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LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROJECTS VETOED BY
GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH
Original Budgeted Amount
That Was Vetoed or Cut
Vetoed Project
59th & Cornell intersection upgrades
Assistance Programs Administers by state and local Gov and
Non- Profits
Autism Society - conference
Bloom Township
Bowling Township - new building
Bowling Township for Road Improvements
Calumet Township - session center
Chicago Department of Transportation for streetscaping in the
34th ward
Chicago Department of Transportation for streetscaping in the
9th ward
Chicago Dept of Transportation for improvements at 71th and
69th and Ashland
Chicago Dept of Transportation -upgrades for lighting fixtures 30th ward
Chicago Public Libraries - Blackstone Branch
Chicago Public Libraries - Lakeview
Chicago Public Libraries - Lincoln Park
Chicago Public Libraries - Sulzer Regional
Chicago Public Libraries - Wicker Park
Chicago Public Library- South Shore Branch
Chicago Transit Authority for security at the Jefferson Park
Station
Chouteau/Nameoki/Venice Drainage District - tree removal
City of Athens - water and sewer improvements
City of Batavia - downtown redevelopment
City of Benld for street improvements
City of Benton
City of Berwyn - community center, police station, senior
center
City of Berwyn - HVAC system
City of Breese replacement of water meters
City of Calumet - library lighting system
City of Calumet City - computer modernization
City of Canton - new truck for sewer maintenance
City of Carterville - equipment
City of Centeville for street repairs
City of Centralia - water and sewer repairs
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$35,000
$810,000
$20,000
$30,000
$50,000
$50,000
$30,000
$50,000
$75,000
$200,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$100,000
$20,000
$200,000
$250,000
$25,000
$30,000
$200,000
$125,000
$200,000
$70,000
$150,000
$100,000
$35,000
$20,400
$100,000
City of Chicago for improvement of streets in 17th Ward
City of Chicago for improvement of streets in 18th Ward
City of Chicago for improvement of streets in 21st Ward
City of Chicago for street lighting upgrades in the 34th Ward
City of Chicago for street lighting upgrades in the 9th Ward
City of Chicago for street lighting upgrades on West 67th from
Damen to Western
City of Chicago for traffic calming devices in the 19th ward
City of Chicago Heights
City of Chicago Infrastructure improvements in 30th ward
City of Christopher - mill machine
City of Cuba - replacement of emergency sirens
City of Decatur - Brush College Road and William Street
safety enhancements
City of Decatur for the West Main Streetscape
City of Dixon - infrastructure improvements with Riverfront
Project
City of East Moline for water and sewer improvements
City of East Peoria - technology and emergency operation
center
City of Farmington - water main
City of Geneseo - new library
City of Gillespie for street improvements
City of Girard for street improvements
City of Harvard - sidewalks
City of Henry - construction of water lines
City of Herrin - equipment and drainage improvements
City of Hillsboro for street improvements
City of Johnston - city hall expansion
City of LaSalle - Main Street renovation
City of Litchfield for street improvements
City of Marengo - software for city billing and police
City of Marion
City of Markham
City of Marquette - replacement of emergency sirens
City of McLeansboro - community development
City of Mendota - industrial Park
City of Morris - expansion of U.S. Route 6
City of Morris - improvements to potable water system
City of Mt. Olive for street improvements
City of Olney - replacement of water mains
City of Ottawa - downtown redevelopment
City of Pana - water line improvement
City of Pekin - sidewalks
City of Peru - rescue station
City of Petersburg - Petersburg Highway
City of Princeton - Amtrak Station
City of Prospect Heights - flood relief
City of Prospect Heights Fire Department - hydrant upgrades
City of Salem water line replacement
City of Savanna for street improvements
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$35,000
$35,000
$35,000
$150,000
$100,000
$200,000
$30,000
$82,000
$50,000
$25,000
$20,000
$810,000
$100,000
$300,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$50,000
$200,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$50,000
$50,000
$200,000
$80,000
$20,000
$30,000
$33,860
$50,000
$50,000
$75,000
$25,000
$200,000
$50,000
$200,000
$100,000
$70,000
$200,000
$400,000
$100,000
$175,000
$200,000
$100,000
City of Streator - demo of a city building
City of Taylorville for street improvements
City of Venice for street repairs
City of Virden for street improvements
City of West Frankfort
City of Wheeling - Buffalo Creek Bank Stabilization Project
City of Wood River for Road Resurfacing
Cornerstone - infrastructure improvements
Costs associated with Flooding on IL 17
Department of Central Management Services - increase
access to broadband services in rural areas
Ela Township - town hall
Elk Grove Village for Beisterfield Road Improvement
Erie Township - township hall
Evergreen Park Public Library
Franklin County
Geneseo Public Library - new building
Grande Prairie Library
Grande Prairie Services - weatherization
Granite City - Museum Improvements
Grants to county and municipal governments, state and
private universities for costs associated with infrastructure,
operations and capital improvements.
Grants to local governments, for profit, not for profit,
community org and ed org for economic development,
planning, renovation, equipment and infrastructure
Heritage Place Homeowners Association for repair of
sinkholes
Holiday Shores Fire Department for a natural gas powered
generator
Joliet Township - animal control building
Keshet - equipment
LaMoille Township - infrastructure improvements
Lanark Public Library
Lansing Veterans Municipal Airport
Lansing Veterans Municipal Airport
Limestone Township - emergency sirens
Local government or not-for profit for operations and capital
improvement
Logan County Courthouse - library construction
Macon County Fair Association
Marion Senior Citizens - new roof
McLeansboro Township for road improvements
Mercer County for Knoxville Extension
Nameoki Township - Pump and control equipment
Nokomis Township Library
Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association
Oak Lawn - computer upgrades
Oak Lawn Public Library
Old Irving Park Association for pedestrian improvements
Palatine Township - upgrading phone
Park Forest - library, police, parks and tutoring
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$75,000
$50,000
$20,400
$25,000
$37,500
$80,000
$75,000
$100,000
$100,000
$700,000
$250,000
$50,000
$25,000
$50,000
$120,000
$250,000
$20,000
$20,000
$25,000
$4,700,000
$600,000
$50,000
$25,000
$45,000
$50,000
$45,000
$200,000
$25,000
$50,000
$20,000
$650,000
$60,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$100,000
$60,000
$10,000
$250,000
$40,000
$25,000
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
REDCO - ground leveling project
Resurfacing DuBois Blacktop Road
Rich Township - minority outreach
Richmond Township Highway Department for road
improvements
Roberts Park Fire Protection - Technology
Rock Island County Animal Shelter
Rockford Public Library
Rosewoods Heights Sanitary District - relining of main water
lines
Schaumburg - emergency operations center
Shelby County for a bridge repair
South Chicago Branch Library
South Moline - town hall
South Suburban Mayors - regional plan development
Streamwood Village to Widen Lake Street
Town of Cicero - equipment for people with disabilities
Town of Cicero - graffiti removal
Tunn Lanes on US 24
Turn Lanes in Peoria County
Vernon Township - town hall
Village of Arlington - demo of an abandoned school
Village of Arlington Heights for an engineering study for a
pedestrian crossing
Village of Bartlette - bridge repair
Village of Beecher
Village of Bethalto - communications system
village of Bloomingdale - study on public works
Village of Brooklyn for street repairs
Village of Buffalo Grove - lightening warning system
Village of Burnham Park
Village of Cahokia for street repairs
Village of Calumet Park - sidewalks
Village of Chicago Ridge for Ridgeland Avenue improvement
Village of Crete
Village of Creve Coeur - repair water mains
Village of DePue for road improvements
Village of East Alton for Road Resurfacing
Village of Findlay Park - sidewalk repairs
Village of Frankfort - road widening
Village of Glenwood
village of Grand Ridge - water town and sewage system
Village of Grandville - infrastructure improvements
Village of Greenwood for road improvements
Village of Hanover for landscaping
Village of Hickory Hills - sidewalk
Village of Hoffman Estates - community center
Village of Homer Glen - flood mitigation
Village of LaGrange - Stone Avenue Train Station
Village of Lansing
Village of Lemont - Cashe Bowl Drainage Reservoir for flood
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$30,000
$300,000
$30,000
$20,000
$175,000
$25,000
$100,000
$100,000
$150,000
$40,000
$25,000
$50,000
$50,000
$75,000
$30,000
$20,000
$250,000
$250,000
$300,000
$75,000
$250,000
$200,000
$18,000
$85,000
$20,000
$20,400
$175,000
$36,000
$20,400
$50,000
$50,000
$65,000
$50,000
$55,000
$60,000
$25,000
$125,000
$27,850
$85,000
$20,000
$20,000
$25,000
$75,000
$50,000
$350,000
$150,000
$11,000
$350,000
mitigation
Village of Lincolnwood - sidewalk replacement
Village of Long Grove - road improvements
Village of Lyons - New Municipal Park
Village of Manhattan- infrastructure improvements
Village of Mather Ville - painting the water tower
Village of Mazon - sanitary sewer lines
Village of McCullom - village hall
Village of Milledgeville - water systems improvement
Village of Mokena - road widening
Village of Mt. Zio - bypass connector
Village of New Lenox - signalization and road improvement
village of Niles - alley reconstruction
Village of Oreana - construct a pipeline
Village of Orion - water treatment
Village of Palatine - purchase of land for a fire stateion
Village of Park Forest
Village of Pleasant Plans construction of a wastewater
collection and treatment system
Village of Pontoon Beach - Storm Warning System
Village of Port Barrington - sewer and water improvements
Village of Port Byron - water sewer improvements
Village of Roselle for Bryn Mawr resurfacing
Village of Sauk Village
Village of Seatonville- infrastructure improvements
Village of South Chicago
Village of South Roxana, main lift station improvements &
police and record department improvements
Village of St. Peter - infrastructure and water systems
Village of Steger
Village of Summit - water dept
Village of Utica - clean-up of the I & M Canal
Village of Washing Park for Street Repairs
Village of Westchester - traffic improvements
Village of Windsor - sewer upgrades
Village of Worth - Optical system
Wayne Township for bridge replacement
Williamson County - community development projects
TOTAL
$60,000
$200,000
$90,000
$50,000
$50,000
$40,000
$20,000
$200,000
$125,000
$1,100,000
$200,000
$85,000
$750,000
$50,000
$250,000
$34,000
$240,000
$50,000
$100,000
$100,000
$45,000
$57,785
$40,000
$25,400
$35,000
$87,000
$55,250
$99,000
$50,000
$20,400
$100,000
$50,000
$60,000
$200,000
$63,640
-$26,950,285
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
For further analysis please visit www.ctbaonline.org
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