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Over $13.3 million in direct funding to local
school districts, including over $3.8 million to
Chicago Public Schools. |
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Over $15.9 million for education programs at Chicagoland universities and community organizations. |
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$3.75 million in assistance to local law enforcement agencies. |
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Over $3.1 million for high-tech emergency dispatch centers in the South Suburbs, similar to the one in Chicago. |
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Over $4.1 million for first responders, including direct funding to local fire departments. |
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$64.8 million dollars for health care services. |
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Nearly $6.5 million for environmental cleanup efforts. |
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Over $11.75 million for Ford Heights, IL, the most poverty stricken suburb in the nation. Over $10 million went to provide safe drinking water and stop yearly flooding in Ford Heights. |
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$84.1 million for housing initiatives. |
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$11.1 million for job training and employment programs. |
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$6.7 million to replace run-down Metra stations on the South Side, and to expand Metra service. |
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Over $26 million in road improvements. |
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$68.5 million for reconstruction of Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline. |
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Over $10.3 million for social service programs. |
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$11.75 million for bus, rail, and other transportation projects. |
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Over $142 million for water, sewer, and flood control projects, including the Deep Tunnel project. |
