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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING
PROJECTS VETOED BY GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH
Original FY2008 Budgeted Amount That Was
Vetoed
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$468,000
$125,000
$2,500,000
$1,006,200
$2,500,000
$25,000
Vetoed Project
Innovation Challenge Grant Program
Entrepreneur in Residence Program
Illinois Tomorrow Program
United Business Association of Midway
Illinois Global Partnership Act
Illinois Global Partnership Act
Illinois Global Partnership Act
Illinois Valley Economic Development
Village of Hazel Crest - economic
development
$20,000
Black Chamber of Commerce of Lake County
Bronzeville Merchants Association
Black Metropolis Convention and Tourism
Council
Chatham Business Association
$100,000
$30,000
Winnebago County - economic development
Ashburn Local Deve Corp
Greater Ashburn Planning Assoc
South Austin Coalition - job training
$700,000
$50,000
$50,000
$45,000
Austin Chamber of Commerce - job training
Austin African American Business and
Networking Association - job training
$20,000
Chicago Pro AM - summer jobs for youth
One Step At a Time Job Referral
Youth Job Center
$30,000
$20,000
$75,000
$25,000
$50,000
$20,000
Austin African American Business Networking
Association - small business grants
Spanish Coalition for Jobs - training
Erie Neighborhood House - workforce
development
Midway Fire Protection District - training
facility
Lincoln Community and Cultural Training
Center
Harold Washington Institute - training
$50,000
$30,000
$50,000
$68,000
$50,000
$30,000
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North Lawndale Community News - job
training
Center for Economic Progress for a job
readiness program
CTC Digital Divide - training
FOLITICA - job training for ex-felons
$100,000
$20,000
$25,000
$50,000
Grants to local governments for economic
development and infrastructure
$5,000,000
Grants to local governments, for profit, not for
profit, community org and ed org for economic
development, planning, renovation,
equipment and infrastructure
$2,000,000
TOTAL
-$17,332,200
Source: HB 3866 compared to Governor’s Veto Message
For more information please contact Chrissy Mancini,
Director of Budget and Policy Analysis
at cmancini@ctbaonline.org
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