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IGNN: Infrastructure Press Releases

The Infrastructure News section provides access to all State of Illinois press releases that have been published relating to the infrastructure affecting the basic operations of Illinois transportation, communications, public institutions, and utilities.

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2001

January 31, 2001
Ryan Declares Illinois a Strong State; Urges Changes to Make State Government More Accountable, Efficient
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan today said the State of Illinois and its people are "strong, confident and ready to face the future" in 2001.

January 30, 2001
$2 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $2 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago, including $450,000 to Kennedy King College for the Opening Doors/Changing Lives Project and domestic violence programs.

January 30, 2001
$15.8 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $15.843 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago, including $10 million to Northwestern University.

January 30, 2001
$2.5 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for East Central Illinois
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $2.5 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in East Central Illinois, including $700,000 to the Urbana Park District for the construction of an indoor swimming pool.

January 30, 2001
$882,500 in Illinois FIRST Projects for Suburban Cook County
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $882,500 in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago and Suburban Cook County, including $250,000 to Dominican University in River Forest.

January 30, 2001
$1.3 Million n Illinois FIRST Projects For Southwest Suburbs
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $1,372,125 in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago's Southwest Suburbs, including $500,000 to Kids In Need, an organization that provides care and counseling to children who are without parents due to death, medical emergency or court ruling. The agency serves approximately 6,000 children within a six-county area.

January 30, 2001
$2.8 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $2.897 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago, including $1.2 million to the Homan Square Community Center Foundation to construct a family and health pavilion as a part of its community center campus.

January 30, 2001
$2.1 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for the Rockford Area
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $2,133,200 in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in the Rockford area, including $900,000 to the Rockford Park District to make park and museum improvements.

January 26, 2001
Ryan Announces Brownfields Redevelopment Grant for City of Rockford
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan today announced that the City of Rockford was awarded a $120,000 Brownfields Redevelopment Grant by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for investigation of environmental contamination at potential redevelopment sites.

January 25, 2001
$2 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for DuPage County
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $2.025 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in DuPage County, including $750,000 to the Village of Addison to make improvements at the Lake Manor pond.

January 24, 2001
$2 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for DuPage County
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $2.025 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in DuPage County, including $750,000 to the Village of Addison to make improvements at the Lake Manor pond.

January 23, 2001
$4.5 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $4.503 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago, including $1.5 million to the Chicago Partnership for Economic Development to assist Central City Studios, L.L.C. to develop and construct a new production complex on a twenty-one acre site, in the Lawndale neighborhood.

January 23, 2001
$4.1 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago's South Suburbs
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $4,136,606 in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago's south suburbs, including $1.3 million to the Village of Willow Springs for street improvements to Archer Avenue.

January 19, 2001
Gov. Ryan Announces $79 Million Grant for CTA's Elevated Blue Line
WASHINGTON, DC -- Governor George H. Ryan today announced a combination of Illinois First funds totaling nearly $79 million for the rehabilitation of the Chicago Transit Authority's Douglas Branch of the Blue elevated line.

January 16, 2001
$1.4 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Western Illinois
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $1.422 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Western Illinois, including $832,000 to the Meredosia Lake Drainage & Levee District to repair the Meredosia Lake Levee

January 16, 2001
$1.2 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago's North and Northwest Suburbs
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $1.862 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago's north and northwest suburbs, including $200,000 to the City of Des Plaines Self Help Pantry Closet to purchase a building at 600 Algonquin Street.

January 16, 2001
$4.2 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Southwestern Illinois
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $4.275 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Southwestern Illinois, including $950,000 to construct a multi-purpose baseball stadium in Collinsville.

January 16, 2001
$1 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Central Illinois
SPRINGFIELD - - Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $1 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Central Illinois, including $250,000 to the West Central Educational Television Consortium. The Consortium is a not-for-profit organization that provides public television broadcasting for a 16-county region in Western and Central Illinois. The grant will be used for educational programming costs.

January 16, 2001
$3.4 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Southern Illinois
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $3.45 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Southern Illinois, including $500,000 to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to help construct a research park.

January 16, 2001
$1.2 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Northwest Illinois
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $1,210,425 in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Northwest Illinois, including $300,000 to the Village of Hampton to construct the Hampton Heritage Center.

January 5, 2001
Illinois FIRST to Help Plug Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan today announced that Illinois FIRST grants totaling $367,640 are helping to plug 92 abandoned oil and gas wells in 14 southern Illinois counties.

January 3, 2001
$181,000 in Illinois FIRST Projects for the Southwest Suburbs
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $181,000 in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago's southwest suburbs, including $100,000 to Campton Township to renovate the historic Wasco Great Western Train Depot.

January 3, 2001
$987,500 in Illinois FIRST Projects for Suburban Cook County
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $987,500 in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in suburban Cook County, including $250,000 to the City of Northlake to reconstruct Northwest Avenue.

January 3, 2001
$1.5 million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Northern Illinois
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $1.511 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Northern Illinois, including $495,000 to Northern Illinois University in Dekalb to help establish the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic.

January 3, 2001
$1.8 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago; Northern Suburbs
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan announced today that he is releasing $1.867 million in Illinois FIRST funding for projects in Chicago and its northern suburbs, including $1 million to the Newberry Library, an independent research library and educational institution, to remodel and construct an addition.