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Rebuild Illinois is paying off for our infrastructure, labor workforce

The $40 billion project is modernizing our highways, bridges and other infrastructure. It’s also supporting the long-term workforce supply pipeline needed in the booming construction industry.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 11, 2023

Illinois Announces $40.99 Billion Infrastructure Program In Historic Rebuild Initiative

Governor JB Pritzker unveils comprehensive multi-year plan to repair and enhance state's transportation systems.

Zenger · Aug 3, 2023

3 projects with close ties to Gov. Pritzker’s allies land $141M in state funding

Rebuild Illinois has earmarked money for a river port in Cairo, extending a passenger rail line near Belleville, and helping developer Elzie Higginbottom erect an apartment building and hotel in Chicago’s Illinois Medical District.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2023

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Illinois announces six-year program to invest $34.6 billion in transportation, infrastructure

Much of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s funding for this program is coming from the state’s $45 billion Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan but almost $16 billion more is expected to come in from the federal government.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 13, 2022

Pritzker freezes state funding for Madigan-sponsored Rebuild Illinois projects

Nine Democratic legislators had asked the governor for the freeze, citing an investigation by the Better Government Association published by the Sun-Times in January.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2022

Springfield must keep its promise on infrastructure

Deferring the annual adjustment in the motor fuel tax would be repeating the mistakes of the past — exactly what the Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan was designed to avoid.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 11, 2022

Lawmakers’ pet projects should have to pass public scrutiny

The state’s $45 billion in capital projects through the Rebuild Illinois initiative in 2019 included $4 billion in pork-barrel projects that were slipped in without any public input, the BGA reported.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2022

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Projects with Madigan ties went to the front of the line for massive Rebuild Illinois initiative

The $45 billion statewide capital plan includes nearly $4 billion in projects added by a handful of the state’s most powerful politicians, including the former House speaker.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 21, 2022

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