| Row | Project Name | Location | Amount | Description | Committee |
|---|
| 1 | Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Habitat Improvement | IL | $400,000 | Statewide wildlife management/education/technical assistance program for private landowners and natural resource professionals. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 2 | Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Illinois River Agricultural Water Conservation | Central IL | $610,000 | To restore wetlands and wildlife habitat and control and manage the spread of invasive species in the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 3 | Churchill Woods Dam Removal Project | DuPage County, IL | $2,000,000 | Revive natural river functions and stabilize and restore the flood plain | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 4 | Regional Storm Water Plan Implementation | Peoria, IL | $200,000 | Complete a regional storm water plan and begin implementing practices to improve the water quality of the Illinois River in the Peoria Lakes Basin | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 5 | Illinois Buffer Initiative | Statewide | $250,000 | Create conservation demonstration sites and conduct educational outreach to encourage landowners to participate in conservation programs | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 6 | Center for One Medicine | Champaign - Urbana, IL | $1,000,000 | Research, Education and outreach efforts to improve our nation's preparedness to respond to natural and intentional exposure to biological, chemical, and physical threats to public health | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 7 | Future Foods | Champaign - Urbana, IL | $600,000 | Research and outreach efforts to improve public health by identifying and utilizing healthy attributes in food products | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 8 | Urban Horticulture and Marketing | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | Technical and Financial Assistance for an urban horticultural marketing initiative in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 9 | Soybean Research | Champaign - Urbana, IL | $1,000,000 | Soybean research using genomics and genetic engineering to improve drought resistance, disease tolerance, and resistance to soybean cyst nematode and soybean rust | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 10 | Livestock Genome Sequencing | Champaign - Urbana, IL | $1,000,000 | Livestock research to identify every gene of the cattle and swine species, and to establish a database to identify the function of these genes | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 11 | Biotechnology Research Development Corporation | Peoria, IL | $3,000,000 | Facilitate the development of technologies in the areas of livestock productivity, crop yields, and veterinary medicine | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 12 | Conservation Science at the Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | Improve techniques, processes and systems to prevent disease transfer and ensure sustainability and maintenance of health in zoo populations worldwide | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 13 | National Center for Food Safety and Technology | Chicago, IL | $3,000,000 | Continue FDA food safety and security research, including advanced detection technologies and preventive control research, at the National Center for Food Safety and Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 14 | John A Logan College | Carterville, IL | $100,000 | Expand the Williamson County Pilot Program in coordination with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 15 | Illinois Sheriff's Association | Statewide | $250,000 | Public Awareness around methamphetamine and to equip sheriffs around the state with technical and logistical assistance specific to controlling methamphetamine | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 16 | Ceasefire at the University of Illinois - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | For the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention to expand Ceasefire, an accelerated community-based prevention, intervention, treatment and advocacy initiative | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 17 | Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley | LaSalle, Bureau, Grundy Counties | $175,000 | Help establish a functional family therapy program in the multi-county area | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 18 | Village of Richton Park | Richton Park, IL | $300,000 | Allow the Village to develop and implement a youth intervention program, including outreach services to community youth, mediating conflicts between parties, and stronger truancy and curfew enforcement | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 19 | Our Children's Homestead | Rockford, IL | $200,000 | Provide tutoring and assistance for at-risk youth within the foster system to pursue post-secondary education and methods to find employment | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 20 | Haymarket Center | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | For the Ann F. Baum Family Enrichment Center, a workforce development program with a recovery plan for those clients with extensive histories of criminal justice involvement, substance abuse, and economic and employment instability | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 21 | Lake County | Lake County, IL | $300,000 | Allow the county to begin a project to integrate the computer networks of all the police departments in Lake County with each of the County's criminal justice departments and to provide a universal interface with the State of Illinois | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 22 | Will County | Will County, IL | $300,000 | For an Integrated Criminal Justice Information System to allow for a multi-jurisdictional project to facilitate the integration of information systems among Will County's criminal justice departments | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 23 | Uhlich Children's Advantange Network (UCAN) | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | To expand a violence prevention service network operated by UCAN and YouthBuild Lake County | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 24 | YWCA Lake County, Minority Family Strengthening Initiative | Lake County, IL | $300,000 | Reduce juvenile crime through age appropriate programming to at-risk youth and outreach to mothers and pregnant women whose children are at risk for juvenile crime | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 25 | Adler School of Psychology | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | Expand Adler's partnership efforts with the Haymarket Center to increase the availability and quality of mental health services provided to marginalized and disenfranchised members of the community who are impacted by substance abuse | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 26 | Shedd Aquarium Center for the Great Lakes | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Continue the efforts of the Great Lakes Initiative. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 27 | Discovery Center Museum | Rockford, IL | $300,000 | Improved Science Education for rural and underserved children through space and astronomy programming | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| 28 | C-21 Aircraft for 183rd Fighter Wing | Springfield, IL | $12,000,000 | Funding requested to provide the U.S. Air Force the ability to provide four C-21 aircraft no later than October 1, 2009, to continue a flying mission for the 183rd Air National Guard Wing Springfield. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 29 |
C-40D Aircraft |
Scott Air Force Base, IL |
$370,000,000 |
Funding to procure three C40D aircraft for the 932nd Air Force Reserve Wing and the 375th Airlift Wing at Scott AFB. These planes are needed in order to recapitalize the 932nd/375th fleet to continue to meet airlift requirements and support national policy. The C-40D provides a flexible, multi-role aircraft that can be configured to support executive travel, and can be reconfigured for medical evacuation, humanitarian support, and movement of passengers and/or cargo. The Air Force has also identified three C-40Ds for the Air Force Reserve on its FY09 Unfunded Requirements List and the Air Force Reserve has identified it as its number one request on its FY09 Combined Unfunded Requirements List. |
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 30 |
Arsenal Support Program Initiative for Rock Island Arsenal |
Rock Island, IL |
$8,500,000 |
The Arsenal Support Program Initiative (ASPI) renovates unused office or manufacturing space at Rock Island Arsenal to lease to commercial firms. ASPI's goal is to encourage commercial firms to utilize and invest in Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) facilities in order to reduce product and ownership costs. Additionally, ASPI contributes to the increased use of the military industrial base's critical skill sets, thereby enhancing overall readiness levels. ASPI allows the Rock Island Arsenal to modernize and maintain infrastructure, reduce environmental costs and enhance the surrounding communities' economies through job creation. In FY09, it is anticipated that ASPI will return approximately $1M to Rock Island Arsenal. This figure will increase over time as infrastructure is improved and additional tenants are brought in. |
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 31 | Center for Advanced Emergency Response | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | This project would further develop the Illinois Regional Center for Advanced Medical Response and support and enhance the ability of regional healthcare officials to identify and respond to natural, chemical, biological or radiological events. This cooperative program between the Department of Defense and Rush University Medical Center would provide technical expertise for joint training exercises in the areas of patient decontamination and identification of biological, chemical and radiological agents. These funds would help provide specialized equipment and training to enhance clinical expertise in defending against biological and chemical terrorism and in treating first responders and citizens in the case of acts of terrorism or natural disasters. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 32 | Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis & Treatment | Chicago, IL | $4,500,000 | This project partners the Depart of Defense with the University of Chicago Hospital's premier Brain Research Institute to test and evaluate advanced imaging technologies (MRI -- magnetic resonance imaging; and DTI -- diffusion tensor imaging) in relation to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on both a clinical and research treatment protocol. Advanced imaging technologies hold promise to make TBI screening more objective and reliable, while increasing its sensitivity and specificity. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 33 | Silicon Alternatives Manufacturing | Bolingbrook, IL | $5,600,000 | The program funds small business materials development of silicon-based alternative substrates for infrared detector arrays in order to eliminate the current US dependence on a single foreign supplier for substrate materials critical to national defense. This funding will focus on extending material sensitivity to longer-wavelengths to enable the detection of objects at colder temperatures. The primary contractor is EPIR Technologies in Bolingbrook. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 34 | Burn and Shock Trauma Research | Maywood, IL | $2,000,000 | Funding would be used to further Loyola University Medical Center's Burn and Shock Trauma Institute research in burn and trauma in military settings through the purchase of necessary equipment and the expansion of the current scope and capabilities of the Institutes research initiatives. Specific research initiatives include the treatment of infection, clinical trials in the use of blood substantives, treatment of hypovolemic shock, infection, treatment, immune response and wound healing. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 35 | Scorpion Low Cost Helmet Mounted Cueing & Information Display System | Aurora, IL | $5,250,000 | Funds project to ultimately equip National Guard pilots with an affordable helmet mounted cueing system to enhance mission effectiveness and to promote survivability. This funding will complete the final phase of integration, qualification, and testing of the Scorpion Low Cost Helmet Mounted Cueing System that will verify performance, supportability, & applicability to Guard requirements. GENTEX Corporation in Aurora is the primary recipient of this funding. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 36 | Expansion and Development Upper and Lower Bionic Limbs | Chicago, IL | $2,785,000 | This project will expand development of bionic limbs for upper and lower body parts, with the ultimate goal of providing members of the United States Armed Forces and others who have suffered the loss or use of upper or lower limbs the opportunity to continue their active lives much like they did before their loss of limbs. The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) is the primary recipient of this funding. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 37 | Columbia College Chicago Construct Program | Chicago, IL | $3,000,000 | Funding for DOD program to produce interactive simulations that train individuals in addressing military issues as a team in a virtual environment. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 38 | Mobile Shelters for Illinois National Guard | Wood Dale, IL | $6,500,000 | This project will allow the Illinois National Guard to field a light weight, highly mobile shelter to meet Command and Control needs for Tactical Operations Centers. Equipping the Illinois Army Reserve National Guard units with Expandable Light Air Mobility Shelters (ELAMS) and Contingency Response Communications Systems (CRCS) will reduce the footprint of the headquarters, improve communications interoperability, reduce equipment damage during transport and setup, and free up manpower for critical tasks. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 39 | Second Generation Advanced Battery Technology (3D2 ABT) | Peoria, IL | $5,000,000 | Provide funding for Firefly Energy of Peoria to develop a small, powerful battery for military use that also has the potential to enable highly fuel-efficient Plug Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Key accomplishments of funding will include product and technology development in a multi-cell battery format; engineering prototypes tested to military specifications; testing and design iterations; and pilot manufacturing planning. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 40 | High Explosive Air Burst (HEAB) 25mm Ammunition | Marion, IL | $7,000,000 | Funding would help develop High Explosive Air Burst ammunition that will dramatically increase the survivability of the Army Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) and the US Marines' Light Armor Vehicle (LAV), especially in urban terrain. The primary contractor is General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems in Marion. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 41 | Next Generation Body Armor Modeling and Testing | Chicago, IL | $2,500,000 | Requested funding supports the analysis and virtual design of impact-resistant materials to be employed in light, yet extremely protective vehicle armor and explosives protective gear for personnel. This research will finalize software and related support necessary to the development of a new class of materials with deformed and self-assembled polymers that optimize the tradeoff between weight and impact resistance. This software will allow for the cost-effective virtual design and simulated testing of a large variety of materials in order to optimize the trade-off between weight and impact resistance. The Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago is one of the primary research facilities involved in this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 42 | Submarine Panoramic Awareness System Program (SPAS) | Highland Park, IL & Woodland, CA | $3,300,000 | This project will significantly enhance the ability of the Navy submarines to covertly collect high resolution intelligence information during littoral zone operations. This funding will support development of high resolution, real time, 360-degree submarine periscope image capability. This capability would enhance situation awareness with minimal mast exposure in littoral zones. Today's submarine periscopes have limited horizontal fields of view. Laurel Industries in Highland Park is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 43 | Institute for Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences (IAPS) | Chicago, IL | $3,000,000 | This funding supports the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences whose purpose is to discover, develop, and deliver new and effective medicines to combat bioterrorism. This effort focuses on the use of nanopharmacy (ie, novel methods of delivery of small molecule drugs and s+D95iRNA, innovative drug discovery, and systems biology approaches to understand host-pathogen interactions). The University of Illinois' College of Pharmacy is the principal recipient of these funds. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 44 | Lightweight, High-Efficiency Solar Cells for Spacecraft | Niles, IL | $3,000,000 | This project will further develop technology to produce solar cells that are paper-thin, flexible, and twice as efficient as current cells. These solar cells will be used in Air Force spacecraft and satellites as the primary energy source. Increasing the efficiency of solar cells while reducing their mass and volume will allow more electrical power to be supplied to satellites and reduce the weight of the power system. MicroLink Devices in Niles is the principal recipient of these funds. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 45 | Copper Anti-Microbial Research Program | East Alton, IL | $2,800,000 | The Copper Anti-Microbial Research Program demonstrates the effectiveness of copper in killing bacteria on its surface. The research program is also reducing hospital-acquired infections in DoD healthcare facilities. The CDC reports that hospital-acquired infections affect about 2 million Americans every year. Funding in FY09 will complete the conversion of touch surfaces in pilot healthcare facilities to copper alloy surfaces. Funding also supports extensive clinical trials, leading to peer-reviewed publication of the most effective copper-based applications to stem infections in DoD facilities. Olin Corporation in East Alton is the principal recipient of these funds. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 46 | Facilitating Use of Advanced Prosthetic Limb Technology | Chicago, IL | $2,500,000 | This project pursues the development, fitting, component production, and affordability of robotically controlled prosthetic limbs, with a focus on bringing down the cost of imbedded sensors and developing virtual prototype models. Additionally, computer optimization will be utilized to make a more useful prosthetic device and to eliminate over-design, which adds significant costs. The overall goal of this program is to make electronic sensors and prototype models more affordable and easier to use. The project team will be led by Sigenics, Inc. and will be supported by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), and Alion Science and Technology, all in Chicago. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 47 | Aircrew Life Support Equipment Radio Frequency ID (RFID) Initiative | Scott Air Force Base, IL | $4,300,000 | The funds will complete the development and fielding of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology within the Automated Life Support Equipment Records Tracking System. CDO Technologies, Inc. will use the funds to support the acquisition of hardware, software, training, and technical services to incorporate state-of-the-art RFID technology into Aircrew Life Support Equipment and Records Tracking System into Scott Air Force Base. Specific aircrew equipment managed by the system includes: night vision goggles, body armor, chemical/biological defense and detection units, survival items, and escape equipment. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 48 | Ultra Lightweight Metallic Armor | Madison, IL | $4,500,000 | This funding will help scale up volume production, produce prototype armor systems and further develop a high strength, new Magnesium alloy that provides superior ballistic protection, is lightweight and affordable. As the Army develops hardware for its current and future armor applications, finding lightweight materials that provide superior ballistic protection is critical. Preliminary Army Research Laboratory tests indicate that a new experimental high-strength magnesium alloy can achieve both improved ballistic performance and a 30% weight savings relative to aluminum and at a lower cost. Magnesium Elektron North America, Inc. in Madison is the principal recipient of this funding. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 49 | Miniature Cooling Unit for Electronic Devices | Urbana, IL | $3,000,000 | This project will develop a miniature, man-portable cooling unit that could be used in the infantryman's protective vest. The unit will be much smaller, lighter, and more mobile, all critical in the battlefield environment. If successful, this technology advancement could also be applied to many other military portable communication devices such as laptop computers and radio sets. Creative Thermal Solutions in Urbana is the principal recipient of this funding. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 50 |
Illinois Center for Defense Manufacturing |
Rockford, Quad Cities, Rock Island, IL |
$6,000,000 |
Northern Illinois University and ALION Science & Technology company are responsible for administering the Illinois Center for Defense Manufacturing, which works with small companies to bring them into the defense supply chain, and through research and development of innovative manufacturing technologies. The Center is based in Northern Illinois' EIGERLab in the Rockford area. Funding will allow the Center to expand to the Quad Cities area to increase the technology base for applications of Titanium, with a particular focus on enhancing the Rock Island Arsenal's capability to manufacture equipment using Titanium and its alloys. This project brings advances in manufacturing technology to the Army that the Army can use in producing innovative equipment, contributing to superior mission performance at reduced costs. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 51 | IDEAnet | Chicago, IL | | This project delivers support to the war wounded in conflict affected countries and professional training to those who serve them. IDEAnet is an Internet-based Advanced Distributed Learning Network and Virtual Community of Practice that delivers professional training and support. This funding will help with part of the Iraqi reconstruction, working in partnership with the Iraqi Ministry of Health to advance rehabilitation of the war wounded by providing training of rehabilitation professionals and creating a telemedicine and clinical consultation network. The Center for International Rehabilitation in Chicago is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 52 | Combat Wounds Facial Reconstruction Dental Research | Great Lakes, IL | $6,000,000 | Funding for this research program is evenly divided between Navy and Army Dental researchers at the Great Lakes facility. The research focuses on keeping the troops orally healthy, concentrated on developing dressings for facial wounds that incorporate antibiotics into materials to decrease post-operation infections, to decrease infection in cranial replacement materials, and investigation of 3D computer systems to better recreate pre-combat face and skull images in helping repair head and facial wounds. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 53 | Integrated Power for Aircraft Technologies [INPACT] II | Rockford, IL | $15,000,000 | This funding will further innovative power technologies and energy optimization. Current technology limitations in secondary power systems and thermal and energy management technologies are a significant barrier to improving military aircraft in terms of range, time to target, persistence, capability, and cost effectiveness. INPACT II's efforts are critical to reaching future military air vehicle performance goals. Hamilton Sundstrand in Rockford is the primary contractor for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 54 | Tribology Partnership with Argonne Lab/TARDEC | Evanston, IL | $5,000,000 | Funding to continue the collaborative research of Northwestern University, Argonne Lab, and the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC). The project will build upon efforts started in FY 2008 by the Army's TARDEC Fuels and Lubricants Technology Team and will include development and testing of materials and coatings that extend the durability and reliability of critical vehicle components under extreme conditions. Recent vehicle failures in Iraq have raised considerable concern about the design and capability of current ground and air-based military systems to carry out critical missions in difficult combat climates, as may be encountered in future missions. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 55 | Stealth Cross-Domain Network Access System | Champaign, IL | $2,500,000 | The project will develop an advanced cross-domain network access system that allows special operations personnel to safely travel to any destination in the world and protect their identity while still gaining access to classified information. System will provide an advanced information assurance capability for critical Department of Defense operations against terrorists, and strengthen our national security interests around the world. Trusted Computer Solutions in Champaign is the primary contractor for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 56 | Next Generation Commercial Diesel Engines for Ground Vehicles | Melrose Park, IL | $9,000,000 | The goal of this project is to develop a next generation diesel engine that can meet the requirements for users in both the Army and commercial sectors. Specifically, the project will pursue commercial technology for diesel engines with increased power density and improved fuel economy. This effort will ensure the availability of domestically produced, efficient, lightweight diesel engines for future military use. Navistar in Melrose Park is the primary contractor for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 57 | Neutron/Hadron Therapy | Batavia, IL | $5,000,000 | This project will study the effectiveness of neutron therapy for the treatment of veterans with certain cancers. The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs has mandated such a study. The Northern Illinois University Institute for Neutron Therapy at Fermilab uses excess beam capacity from Fermilab's proton linear accelerator to generate a neutron beam that treats advanced radio-resistant malignant tumors. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 58 | Proton Therapy | DeKalb, IL | $9,500,000 | Funding to establish the Northern Illinois Proton Therapy Treatment and Research Center at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. The proposed center would be a medical research and treatment facility for malignant tumors that are uncontrollable through conventional cancer treatment techniques. Proton therapy is the optimal treatment for small, early-stage tumors located close to sensitive structures. While proton therapy is not available in Illinois, it is gaining in popularity nationwide following its success at the Loma Linda Medical Center in California. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 59 | Moline Bridge Repair | Rock Island, IL | $4,300,000 | This project would improve a primary access point to the Rock Island Arsenal and ensure the safety of those transiting the Moline Bridge. The bridge handles almost 50% of the installation's traffic to include all visitors and large vehicles. The Bridge was inspected by Modjeski & Masters (M&M) in 2004, which determined numerous significant structural repairs are required. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 60 | Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center Equipment | Rock Island, IL | $7,900,000 | This requirement is part of a ""mini-rearmament effort"" for the Joint Manufacturing Technology Center (JMTC), which has not been fully rearmed since the mid-1980s. The equipment will significantly contribute to overall factory safety and efficiency. Funding will primarily support the M119 howitzer production program (key to Army's brigade transformation), M198 howitzer spare parts production, M45 recoil mechanism production, M93 gun mount production and the AC-130 gunship parts production. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 61 | Armor Manufacturing Building Roof Repair | Rock Island, IL | $6,400,000 | This funding covers Phase III of providing a new roof for a 775,000 square foot warehouse located at Rock Island Arsenal. Building #299 was originally constructed in 1942. A new roof will provide a safer, healthier work environment for government employees working in Building #299 on the manufacture and shipment of armor kits. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 62 | City of Quincy | Quincy, IL | $500,000 | For the studies and pre-construction work associated with Quincy's efforts to install 3 hydro-electric plants and 3 existing Mississippi River locks and dams. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 63 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciences | North Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Research that advances knowledge of stem cell biology and tissue regeneration leading to the development of therapeutic strategies in an effort to address brain injury, stroke, diabetes, and wound healing. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 64 | Domincan University | River Forest, IL | $500,000 | Continued neuroscience research related to Alzheimers and other memory dysfunctions. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 65 | Keith Creek (Alpine Dam) | Rockford, IL | $547,500 | To continue and complete a feasibility study of the work needed to provide reliable flood protection along Keith Creek | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 66 | Chicago Shoreline | Chicago, IL | $6,000,000 | To complete construction of the crumbling Chicago Lake Michigan Shoreline consistent with a Project Cooperation Agreement | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 67 | Des Plaines River Flood Damage Reduction Phase I | IL | $23,620,000 | To continue construction work on Levee 37, initiate construction on Big Bend Resevoir Expansion and continue design work on the Buffalo Creek Resevoir | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 68 | Des Plaines River Flood Damage Reduction Phase II | Lake County, IL | $500,000 | For hydrology, hydraulic studies, and formulation for the remaining tributaries and the Des Plaines River | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 69 | Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal Feasibility Study | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Tp initiate a study on the range of options for controlling aquatic nuisance species. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 70 | Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal Aquatic Nuisance Species Barrier System | Chicago, IL | $6,250,000 | For construction of aquatic barriers to nuisance species such as the Asian Carp. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 71 | Emiquon Preserve | Fulton County, IL | $535,000 | Restore aquatic ecosystems along the Illinois River in Fulton County | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 72 | South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River | IL | $500,000 | Continue work on the hydraulic and hydrologic analysis and the Detailed Project Report | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 73 | Mississippi River Dredging | Western IL | $900,000 | to allow the Rock Island District of the Army Corp Of Engineers to dredge the Mississippi River in various communities along the river | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 74 | TARP Reservoirs | Chicago, IL | $34,000,000 | Continued deep tunnel construction of the McCook Reservoir in the Chicago Underflow Plan | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 75 | Nutwood Drainage and Levee District | Greene/Jersey Counties, IL | $300,000 | Continued activities related to levee improvements and expansion | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 76 | Squaw Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | Lake County, IL | $100,000 | Complete plans and specifications and fully fund construction | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 77 | Chain of Rocks | Madison County, IL | $11,450,000 | Deficiency correction includes the installation of relief wells, construction of levee berms, a pump station, relocations, and mitigation | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 78 | East St. Louis | E. St Louis, IL | $1,207,000 | Replacement/rehabilitation of a flood control project that provides flood protection to 200,000 residents and over $1 billion in economic value | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 79 | Wood River Levee | Wood River, IL | $4,816,000 | Reconstruction/replacement of various components of 26 closure structures, 38 gravity drains, and 7 pump stations. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 80 | Prairie du Pont Sanitary District and Fish Lake Drainage and Levee District | St. Claire/Monroe County, IL | $650,000 | Assess the potential for reconstruction of deteriorate features at a levee plagued with underseepage problems | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 81 | East St. Louis & Vicinity | E. St Louis, IL | $375,000 | Restore bottom land forest habitat; flood plain prairie habitat; marsh and shrub swamp habitat; lake habitat; and upland riparian forest | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 82 | Locks No. 27 | Mississippi River, IL | $5,838,000 | For the major rehabilitation of the Locks 27 on the Chain of Rocks Canal | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 83 | Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan | Western IL | $720,000 | Complete a study into flood damage prevention, stream bank caving and erosion, and other ecosystem restoration activities | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 84 | Carlyle Lake | Carlyle, IL | $10,012,000 | Operations and maintenance at Carlyle Lake | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 85 | Lake Shelbyville | Shelbyville, IL | $9,204,000 | Provide flood control, water supply, recreation, conservation of fish and wildlife, and area re-development. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 86 | Rend Lake | Rend Lake, IL | $6,870,000 | Provide flood control, water supply, recreation, conservation of fish and wildlife, and area re-development. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 87 | Peoria River Front Development | Peoria, IL | $50,000 | Allow for the start of design efforts on lower islands | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 88 | Raccoon Lake | Centralia, IL | $300,000 | Begin a reconnaissance study on Raccoon Lake to determine if there's a federal interest in the area | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 89 | Upper Mississippi River Environmental Management Program | Mississippi River, IL | $33,200,000 | Funding to complete a study into flood damage prevention, stream bank caving and erosion, and other ecosystem restoration activities. Of the total funding recommended, $12 million will be used for preconstruction engineering and development, $386,000 for recon and $18 million for costs associated with general construction. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 90 | Mississippi River Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program | Mississippi River, IL | $50,000,000 | Funding to complete a study into flood damage prevention, stream bank caving and erosion, and other ecosystem restoration activities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| 91 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center | Metro East, IL | $500,000 | Would allow JJK Center to expand their job training and placement services for youth in the Metro East region. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| 92 | Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, IL | $500,000 | Would further develop and expand the Southern Illinois Research Park, that improves the economic climate of southern Illinois and creates high-tech and research-centered jobs. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| 93 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Would fund University Technology park consisting of nine buildings. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| 94 | Benedictine University | Lisle, IL | $500,000 | Would expand education initiative for first responders and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| 95 | Safer Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | For Textile Recycyling Social Enterprise project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| 96 | St. Leo's Catholic Charities Veteran's Home | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | Would provide computer equipment and social services staff support for the homeless veterans health program located at St. Leo's. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| 97 | Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Counties Disaster Mitigation | Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties, IL | $1,000,000 | Would aid counties in their efforts to protect the area from a major flood event. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
| 98 | Rockford Disaster Mitigation | Rockford, IL | $1,000,000 | For the acquisition, demolition and relocation of property to move chronically flooded homes out of the flood plain and create natural flood borders along Keith Creek. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
| 99 | EJ&E Railroad Bridge | EJ&E bridge near Morris, IL | $8,000,000 | Funding to improve the EJ&E Bridge on the Illinois River, near Morris, IL. To date, $15 million has been appropriated for the EJ&E Bridge, which is hit by marine vessels more often than any other bridge in America. Repair of the bridge is a priority for the United States Coast Guard.. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
| 100 | City of Lexington | Lexington, IL | $400,000 | Implement a wastewater treatment system. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 101 | Long Creek Township | Long Creek, IL | $400,000 | For a new water storage tank and well. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 102 | Village of Crestwood | Crestwood, IL | $400,000 | Upgrade and repair water tanks. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 103 | City of Decatur | Decatur, IL | $400,000 | Implement a water treatment plant project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 104 | City of Virginia | Virginia, IL | $400,000 | Development of a rural water co-op and water treatment plan. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 105 | Apple Creek Township | Apple Creek, IL | $400,000 | Construct a potable water distribution system. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 106 | City of East Moline | East Moline, IL | $400,000 | Replace substandard septic sewer systems and sand-point water wells | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 107 | Round Prairie Water Co-Op | Round Prairie, IL | $200,000 | Establish a rural water delivery system. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 108 | City of Galesburg | Galesburg, IL | $400,000 | Replace deteriorated pipe in water transmission pipeline. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 109 | City of Northlake | Northlake, IL | $375,000 | Purchase new water pipes. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 110 | Loyola University | Mundelein, IL | $350,000 | Rehabilitate and preserve historic 78-year old landmark to allow for upgraded use of the building by students and community residents. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 111 | City of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | To mitigate emerald ash borer disease and improve urban forestry in Chicago. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| 112 | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL | $300,000 | Would support Advocate's Adult Down Syndrome Center. This is the only program in the Midwest providing comprehensive medical psychosocial services for adults with Down Syndrome. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 113 | AIDS Foundation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Would allow AIDS Foundation to expand prevention initiatives. The project supports HIV/AIDS education and awareness activities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 114 | Blackburn College | Carlinville, IL | $540,000 | Would outfit the college's new science facility with instruments and technology. The new facility will increase the number of science students that can be served as well as improve professional development for science teachers in the surrounding community. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 115 | Chicago History Museum-Museum Broadcast Communication | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | Would preserve and digitize historical radio broadcasts. The collection will be made available to researchers at the Chicago Historical Museum and to the public on the internet. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 116 | Chicago Public Schools | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Would support "Graduation Pathways," which provides students alternate pathways to graduation, such as evening schools, summer school, special achievement academies, and virtual classes. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 117 | Children's Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Would help build the children's comprehensive cardiac unit at the new hospital. The hospital will have an entire floor dedicated to cardiac care for children. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 118 | College of Dupage | Glen Ellyn, IL | $500,000 | Would support the development of a Veteran Counseling Degree and Certificate program. The program would train clinicians in veteran counseling and provide continuing education for those in the community who are seeing returning veterans in their own practices. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 119 | Common Threads | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | Would provide for after-school programming for low-income children between the ages of eight and 12. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 120 | Crusader Clinic | Rockford, IL | $200,000 | Would allow Crusader to implement an electronic health records system at their health clinics. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 121 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL | $750,000 | Would assist in creating a pilot program with Chicago Public Schools to increase the number of CPS teachers trained in math and science. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 122 | Goodwill Industries, Inc. | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | Would expand its ""Goodwill Works"" initiative which will bring training and employment opportunities to four Chicago neighborhoods, through additional community centers. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 123 | Holy Cross Hospital/Access Community Health Care Network | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Would build a new health center on the Holy Cross campus. The new health center will relieve the stress on the hospital's emergency room and give many low-income residents a medical home. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 124 | Illinois Primary Health Care Association | Springfield, IL | $500,000 | Would help develop and deploy a state-wide electronic health records systems for community health centers. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 125 | KIPP Ascend Charter School | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Would support student programs and extended learning time. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 126 | Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center | Waukegan, IL | $250,000 | Would support the established Specialty Care and Diagnostic Testing Program for uninsured residents of Lake County. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 127 | Lawndale Christian Health Center | Chicago, IL | $400,000 | Would build a new facility to expand their dental services as well as provide equipment. Would allow center to take 21,000 more patient visits per year. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 128 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | $200,000 | Would provide a clinical simulation lab to train nursing students. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 129 | Memorial Hospital | Carthage, IL | $400,000 | Would fund vascular diagnostic screening equipment. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 130 | Millikin University | Decatur, IL | $500,000 | Would develop an accelerated, second-degree nursing program. The program admits students who have earned a degree in an area other than nursing to deliver a combined, hybrid curriculum culminating in a masters degree in nursing. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 131 | National - Louis University | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | Would expand National-Louis' National Board Certification program capacity for improving teacher quality in Chicago's hardest to staff schools. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 132 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Would create a Comprehensive Diabetic and Ophthalmologic Program aimed at minority populations disproportionately affected by the disease. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 133 | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, IL | $400,000 | Would purchase equipment to provide nursing students with state-of-the-art training methods. ONU is expecting its nursing programs to grow by next fall, and additional equipment is necessary. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 134 | Prairie Center Health Systems | Urbana-Champaign, IL | $500,000 | Would develop outpatient and inpatient detoxification services for meth-addicted patients. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 135 | Provena Covenant Medical Center | Mokena, IL | $250,000 | Would expand and renovate operating rooms. The hospital has seen a spike in Medicaid patients and does not have the number of operating rooms to deal with the increased volume of patients. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 136 | Quincy University | Quincy, IL | $150,000 | Would allow Quincy to complete campus-wide technology infrastructure. Quincy University would like to increase bandwidth and provide wireless access throughout the campus. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 137 | Resurrection Health Care | Oak Park, IL | $300,000 | Would expand existing nursing programs and increase the number of students the school can admit at Resurrection's West Suburban College of Nursing. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 138 | Riverside Healthcare | Kankakee, IL | $300,000 | Would allow Riverside to implement a computerized physician order system to prevent medical errors. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 139 | Rockford College | Rockford, IL | $295,000 | Would upgrade technology in classrooms and laboratories. Smart classrooms and labs will improve student learning and help attract and retain qualified students. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 140 | Sinai Health System | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | funding to purchase a digital mamography machine | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 141 | University of Illinois - Chicago | Peoria, IL | $500,000 | Would help construct a new cancer research facility. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| 142 | Readiness Center | Urbana Armory, IL | $15,777,000 | Would provide for adequate classrooms, supply rooms, arms vaults, showers, and kitchen facilities in order to improve the quality of life of current units and allow them to meet mission essential training requirements. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Releated Agencies |
| 143 | C-130 Squadron Operations Facility | Greater Peoria Regional Airport, IL | $9,600,000 | Would allow for an adequately sized and properly configured facility to accommodate airlift squadron operations. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Releated Agencies |
| 144 | Teaching with Primary Sources | Statewide | $2,300,000 | For the continuation of teacher training initiatives in Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch |
| 145 | Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission | Statewide | $1,495,000 | For the ongoing efforts of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial commission housed at the Library of Congress. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch |
| 146 | Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Circle Line | Chicago, IL | $20,000,000 | To create new transit service extending from North Riverside Park Mall to the Chicago central business district. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 147 | Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Orange Line Extension | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | To extend CTA's orange line from its current terminus, at Midway Airport, south 2.25 miles to Ford City Mall. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 148 | Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Ravenswood Brown Line | Chicago, IL | $30,747,404 | To expand capacity on the Ravenswood Brown Line, consistent with a 2003 Full Funding Grant Agreement. This project funds capacity expansion and station rehabilitation along the Brown Line. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 149 | Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Red Line | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | To extend the red line from its current terminus, at 95th Street, to 130th Street. This will include four new rail stations and a new rail yard. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 150 | Chicago Transit Authority - CTA Yellow Line | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | To extend CTA's Yellow Line 1.75 miles north from its current terminus, at Dempster Street in Skokie, to Old Orchard Road and provide an infill station at Oakton. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 151 | METRA | Northeastern IL | $90,000,000 | Funding to expand four major commuter lines in Northeastern Illinois, including the STAR line that will connect various commuter lines; the SouthEast Service Line; Union Pacific Northwest Line; and Union Pacific West Line. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 152 | Illinois Bus and Bus Facilities | Statewide | $30,000,000 | For public transportation replacement buses and bus facility upgrades across the state. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 153 | Carbondale Street Extension | Carbondale, IL | $2,250,000 | To extend Oak Street by a half mile from Wall Street to Lewis Lane. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 154 | Coal Bank Road Rehabilitation Program | Metamora, IL | $1,600,000 | To rehabilitate 4,425 feet of roadway, much of which currently is unsafe due to narrow, uneven, rutted, potholed sections of the road. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 155 | I-120 Corridor Initiative | Lake County, IL | $1,500,000 | To complete phase I engineering of a multi-year project, to design and implement a by-pass of the existing IL 120 on a new alignment in Lake County. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 156 | Illinois pedestrian and bicycling road and trail improvements and enhancements | Statewide | $5,000,000 | For pedestrian and bicycling road and trail improvements and enhancements statewide. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 157 | Intersection Safety Improvements | Olympia Fields, IL | $1,000,000 | For intersection safety and upgrades at 203rd St. & Crawford Ave. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 158 | Knoxville Road | Mercer County, IL | $1,200,000 | For safety improvements to Knoxville Road running across the northeast corner of Mercer County. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 159 | Laraway Road Improvements | Will County, IL | $650,000 | For the planning and preliminary engineering of the County Highway 74-Laraway Road Improvement Project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 160 | Logistics Park Entrance Road | Galesburg, IL | $650,000 | For the installation of an east entrance to Logistics Park at County Highway 10. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 161 | Miller Road Widening | McHenry County | $500,000 | To widen Miller Road from Illinois Route 31 to River Road. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 162 | Railroad Overpass | Morrison, IL | $3,000,000 | For construction of a grade separation structure over the Union Pacific Railroad lines in Morrison Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 163 | Rail Bridge Replacement | Orland Park, IL | $1,100,000 | To complete the design of the new rail bridge structure. The existing rail bridge at LaGrange Road must be replaced in order to allow an expansion from the existing four to six lanes. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 164 | Stanford Road Extension | Springfield, IL | $4,800,000 | To extend Stanford Avenue to the east from Fox Bridge Road to Dirksen Parkway. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 165 | US Highway 30 | Whiteside County, IL | $3,000,000 | For Phase I Engineering and to start Phase II Engineering to construct a four-lane U.S. Highway 30 between Fulton and Rock Falls, Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 166 | Milwaukee Avenue Corridor Transit Improvements | Niles, IL | $1,000,000 | To pursue significant road, landscape and design work along Milwaukee Avenue's five mile stretch of State roadway. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 167 | PEERS Rail-Grade Crossing Safety | Statewide | $500,000 | Funding for the Illinois Commerce Commission's Public Education and Enforcement Research (PEERS) program to improve rail-grade crossing safety through education and enforcement initiatives. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 168 | Grand Crossing CREATE Project | South Side Chicago, IL | $2,000,000 | For the CREATE Rail Congestion Relief Program to separate passenger and commuter rail from freight rail. Project will allow greater frequencies and better on-time performance of Metra and Amtrak trains. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 169 | Christopher House | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | For the construction of Logan Square Family Resource Center. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 170 | City of Kankakee | Kankakee, IL | $500,000 | For purchasing, renovatating and converting houses that are in foreclosure, abandoned or in serious disrepair to affordable use properties. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 171 | City of Springfield | Springfield, IL | $500,000 | For the acquisition and the rehabilitation of a shuttered apartment to create 20 new living units for homeless women and children. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 172 | Community Center Renovation | Matteson, IL | $300,000 | For renovations and upgrading to the Matteson Community Center to improve safety and bring the building up to current fire codes. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 173 | Community Support Services | Cicero, IL | $500,000 | For capital improvements for Community Support Services' family support center for families with children who have developmental disabilities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 174 | East Moline Downtown Development | East Moline, IL | $500,000 | For capital improvements to infrastructure and development projects in downtown E. Moline, including acquisition and renovation of dilapidated structures. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 175 | FAA AIP Grant Priority Consideration: DeKalb Municipal Airport | DeKalb, IL | $2,000,000 | funding for land acquistion, hangar expansion and safety improvements | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 176 | FAA AIP Grant Priority Consideration: Peoria Airport | Peoria, IL | $2,000,000 | funding to construct a new terminal facility | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| 177 | Children's Justice Center | Sangamon County, IL | $500,000 | Funding for the acquisition, construction and rehab of a facility to house a new Child Advocacy Center and allow Sangamon County better resources to handle cases of child abuse and family violence. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
