them.

Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 899)

FYProject and recipientAgencyRequested byAmount
2022South State Street Properties Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, Chicago, IL · ILGeneral Services Administration · Federal Buildings FundSenator Richard Durbin IL$52.00M
$5.92M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL, MN, MO, WIArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator 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
2022Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL, IA, MN, MO & WIArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator 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
2024McCook & Thorton Reservoirs, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ILArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Richard Durbin IL$20.00M
2023Des Plaines River, IL (Phase II) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ILArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Richard Durbin IL$11.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Base Civil Engineer Complex · ILDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air NGSenator Richard Durbin IL$10.20M
$10.20M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Illinois Electric Bus and Charging Infrastructure Program Illinois Department of Transportation · ILDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsSenator Richard Durbin IL$8.25M
$3.79M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Randall Road from Alexandra Boulevard to Polaris Drive/Acorn Lane · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator Tammy Duckworth IL$8.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022North Chicago Storm Sewer City of North Chicago · ILDepartment of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster MitigationRepresentative Brad Schneider IL$7.80M
$7.07M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Orland Park 143rd Street Widening (West Avenue to Southwest Highway) · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Marie Newman IL$7.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Rand Road/Kensington Road/Route 83 Intersection Improvement Project, Mount Prospect · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Janice Schakowsky IL$7.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Illinois Electric Bus and Charging Infrastructure Program Illinois Department of Transportation · ILDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsSenator Richard Durbin IL$6.71M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ILArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Richard Durbin IL$6.03M
$57.1K obligated by 9/30/23
2024National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop: Cost to Complete Bloomington · ILDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army National GuardSenator Richard Durbin IL$5.25M
2024General Jones National Guard Readiness Center Alteration: Planning and Design Chicago, Jones Armory · ILDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army National GuardSenator Richard Durbin IL$5.00M
2024Village of East Alton for Water Treatment Facility Upgrades · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving FundSenator Richard Durbin IL, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Representative Nikki Budzinski IL$5.00M
202334th Street Modernization and Stormwater Management Improvements Project, Berwyn · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Jesus Garcia IL$5.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022St. Clair County - Frank Scott Parkway East/Thouvenot Lane Widening · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$5.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Rockford Airport International (RFD) Cargo Ramp Project · ILDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsSenator Richard Durbin IL$5.00M
$5.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Metra O’Hare Transfer Station Upgrades City of Chicago · ILDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsSenator Tammy Duckworth IL$4.80M
2023Kendall County Extension Environmental Impact Statement · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Lauren Underwood IL$4.80M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Reas Bridge Road Bridges Replacement · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Rodney Davis IL$4.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Expansion National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research · ILDepartment of Agriculture · Buildings and FacilitiesRepresentative Cheri Bustos IL, Representative Darin LaHood IL$4.50M
$399.9K obligated by 9/30/23
2024Randolph County Jail Renovation Randolph County · ILDepartment of Justice · OJP–ByrneRepresentative Mike Bost IL$4.32M
2024County of McHenry—Randall Road Improvement Project IL · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Janice Schakowsky IL$4.12M
2024David Bradley Industrial Park Incubator Rehabilitation Project – Bradley, IL Area Jobs Development Association Inc. · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Robin Kelly IL$4.12M
2023Savanna Industrial Park Anaerobic Digester Jo-Carroll Local Redevelopment Authority · ILDepartment of Energy · Energy ProjectsRepresentative Cheri Bustos IL$4.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023North Chicago Economic Redevelopment at Sheridan Crossing Lake County · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Brad Schneider IL$4.00M
$4.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Veterans Drive Extension Engineering · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Darin Lahood IL$4.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Frank Scott Parkway Extension IL · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$4.00M
2023Cedar Lake Road Realignment and Downtown Round Lake Improvement Project · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Brad Schneider IL$4.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Build Antioch Antioch Haven Homes Foundation Ltd · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Bobby Rush IL$4.00M
$4.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Nofsinger Road Realignment · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Darin Lahood IL$4.00M
$4.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Lippold Park Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge Fox Valley Park District · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Bill Foster IL$4.00M
$4.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Cook County, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ILArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionRepresentative Robin Kelly IL, Representative Marie Newman IL$4.00M
$786.0K obligated by 9/30/23
2024Cook County, Section 219, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ILArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Robin Kelly IL, Representative Janice Schakowsky IL$4.00M
2023Frank Scott Parkway Extension · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$4.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Skip-A-Long Rock Island Campus SAL Family and Community Services · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Cheri Bustos IL$4.00M
$4.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Green Era Anaerobic Digester Green Era Educational NFP · ILDepartment of Energy · Energy ProjectsRepresentative Bobby Rush IL$3.89M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Elmwood Rural Health and Wellness Center Elmwood Community Foundation · ILDepartment of Agriculture · Rural Housing ServiceRepresentative Darin Lahood IL$3.75M
2023Renovation of the High Ridge YMCA Facility, Chicago, Illinois YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Janice Schakowsky IL$3.75M
$3.75M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation, IL, for facilities and equipment · ILDepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Senator Tammy Duckworth IL$3.75M
$3.75M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Roberts Road Drainage Improvements City of Palos Hills · ILDepartment of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDMRepresentative Marie Newman IL$3.56M
$3.56M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Village of Pingree Grove for Water Treatment Expansion · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRFRepresentative Lauren Underwood IL$3.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Lincoln Avenue Reconstruction · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Darin LaHood IL$3.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Decatur/Macon County Reas Bridge Replacement Project · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.50M
$3.50M obligated by 9/30/23
2022City of Harvey for a Drinking Water and/or Clean Water Project for Central Area Water and Sewer Improvement Project · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRFSenator Tammy Duckworth IL$3.50M
$3.50M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago for Forging Resilient Communities Program · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving FundSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL (Wood River & Belleville) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ILArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023W. College Avenue Rehabilitation · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator Tammy Duckworth IL, Representative Darin Lahood IL$3.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022City of Joliet for Water Main Replacements and Alternative Water Source Program project · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRFSenator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Bill Foster IL, Representative Lauren Underwood IL$3.50M
$3.50M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Capital Improvements, Peoria, IL ARS, Peoria · ILDepartment of Agriculture · Agricultural Research ServiceSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.50M
2023National Guard Readiness Center Alteration: Planning and Design · ILDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army National GuardSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Hospital Improvements Greater Joliet Area YMCA · ILDepartment of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program AccountRepresentative Darin Lahood IL$3.50M
2023Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL (Cahokia Heights) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ILArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.50M
$564 obligated by 9/30/23
2023City of Waukegan for a Water Works Improvement Project · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving FundRepresentative Brad Schneider IL$3.45M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Village of Manhattan for Well 7 Improvements and Radium Reduction Treatment Project · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving FundRepresentative Bobby Rush IL$3.45M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023City of Joliet for a Design and Development Project · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving FundRepresentative Bill Foster IL$3.45M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Access Control Building: Unspecified Minor Construction North Riverside · ILDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army National GuardSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.40M
2023MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) Federal Inspection Station · ILDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$3.25M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023City of Northlake for a Sanitary Sewer Lining Replacement Project · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving FundRepresentative Mike Quigley IL, Representative Jesus Garcia IL$3.20M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Bluff Road Flood Relief IL · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$3.20M
2022West Grand Avenue - Highway/Rail Grade Separation · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator Tammy Duckworth IL, Representative Mike Quigley IL$3.10M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023PADS Lake County Homeless Shelter PADS Lake County · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Brad Schneider IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Joliet Area Historical Museum Rehabilitation of the Old Joliet Prison Historic Site Joliet Area Historical Musuem · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Bill Foster IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Waukegan Carnegie Museum Revitalization Project Waukegan Park District · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Brad Schneider IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Water Infrastructure Improvements Village of Mill Shoals, IL · ILDepartment of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal GrantsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$3.00M
2023Association for Individual Development, Aurora, IL for facilities and equipment · ILDepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services AdministrationRepresentative S. Krishnamoorthi IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Pembroke Township Broadband Expansion Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity · ILDepartment of Agriculture · ReConnectRepresentative Robin Kelly IL$3.00M
2023Chicago Puerto Rican Cultural Center-Business Incubation and Support Hub (BIS Hub) Puerto Rico Cultural Center · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Jesus Garcia IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Relocation of the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Clothes Closet City of Batavia · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Lauren Underwood IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Erie Family Health Center, Inc., IL, for facilities and equipment · ILDepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services AdministrationSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.00M
2024Southwest Connector IL · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator Richard Durbin IL$3.00M
2023Western Road (CH 6) Realignment Marshall County · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Darin Lahood IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023DuPage Township Food Pantry & Resource Center DuPage Township · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Bill Foster IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023All Stations Accessibility Program: Green Line Oak Park and Ridgeland Stations Chicago Transit Authority · ILDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsSenator Tammy Duckworth IL$3.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022360 Youth Services Youth Affordable Housing Resource Center 360 Youth Services · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Sean Casten IL, Representative Bill Foster IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Iron Bridge Road to MacArthur Boulevard Extension · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Darin LaHood IL$3.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Dady Slough Flood Storage and Wetland Enhancement Project Lake County Stormwater Management Commission · ILDepartment of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster MitigationRepresentative Brad Schneider IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Gillespie Downtown Streetscape City of Gillespie · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Danny Davis IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Property Renovation and Expansion Onward Neighborhood House · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Delia Ramirez IL$3.00M
2023Alivio Medical Center, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment · ILDepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services AdministrationRepresentative Jesus Garcia IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022The MEWS at Spencer Road, Affordable Housing and Mixed Use Development Will County Housing Development Corporation · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Bill Foster IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Partnership Association for Individual Development · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Bill Foster IL$3.00M
$3.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Lee-Ogle Transportation System Land Acquisition and Facility Construction to Support Future Growth Lee County · ILDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsRepresentative Darin Lahood IL$2.95M
2023Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, Downers Grove, IL for facilities and equipment · ILDepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services AdministrationRepresentative Marie Newman IL$2.94M
$2.94M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Roadway and Infrastructure Improvements IL · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$2.68M
2023Wheaton Sanitary District for Secondary Clarifier Upgrades · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving FundRepresentative Sean Casten IL$2.66M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Clay County Hospital Flora Clinic Project Clay County Hospital and Medical Clinics · ILDepartment of Agriculture · Rural Housing ServiceSenator Tammy Duckworth IL$2.50M
2024Terminal Apron Expansion MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) · ILDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsSenator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Mike Bost IL$2.50M
2024Building New Beginnings Emergency Shelter for Victims of Violence in DeKalb County, Illinois Safe Passage Inc. · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative Lauren Underwood IL$2.50M
2023Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District for a Sanitary Sewer Extension Project · ILEnvironmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving FundRepresentative Lauren Underwood IL$2.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023West Main Cross Street Improvements, Webster to Cheney · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Rodney Davis IL$2.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022St. Clair County - Greenmount Road from Route 161 to Lebanon Avenue Widening · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$2.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Microtransit Pilot City of Decatur · ILDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsSenator Richard Durbin IL$2.50M
2023Maintenance Hangar & Shops: Planning and Design · ILDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air National GuardSenator Richard Durbin IL$2.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022St. Clair County - Greenmount Road from Lebanon Avenue to South of Frank Scott Parkway Widening · ILDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Mike Bost IL$2.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024New Itasca Fire Station, Itasca, Illinois Itasca Fire Protection District · ILDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundRepresentative S. Krishnamoorthi IL$2.50M
2022Alton, Illinois Flood Relief and Recovery City of Alton · ILDepartment of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster MitigationRepresentative Mike Bost IL$2.46M
$2.44M obligated by 9/30/23
2023River Trails Stormwater Project City of Prospect Heights · ILDepartment of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDMRepresentative Janice Schakowsky IL$2.42M
$2.42M 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.