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IllinoisSB2510104th General Assembly (2025–2026)SenateWALLET
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Sponsored By: Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Court of Claims for its FY 26 ordinary and contingent expenses.
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Named Businesses Get Building Improvement Grants
The law provides three named businesses grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Pot Luc Restaurant gets $70,000 for rooftop and patio construction, built-in seating, a security system, and cameras. TWT LLC, doing business as T&C Fitness Club, gets $175,000 to build space for equipment, training, classes, and trainers. L. May Creations LLC gets $60,000 for capital improvements. These awards are for the named businesses, not an open grant program.
Veteran Roasters Keeps Facility Grant Funding
The law renews up to $1.5 million for Cup O’ Joe Coffee, doing business as Veteran Roasters. The grant supports buying or renovating its facility at 756 East 111th Street in Chicago. Funding is limited to the amount needed from balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Illinois funds disaster recovery and prevention
The law provides $500 million from the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund for disaster response and recovery. It provides $918.1 million from the Federal Aid Disaster Fund for state administration of Federal Disaster Public Assistance. That federal aid fund also provides $252 million for disaster mitigation, Flood Mitigation Assistance, and Disaster Case Management. All three amounts can cover prior years’ costs. These funding lines do not set household payment amounts or eligibility rules.
Child care assistance funding for families
The law provides $2 billion from the Employment and Training Fund for child care assistance, related services, and administration. It also provides $777.099 million from the General Revenue Fund for Child Care Services grants and administration. Both amounts include prior-year costs and do not change family eligibility or set household subsidies. The Crisis Nursery Grant Program receives up to $1 million from the Fund for Illinois' Future. That nursery funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding community care for developmental disabilities
The law provides about $2.212 billion from general revenue for developmental disability community services, intermediate care facilities, and alternative community programs. Community services also receive $90 million from the Community Developmental Disability Services Medicaid Trust Fund and $9.9656 million from the Mental Health Fund. General revenue provides another $7.6758 million for specialized services and $480,600 for the Developmental Disability Quality Assurance Waiver. All these appropriations include prior years' costs. They do not set individual benefit amounts or change eligibility.
Funding independent living and caregiver relief
The law provides about $1.386 billion for Illinois Home Services Program grants and administration. This includes about $1.115 billion from general revenue and $271 million from the Home Services Medicaid Trust Fund. The Vocational Rehabilitation Fund provides $11 million for services authorized by the federal Assistive Technology Act and $3.0455 million for Independent Living Older Blind services. Another $6.7443 million from general revenue supports respite services, including help for people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. These provisions do not set individual payment amounts.
Funding for school meals and learning
For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $1.25 billion for Child Nutrition. Federal education funding includes $1.35 billion for Title I, $56 million for Title III, and $300 million for Title IV. It also includes $3 million for Title V and $10 million for Title X. Special education funding includes $5 million for IDEA Improvement, $41 million for IDEA Preschool, and $800,000 for Project Reach at the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Other amounts include $70 million for vocational education, $35 million for student assessments, and $3.5 million for an Institute of Education Sciences grant. A separate $160 million Title II appropriation supports programs including the Ed Leaders Network, superintendent scholarships and mentoring, and new principal mentoring. The law also provides $164.8605 million for school emergency relief grants, contracts, and administration under the American Rescue Plan Act. These appropriations fund programs rather than setting direct household payments.
Illinois funds highways and transportation planning
The law provides up to $1.6361723 billion from the State Construction Account Fund for highway engineering, construction, land, bikeways, and related work. Road Fund money provides $130 million for transportation department facilities, including land, construction, and repairs. It also provides up to $50 million for Chicago’s State Only Chicago Commitment infrastructure improvements. Another $119.19 million funds transportation planning and research. Its $93.417 million metropolitan planning portion cannot exceed available federal or local funding.
Lottery funding covers prizes and games
The law provides $3.291277 billion from the State Lottery Fund for lottery prizes and costs. This includes $3 billion for winning tickets or shares and $265 million to develop and promote games. Funding also covers operations, refunds, and promotional prizes, including multi-state games. Prize payments follow Illinois Lottery Law; buying a ticket does not guarantee a payment.
Regional transit and suburban buses funded
The law provides up to $427.7052 million for Regional Transportation Authority construction, grants, and project assistance. It renews up to $669.748323 million for those purposes from the Regional Transportation Authority Capital Improvement Fund. Another renewed grant provides up to $156.737707 million from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund for Suburban Bus Division upgrades. Both renewed amounts are limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money supports transit projects, not direct rider payments.
State facilities receive repair and demolition funding
The law provides the Capital Development Board $150 million for demolition, planning, site preparation, assessments, cleanup, stabilization, and restoration. It adds $100 million for delayed maintenance, emergencies, restarting work, higher project costs, and other state improvements. Separate allocations renew about $1.793 billion and up to $390 million for similar state capital work. Renewed money must have remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The $390 million allocation covers state entities' projects authorized by the General Obligation Bond Act.
State funds public employee pension contributions
The law funds state pension contributions under existing law, without changing individual benefit formulas or eligibility. General revenue provides about $1.792 billion to the State Employees’ Retirement System and $2.069446 billion to the State Universities Retirement System. The universities system also gets $250 million from the State Pensions Fund under Section 8.12 of the State Finance Act. The Common School Fund provides about $6.496 billion to the Teachers’ Retirement System.
Billions for roads, highways, and bikeways
The law authorizes up to about $1.780 billion for state and arterial highways and related projects. It separately authorizes up to about $1.009 billion for state and local roads and bridges. These Road Fund allocations cover engineering, construction, related facilities, land purchases, and bikeways; the highway allocation also covers vehicle-weight enforcement improvements. Another renewed allocation provides up to about $782.01 million for state transportation construction and related work. That renewed allocation is limited to money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Communities get drinking-water project assistance
The law provides up to $200 million and another $90 million for drinking-water projects, available only as needed. It also renews separate amounts of up to $858.986481 million and $145.25171 million. Renewed money must remain unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency administers this Water Revolving Fund assistance for local governments and privately owned community water supplies. Funding follows federal drinking-water law and also supports accounts for a leveraged loan program, rather than household loans.
Continued funding for Illinois road improvements
The law carries forward about $3.055 billion and $1.029 million from Series A bonds for the state Road Improvement Program. It also carries forward about $1.473 billion from the State Construction Account and $129.734 million from Series D bonds. Another $58.142 million supports statewide highway-related construction, and $5.309 million supports emergency state and local road and bridge repairs. Work includes engineering, construction, bikeways, land purchases, roadside controls, natural beauty preservation, and vehicle-weight enforcement facilities. All amounts are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; construction-account and $58.142 million spending must also be necessary for the listed work.
Continued funding for regional transit projects
The law renews three regional transit allocations capped at about $1.535 billion, $533.36 million, and $85.70 million. They fund Regional Transportation Authority construction, grants, and project assistance through transportation bond funds. Separate allocations renew up to about $12.17 million for a Metra station at 79th Street and Lowe Avenue in Chicago. Another $12 million supports the 59th Street Metra Station, and $5 million supports the Damen Green Line Station. Each allocation is limited to needed project costs and money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local governments get sewer project assistance
The law provides up to $450 million for local sewer and wastewater loans, plus $110 million in federally authorized assistance. Both new amounts come from the Water Revolving Fund and are available only as needed. It also renews up to $1.925725071 billion for the state loan program and $199.154336 million in federally authorized wastewater assistance. Renewed money must remain unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. State loan-program rules apply, including to needed funding for accounts supporting a leveraged loan program; these are not household loans.
Local governments receive transportation tax funds
The law funds $586.625 million in Motor Fuel Tax Fund distributions under Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. This includes $205.9838 million for counties, $287.2562 million for municipalities, and $93.385 million through counties for road districts. It also funds $579.3702 million from the Transportation Renewal Fund under Section 8b. That includes $202.837 million for counties, $284.4706 million for municipalities, and $92.0626 million through counties for road districts. Distributions depend on amounts available under those laws; these appropriations do not change fuel tax rates.
Local roads and bridges retain billions
The law renews up to about $3.73 billion from the Road Fund for local roads, bridges, and bikeways. Funding covers engineering, construction contracts, land purchases, and related transportation facilities. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. Spending must follow applicable laws and rules for the local Road Improvement Program.
Public transit receives operating and bond support
The law provides $466.1777 million for listed downstate transit carriers to cover part of their eligible operating costs. That aid follows the Downstate Public Transportation Act. It also provides $594 million for Regional Transportation Authority purposes under Section 4.09 of its governing law. A separate $100 million grant supports the authority's Strategic Capital Improvement bonds. That grant cannot exceed the amounts allowed under Sections 4.09(c-5) and 4.09(d); these provisions promise no rider fare cut.
State roads and bikeways retain billions
The law renews up to about $3.36 billion for state transportation construction and improvements. About $2.61 billion comes from the Road Fund for engineering, construction, land purchases, and related work. Another $748.998569 million comes from the State Construction Account Fund for roads, bikeways, facilities, and vehicle-weight enforcement infrastructure. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. Road Improvement Program spending must follow applicable laws and rules.
Billions fund Medicaid provider relief
The law deposits $2.8875 billion into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund, plus $110 million for Medical Assistance. It authorizes $19.818 billion in spending from that fund for Medical Assistance providers and related operating and administrative costs. That spending includes $132 million for assistance under subsection (a-5) of Section 12-4.35 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. The $110 million deposit supports that same statutory program. These are fund deposits and spending authorizations, not separate household payments.
Funding supports Medicaid care and operations
The law provides $6.0776069 billion from general revenue for Medical Assistance providers and related operating and administrative costs. It also provides $800 million from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund for Medical Assistance providers. Another $25 million from the Medical Interagency Program Fund covers Medical Assistance payments and other agencies’ medical services and costs. Services and costs for another agency’s program require an agreement between agencies. These funds do not establish household payment amounts.
Hospital funding supports patient care
The law provides $7.3 billion from the Hospital Provider Fund for hospitals, managed care payments, and related costs. Managed care payments must be needed to comply with Article V-A of the Illinois Public Aid Code. The County Provider Trust Fund provides $3.5 billion for medical services and $25 million for administration, including federal matching-fund pass-throughs. Another $375 million from the University of Illinois Hospital Services Fund reimburses that hospital for medical services. These appropriations do not set payments for individual patients.
Medicaid funding covers prescriptions and care
The law provides $2 billion from the Drug Rebate Fund for prescription drugs, pharmacy products, and Medical Assistance coverage or reimbursement. It also covers managed care payments and related operating and administrative costs. The appropriation does not set a new benefit amount or eligibility rule for recipients.
More funding for Medicaid care providers
The law raises the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund deposit from $2.2385 billion to $2.4385 billion, adding $200 million. Separately, spending authority from that fund rises from $16.3055 billion to $16.9555 billion for Medical Assistance providers and related costs. Hospital Provider Fund spending rises from $4.5 billion to $6.05 billion for hospitals, managed care organizations, and related costs. Hospital payments include amounts needed to meet state hospital-payment law. These funding changes do not set new patient benefit amounts or eligibility rules.
Continued funding for public campus improvements
The law renews about $180.93 million for higher-education maintenance, emergencies, project restart costs, and other capital work. Separate schedules renew about $695.72 million for university and academy facilities and $616.72 million for construction, equipment, and related improvements. It also renews up to about $135.44 million for community colleges and $343.83 million for public universities. The latter includes $39 million for a Chicago State University Westside campus; both schedules are limited to needed amounts. All five schedules require funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, and provide facilities funding, not student aid.
Funding for schools and student transportation
The law provides about $8.936 billion for Illinois school districts through the state's Evidence-Based Funding program. Beginning July 1, 2025, it also provides $342 million for regular and vocational school transportation reimbursements. Another $15.6683 million covers regular education reimbursements, including prior-year costs, beginning that date. These two reimbursement funds cannot pay personal services or operational or administrative costs. The money supports schools, not direct payments to families.
Operating funds for Illinois public universities
The law provides operating funds as needed from the Education Assistance Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Caps are about $651.09 million for University of Illinois, $221.64 million for Southern Illinois, and $101.63 million for Northern Illinois. Illinois State gets up to about $80.58 million, Western Illinois $57.39 million, and Eastern Illinois $47.95 million. Northeastern Illinois gets up to about $41.17 million, Chicago State $40.53 million, and Governors State $26.85 million. These funds support university operations; these provisions do not set tuition or individual student payments.
Illinois sets aside billions for bond payments
The law sets aside about $3.732 billion from the General Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest Fund to pay state bonds. This includes about $2.370 billion in principal and $1.362 billion in interest. The money pays bondholders and uses public funds, rather than providing direct household benefits.
Funding for crime victims and claimants
The law provides $42 million from the General Revenue Fund for Illinois Court of Claims payments. This includes $12 million for Crime Victims Compensation Act claims and $30 million for other claims. The funding pays qualifying claims but does not set individual award amounts.
Funding to compensate crime victims
The law provides $10 million from the Court of Claims Federal Grant Fund to pay qualifying crime victim claims. The Illinois Court of Claims pays claims covered by the Crime Victims Compensation Act. This funding line does not set the amount each claimant receives.
Funding to pay line-of-duty awards
The law provides up to $7 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Court of Claims. The money pays qualifying line-of-duty awards. This provision does not set individual award amounts or a payment formula.
Free supplies for metabolic care recipients
The law provides $5.175 million from the Metabolic Screening and Treatment Fund for grants to distribute medical preparations and food supplies. The supplies must be provided free of charge. The funding helps people receiving these items through metabolic screening services.
Funding for adoption and guardianship services
The law provides about $223.95 million to purchase adoption and guardianship services through Illinois' child welfare department. This includes about $173.79 million from general revenue and $50.16 million from the Children’s Services Fund. The money also covers costs from prior years. The provision does not change service eligibility or set individual benefit amounts.
Funding for child welfare family services
The law funds state child welfare services with about $84.5 million for family preservation and $38.29 million for counseling and related services. It provides about $12.66 million for targeted case management and $11.71 million for the Independent Living Initiative. Court Appointed Special Advocates receive about $9.57 million to support children. Funding comes from the General Revenue Fund and the child welfare department's Children’s Services Fund. These provisions do not change eligibility or set individual payment amounts.
Funding for foster care and prevention
The law provides about $705.84 million for foster homes, specialized foster care, and prevention through Illinois' child welfare department. This includes about $415.4 million from general revenue and $290.44 million from the Children’s Services Fund. The money also covers costs from prior years. The provision does not change service eligibility or set individual payment amounts.
Funding for state and teacher insurance
The law provides $4.495 billion for health coverage, $112.4 million for life insurance, and $172.826 million for group insurance. Members must qualify under the State Employees Group Insurance Act and elect health or life coverage as required. It also deposits $123.195074 million into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund as the state's contribution. These funds support coverage but do not set individual premium cuts or new coverage amounts.
Funding helps families collect child support
The law deposits $71.8 million into the Child Support Administrative Fund. It authorizes $246.9588 million from that fund for child support services and related costs. Funded work includes stronger collection efforts, enforcement demonstration projects, and payment processing through the State Disbursement Unit. This funding does not change eligibility rules or set any family's child support payment.
Illinois funds meals for older adults
The law provides $95.95 million for meal and nutrition programs administered by the Department on Aging. This includes $35 million for group meals and $45 million for home-delivered meals. It also provides $12 million for nutrition incentives, $3.5 million for the USDA National Lunch Program, and $450,000 for the USDA Child and Adult Food Care Program. The home-delivered meal funding includes prior years’ costs. These appropriations fund services, not a set payment to each participant.
Illinois funds seniors and family caregivers
The law provides $55 million for older adults’ social services and $13 million for the National Family Caregiver Support Program. Another $1.8 million funds elder-abuse prevention, $1.4 million funds long-term care advocacy, and $4.5 million funds preventive health. Those five amounts include prior years’ costs. Separate funds provide about $17.59 million for area aging agencies, $5.27 million for caregiver support, and $1.75 million for equal distribution of community services. The law also funds senior volunteers with $565,000 and intergenerational and foster grandparent programs with $376,400.
Illinois funds seniors’ community care services
The law provides $583.7 million and $1 billion from two funds for the Community Care Program. It also provides $3.5 million for Illinois Care Connections and $92.1 million for case coordination. These amounts include prior years’ costs. Another $10.2 million supports long-term care in facilities and communities, including efforts to shift care toward community settings. Community services run by another state agency require an interagency agreement; these funds do not set individual payments.
Travel reimbursement for eligible reproductive healthcare patients
Eligible employees, retirees, and dependents can receive reimbursement when they must leave their state of residence for reproductive healthcare. Reimbursement covers qualifying transportation and lodging costs, up to $1,000 per occurrence. The provision does not specify an annual limit or further eligibility details.
Affordable housing funding targets low-income households
The law renews up to $27.07545 million in bond funding for affordable housing grants, loans, and investments through the housing authority. The funding targets low-income families, low-income seniors, low-income people with disabilities, and at-risk displaced veterans. It also covers prior-year costs. Only money remaining unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. No amount for each household is specified.
Cash and housing help funds eligible families
The law provides $9.3907 million for cash assistance and services that help families find housing. Only families in the class defined by the Norman Consent Order are served by this funding. The money includes $3.3194 million in general funds and $6.0713 million from the DCFS Children’s Services Fund. The provision does not set each family's payment.
College aid for military families
The law provides $6 million for Illinois Veterans’ Grants and National Guard Grants at state-controlled universities. It also provides up to $3.5 million for scholarships for dependents of Illinois-resident military personnel. Those personnel must have been declared prisoners of war, missing in action, killed, or permanently disabled. Existing program laws govern eligibility, and these appropriations do not set individual awards.
Funding for college grants and scholarships
The law provides about $721.57 million for Monetary Award Program grants: $296.5662 million from General Revenue and $425 million from Education Assistance. Administrative and operating costs cannot exceed 2% of the total Monetary Award Program appropriation. Eligible public universities receive $50 million for AIM HIGH student grants. The law also funds $16.0143 million for Children and Family Services scholarships and $110,000 for Higher Education License Plate Program grants. These amounts fund programs, not fixed awards for each student.
Funding for students with disabilities
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law funds transportation reimbursements at $467.3661 million and public and private tuition at $202.7324 million. It also provides $131.8121 million for school district reimbursements under School Code Section 14-7.03. Tuition and Section 14-7.03 funding include prior-year costs; all three lines exclude personal services, operating, and administrative costs. Beginning the same date, Chicago Lighthouse receives $1.9211 million for educational materials, with the same cost exclusions. A separate $2.5 million grant supports Valley View District 365-U’s itinerant services for children with developmental delays and disabilities through school and community partnerships.
Scholarship and debt help for social workers
The law provides $2 million for Social Worker Scholarships and loan repayment assistance. Recipients must qualify under the applicable assistance program. This provision does not set individual awards or spell out the eligibility details.
Unemployment funding for former transportation workers
The law provides $24.7343 million for unemployment benefits based on qualifying insured-work wages from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Funding includes $5 million from the Road Fund and $1.7343 million from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund. Another $18 million comes from the General Revenue Fund. Former department employees must qualify for unemployment compensation; this provision does not set an individual benefit amount.
Work injury funding for public employees
The law provides $135 million from the Workers’ Compensation Revolving Fund for state agency and university employee claims and administration. Treatment and expense payments require Central Management Services to certify the person’s employment. It must also confirm coverage under the Workers’ Compensation Act or Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act and determine the payment. The appropriation does not set a standard payment for each employee.
Chicago area gets emergency preparedness funding
The law provides $300 million from the Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness Trust Fund for the Chicago Urban Area. Illinois’ emergency management and homeland security agency receives the money for administration and preparedness activities. The funding can cover prior years’ costs. It does not provide direct household payments.
Chicago rail yard noise work funded
The law makes up to about $91.57 million available again to reduce noise at the Chicago Belt Railway Yard. The Illinois Department of Transportation receives the Road Fund money. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The law does not specify who qualifies for particular noise-control work.
Chicago shoreline protection funding renewed
The law renews up to $125 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Chicago's Lake Shore Drive Shoreline Protection Program. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant to the city. Only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Community reinvestment program receives grant funding
The law provides $180 million for the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The money comes from the Criminal Justice Information Projects Fund. It covers grants, awards, administration, and prior-year costs. This provision does not set individual eligibility rules or direct household payments.
Correctional facilities retain major repair funding
The law renews up to $900 million from the Capital Development Fund for Department of Corrections facility improvements. Work includes roofs, program space, disability access, windows, food-service equipment, plumbing, electrical systems, heating, cooling, and health-care units. The Capital Development Board can fund the work or provide grants to state agencies for these purposes. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Corrections receives funding for office operations
The law provides about $109.17 million from the General Revenue Fund for Department of Corrections General Office operations. The funding covers the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The department can draw only the amount needed for these purposes.
Funding continues for climate pollution grants
The law renews up to $431 million for Climate Pollution Reduction Grants through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The U.S. Environmental Protection Fund supplies the money for implementation grants authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act. Only amounts needed and unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This funding does not establish direct household payments.
Funding continues for parks and open space
The law carries forward up to $165.77 million for local open-space grants and related expenses. Grants follow the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. It also carries forward $89.95 million for Natural Resources Department construction and maintenance at state-owned, leased, or managed sites. Both funding lines are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding continues for prison facility improvements
The law renews about $204.99 million from the Capital Development Fund for Department of Corrections projects. The Capital Development Board receives about $97.21 million for statewide renovations and $90 million for new X-house facilities. About $17.79 million supports fiber installation and other capital improvements. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available.
Funding continues for state police facilities
The law renews about $117.35 million from the Capital Development Fund for Illinois State Police facilities. About $62.53 million supports site acquisition, planning, and construction of a new crime lab. About $54.82 million supports planning and construction of a new combined facility, with capital improvements also covered. The Capital Development Board can use only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding continues to remove mine hazards
The law renews up to about $210.37 million for grants and contracts to remove abandoned-mine hazards. It also covers emergency-response expenses authorized by Section 40701 of the federal infrastructure law. The money comes from the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund. Only funds left unspent on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Funding for juvenile facilities and education
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the law provides $46.012714 million for juvenile justice central, school, and community-service operations. This General Revenue Fund funding includes $4.5 million for high school education services for incarcerated people. Youth Center operations receive $105.136307 million: Chicago, $18.446302 million; Harrisburg, $24.570217 million; and Lincoln, $10 million. The remaining center amounts are Pere Marquette, $9.878592 million; St. Charles, $25.134709 million; and Warrenville, $17.106487 million. All money may be drawn only as needed for the stated purposes.
Funding for local police vehicle cameras
The law provides $4 million in new funding for local government grants from the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund. It also renews up to $60 million left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board administers the grants. Money covers police vehicle cameras, officer training, data storage, and licensing costs authorized by the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act.
Funding for National Guard facility upgrades
The law provides up to $50 million for National Guard property purchases and facility improvements. It also renews about $112.31 million in earlier facility funding, limited to funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. That renewed funding includes up to $20 million for the Peoria Readiness Center and Peoria Army Aviation Support Facility Training Site. It also includes up to $24 million to build a vehicle maintenance shop at the North Riverside Readiness Center. The Department of Military Affairs can spend only the amounts needed.
Funding for parkland and visitor facilities
The law renews up to about $27.5 million for the Open Land Trust Program. It also renews up to about $50.13 million for grants to improve parks and recreation facilities. Both renewals are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, it adds $58 million for Illinois Beach State Park improvements beyond prior funding. Work includes a ballroom, conference space, lodge renovation, pool demolition and construction, and drainage upgrades.
Funding Keeps Court Reporter Payments Going
The law provides about $108.37 million to the Illinois State Comptroller for expenses tied to official court reporter payments. The money comes from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund. Payments follow existing law; this appropriation does not create a household benefit or change tax rates.
Funding keeps statewide pretrial services running
The law provides $74.8536 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services. The money covers operations, awards, grants, permanent improvements, and pretrial service reimbursements. Funding covers the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
Funding renews Illinois forensic lab project
The law renews up to $122.5 million for Illinois State Police to acquire and refurbish Lincoln Way North High School. The property is designated for a state forensic lab. The Build Illinois Bond Fund money is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding supports cannabis law grant programs
The law provides $105 million from the Department of Human Services Community Services Fund. The money covers grants and administration tied to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. This provision does not identify specific services, individual eligibility rules, or household payment amounts.
Funding supports courts and innocence work
The Illinois Supreme Court receives $531.668 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. It covers operations, awards, grants, permanent improvements, and probation reimbursements. The University of Illinois Springfield also receives grant authority of up to $3 million, as needed, for the Illinois Innocence Project. That grant includes related administrative costs and does not create a new individual legal right.
Funding supports motor vehicle service operations
The Secretary of State receives $150.9085 million for regular staff positions in its Motor Vehicle Group. Another appropriation provides up to $200 million for technology, office automation, data processing, and vehicle-law program operations. The operating money must support administration or enforcement of vehicle and transportation laws. These provisions do not change vehicle fees or individual requirements.
Funding supports prisons and reentry services
The law provides $134.4 million from the Corrections Reimbursement and Education Fund for programs and technology. This includes $20 million for contracts, $5 million for school programs, and $5 million for federal programs. It also includes $59.4 million for other programs and $45 million for technology upgrades. Allowed uses include beds, treatment, juvenile supervision, medical care, food, construction, and technology purchases and upkeep. Separately, the General Revenue Fund provides $35.7809 million for education and $68.5434 million for parole. It provides $46.435 million for reentry and $137.0582 million for field services. Corrections may draw those General Revenue Fund amounts only as needed for their stated purposes.
Grants fund public and nonprofit organizations
The law provides $140 million from the Criminal Justice Trust Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The money funds awards and grants to local governments, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations. This provision does not name specific services or household recipients.
Illinois funds emergency readiness and training
The law provides $23.0104 million for the federally funded Emergency Preparedness Grant Program. It also provides $75.017 million for terrorism preparedness and training through Illinois' emergency management and homeland security agency. Both amounts come from the Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness Trust Fund and can cover prior years' costs. Neither provision creates direct household payments.
Local railroad crossing safety funding continues
The law renews up to $193.067496 million from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund for local public-road railroad crossing improvements. Work includes crossing surfaces, grade separations, pedestrian walkways, and measures to deter trespassing. Projects must be ordered by the Illinois Commerce Commission and authorized by law. Only needed balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Security grants help Illinois nonprofit groups
The law provides $43 million from the IEMA State Projects Fund for the Illinois Not-for-Profit Security Grant Program. The money supports security grants for eligible nonprofit groups and program operating costs. This provision does not set individual grant amounts or provide household payments.
Communities get lead-pipe replacement funding
The law provides up to $250 million for lead service line replacement under federal drinking-water law. It adds up to $20 million for grants carrying out Illinois’ lead-line replacement and notification law. Both new amounts are available only as needed. It also renews up to $595.865021 million for replacement assistance and $20 million for state-law grants, limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency administers these Water Revolving Fund programs; this funding does not set household eligibility or award amounts.
Communities get water contamination cleanup funding
The law provides up to $37 million for emerging drinking-water contaminants and $20 million for local-government and disadvantaged-community contaminant grants. It renews $84.007343 million for drinking-water projects, $70 million for community grants, and $23.5403 million for wastewater contaminants. Renewed funds must remain unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Drinking-water project aid serves local governments and privately owned community water supplies; wastewater aid serves local governments. Federal water-law requirements apply, and new funding plus the renewed $70 million grant line are available only as needed.
Lake County stormwater projects keep funding
The law renews up to $92.098 million for Lake County’s regional stormwater management projects. The grant comes from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Only money remaining unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The funding does not provide household payments or set lower utility rates.
Cash and emergency help for families
The law provides $234.9 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and other social services. This includes emergency assistance for families with dependent children. The funding does not change who qualifies or set individual payments.
Early Intervention funding for eligible children
The law provides $161.8919 million from the General Revenue Fund for Early Intervention grants and administration. It also provides $260 million from the Early Intervention Services Revolving Fund for program services, including prior-year costs. The funding supports eligible children and service providers. It does not change eligibility or set household payments.
Funding continues for public health laboratory
The law renews about $126.36 million from the Capital Development Fund for a public health laboratory and capital improvements. The Capital Development Board receives the funding for construction. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. The provision does not change household health coverage or benefit eligibility.
Funding for addiction treatment and recovery
The law provides $131.4089 million for community addiction treatment, housing, related supports, and administration, including prior-year costs. It also provides $85 million from the substance abuse block grant fund for treatment and related services. Another $13.8211 million funds community addiction treatment for Medicaid-eligible and AllKids clients, including prior-year costs. These appropriations fund services rather than setting payments to individuals.
Funding for children in state care
The law provides $373.2493 million for institution and group home care and prevention through Children and Family Services. This includes $247.3491 million from general revenues and $125.9002 million from the department's Children's Services Fund. It also provides $30 million from the Special Purposes Trust Fund for Level of Care Support Services. Another $100 million is available only from prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The care-support funding covers grants and administration; all these allocations can cover prior years' costs.
Funding for developmental disability care and transitions
The law provides $448.7672 million for state developmental centers or services helping residents move to community settings. It also allocates $1 million to Urban Autism Solutions. The autism allocation does not specify how the organization must use the money or who receives services. Neither provision sets individual payments.
Funding for disability and mental healthcare
The law provides $85 million for community services for people with developmental disabilities and changes to the care system. It provides $50 million for intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities and alternative community programs. Another $74.4 million supports developmental and mental health programs. These three grants-and-administration packages also cover prior-year costs. A separate $300,000 supports developmental disability care-provider administration; these provisions do not set individual benefits or eligibility rules.
Funding for family groceries and food banks
The law provides $230 million from the federal WIC fund for free food distribution and nutrition program food centers. It also provides up to $5 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program. These appropriations support food assistance, but do not set household benefit amounts or new eligibility rules.
Funding for mental health care services
The law provides $332.3816 million to operate state mental health facilities or help residents move to community settings. Another $183.095233 million supports community care, child and teen mental health programs, facilities, and transitions, including prior-year costs. The Mental Health Fund provides $50 million for mental health and developmental disability special projects. These appropriations do not set individual benefit amounts.
Funding for students' medical and mental healthcare
The law provides $400 million from the Special Education Medicaid Matching Fund for payments to local education agencies. Medical services and other costs must qualify for federal reimbursement under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program. It also grants up to $1 million to Effective School Solutions for in-person mental health and behavioral support for high-risk Illinois students. These funds do not establish household payments.
Funding helps parents and infants
General revenue provides $29.7229 million for reducing infant deaths, case management, outreach, and the Intensive Prenatal Performance Project. It also provides $27.9263 million for maternal and child home visiting, including Parents Too Soon and Healthy Families. Another $1 million funds a diaper distribution pilot for qualified people; the provision does not define qualifications or benefit amounts. The law renews up to $1.544931 million from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for Carle Health Methodist Hospital’s Healthy Beginnings Program. That renewal includes prior costs and is limited to funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding keeps Illinois Poison Center operating
The law provides $4.75 million from the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund to operate the Illinois Poison Center. Households can use this statewide service for poison-related emergencies. The appropriation does not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding local health services and equity zones
The law provides $150 million from the Public Health Services Fund to carry out federal awards, including local testing and services. It also provides $300,000 to support federally funded public health programs. Another $1 million from general revenue funds grants and administration to establish and implement health equity zones. These zones address social and environmental factors linked to health and racial inequity. The appropriations do not set individual payment amounts.
Funding opioid programs and youth addiction prevention
The law provides $108 million for grants and administration tied to the national opioid settlement. This includes $20 million from the DHS State Projects Fund and $88 million from the Illinois Opioid Remediation State Trust Fund. Another $2.05 million from the Youth Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Prevention Fund supports youth addiction prevention and related services. The provisions do not set individual benefits or eligibility rules.
Funding supports addiction prevention and treatment
The law provides $24 million from the substance abuse block grant fund for addiction prevention and related administration. Another $30 million from that fund supports American Rescue Plan substance abuse prevention and treatment grants and administration. It also provides $50 million from the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Fund for treatment, prevention, related services, and administration. These appropriations do not set individual eligibility rules or direct household payments.
Funding supports community living and housing
The law provides $67.1815 million from general revenue for Community Transition and System Rebalancing grants and administration. Another $65.4775 million funds program and administrative expenses for community transitions under the Colbert Consent Decree. Both amounts include prior years’ costs. It also provides $22.7138 million for supportive housing grants and administration serving people with mental illness. These appropriations do not set individual payment amounts or detailed eligibility rules.
Funding supports community social service programs
The law provides $100 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for the Social Services Block Grant. The money covers grants and administrative expenses. The appropriation does not define household eligibility or individual benefit amounts.
Funding supports mental health crisis care
The law provides $70 million from the Community Mental Health Medicaid Trust Fund for Medicaid and community services, including prior costs. It provides $45 million in community mental health block grants and $15 million for American Rescue Plan mental health grants and administration. Another $50 million from the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund supports crisis call centers, response services, and administration. It renews up to $2 million from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for trauma recovery centers and administration, including prior costs. That renewal is limited to the amount needed and left unspent from the earlier funding at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding supports SNAP families and food delivery
The DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund provides $100 million for SNAP grants and administration. It provides another $16.5 million for SNAP to Success, $5 million for outreach, and $30 million for nutrition education. Those amounts also cover related administrative expenses. Another $25.1638 million pays for Emergency Food Program transportation and distribution. These appropriations do not change SNAP eligibility or household benefit amounts.
Illinois funds veterans’ homes and dental care
The law funds Chicago’s veterans’ home with up to $16.8309 million from general revenue and $6 million from veterans’ home funds. It also provides about $12.57 million for Anna, $79.08 million for Quincy, $27.94 million for LaSalle, and $60.71 million for Manteno. These funds cover operations and prior years’ costs; the Anna, Quincy, LaSalle, and Manteno funds also cover improvements and refunds. Quincy and Manteno funding includes resident compensation. Separately, up to $1 million in prior dental-care funding continues for residents of all five homes, limited to balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
More funding for family child care
The law raises Child Care Services funding by $75 million, from $617.099 million to $692.099 million. It also provides $62.2366 million for protective and family maintenance day care through the Department of Children and Family Services. Another $2 million supports off-hours child care, and $381,200 goes to Children's Place for families affected by HIV/AIDS. These funds support care and program costs, but do not set per-family payments or change eligibility.
Operating support for twelve safety-net hospitals
The law appropriates $100 million from the Fund for Illinois' Future for operating expenses at 12 named safety-net hospitals. Hospitals must participate in Illinois Medicaid managed care to receive funding. Listed allocations are Insight-Chicago $7 million; Jackson Park-Chicago $7 million; Loretto-Chicago $11 million; Mount Sinai-Chicago $13 million; Roseland-Chicago $16 million; and South Shore-Chicago $17 million. The list also assigns St. Bernard-Chicago $7 million; Thorek Andersonville-Chicago $2 million; Thorek Memorial $2 million; Touchette-Centreville $12 million; West Suburban-Oak Park $4 million; and Weiss-Chicago $4 million. The money goes to hospitals, not directly to patients.
Public health labs retain construction funding
The law renews up to $157 million from the Capital Development Fund for public health laboratories. The Capital Development Board funds construction, renovation, and other improvements for the Department of Public Health. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This does not change individual benefit eligibility or create household payments.
Summer grocery benefits and food pantry funding
The law provides $300 million for Summer EBT food benefits, grants, and administration, including prior-year costs. The funding supports eligible children and households without changing eligibility or setting individual benefit amounts. Common food pantry also receives $300,000. The pantry allocation does not state who qualifies for help.
WIC funding supports families’ nutrition services
The law provides $85.049 million from the USDA Women, Infants and Children Fund for WIC grants and administration. This includes grants to public and private agencies that administer the nutrition program. The appropriation does not change eligibility or set individual benefit amounts.
Funding for rent and homebuying help
The law provides up to $180 million for affordable housing, including down payments, rent, security deposits, development, and housing financing. It also provides up to $35 million for the Rental Housing Support Program. Another appropriation provides up to $10 million for emergency rental assistance and administration. Emergency aid must follow federal rules under the American Rescue Plan Act’s rental assistance program. These funding provisions do not set individual awards or eligibility rules.
People facing homelessness get housing support funding
The law provides up to $263.7 million to the Department of Human Services for Home Illinois grants and administration. Funding supports shelter, housing help, homelessness prevention, outreach, and related services. Services support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including homeless veterans. The law does not set individual award amounts or eligibility rules for particular services.
Early childhood workers receive program funding
The law provides $212 million from the General Revenue Fund for SMART Start grants and administration. This includes $200 million for Workforce Grants and $10 million for Quality Contracts. Another $2 million funds the Early Childhood Apprentice Program. The funding supports early childhood workers and providers but does not set individual payments or eligibility rules.
Education services for students with disabilities
The law provides $980 million from the state education board's federal education fund for disability education programs. Funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act includes autism learning supports and the Center for Transition. It also supports the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, assistive technology, and the Illinois Service Resource Center. The appropriation funds services, not a set cash payment to each family.
Funding for young children's learning
The law provides $748.1381 million to the Illinois State Board of Education for early-childhood education. It also puts $2.347 million into the Imagination Library of Illinois Fund for program grants. These funds support education services and grants rather than direct household checks. These provisions do not set household eligibility rules or individual benefit amounts.
Funding supports job rehabilitation services
The law provides $100 million from the Vocational Rehabilitation Fund for federal vocational rehabilitation programs. This includes case services for individuals and costs from prior years. The funding provision does not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules.
School repair and construction funding continues
The law makes $106.970546 million available again for school maintenance grants through the Illinois State Board of Education. Districts organized under Article 34 of the School Code are excluded from those maintenance grants. It also makes $25 million available again for school construction grants under section 2-3.146 of the School Code. Both funding lines are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Airport improvement funding continues across Illinois
The law provides up to $150 million from the Federal/State/Local Airport Fund for airport improvements, including reimbursements or refunds. Projects must follow applicable state or federal law. It also renews up to $434.610548 million from that fund for local or federal project shares, including reimbursements or refunds. Renewed funding cannot exceed available federal or local money. It is also limited to needed balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Aviation and sound-reduction funding continues
The transportation department gets up to $32 million in new aviation funding and up to $59 million in renewed aviation funding. The law also renews up to $42.6 million from the Sound-Reducing Windows and Doors Replacement Fund. Both renewed amounts are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. All three amounts must serve the purposes named in the State Finance Act. The law does not set household eligibility or payment amounts for window and door replacement.
Businesses and development projects retain financing
The law carries forward separate Build Illinois bond allocations of about $114.97 million, $30 million, $12.5 million, and $60 million. It also carries forward two separate $30 million allocations from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. These grants and loans support economic development, jobs, and residents’ well-being; one Rebuild allocation specifically supports attracting and keeping businesses. State agencies can receive grants under all but the $114.97 million and business-attraction allocations, with other uses governed by Section 4(b) of the Build Illinois Bond Act. All funding is limited to need and balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; all but the final Rebuild allocation expressly cover earlier costs.
Capital funding for downstate transit riders
The law provides IDOT up to $47.5228 million from the Downstate Mass Transportation Capital Improvement Fund. The money supports construction, grants, and project assistance for downstate transit facilities and equipment, as provided by law. Another $60 million from the Downstate Transit Improvement Fund supports competitive capital grants. Those grants follow Section 2-15 of the Downstate Public Transportation Act and fund eligible transit projects, not direct rider payments.
Charging and cleaner transportation retain funding
The law carries forward up to $149 million from the Road Fund for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. Another $103.86 million covers transportation enhancements, congestion reduction, air quality, vehicle charging, high-priority projects, and scenic byways. Both lines are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Spending cannot exceed federal funds made available. Projects in the $103.86 million line must be ineligible for the Highway Improvement Program appropriation.
Chicago rail improvement funding continues
The law provides up to $209.878 million from the Road Fund for the federal MEGA grant for CREATE project EW2. That amount cannot exceed federal money made available. It renews CREATE grants, road construction, and related costs: up to $121.743495 million from Transportation Bond Series B and $400 million from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund. It also renews up to $150 million from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund for Belt Railway’s alternative alignment between 63rd and 65th Streets. Renewed funds must be unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Belt Railway spending must also be needed.
Chicago rail projects retain construction funding
The law renews Road Fund money for Chicago's CREATE transportation program, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. General CREATE work gets up to $3.286925 million, plus $1.959 million and $1.410957 million capped by available federal funding; the latter covers TIGER IV awards. Ogden Junction gets up to $70 million capped by federal INFRA grants, plus $13 million capped by local government reimbursements. The Archer Avenue and Belt Railway crossing project gets up to $19.1378 million, capped by federal INFRA grants. Pullman Junction gets up to $12.9057 million, capped by federal CRISI grants.
Continued repairs for public buildings
The law carries forward two grant lines totaling about $13.21 million for local or state facility purchases, financing, planning, and construction. The Capital Development Board also gets up to about $48 million for public infrastructure and $49.61 million for maintenance and improvements. Another $45.01 million supports state agency improvements. Up to about $35.34 million covers needed accessibility upgrades, hazardous-material removal, energy work, local grants, higher education costs, and state technology systems. That technology funding includes payroll, purchasing, resource management, and State Police equipment. Every line is limited to its prior funds left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Downstate transit facility funding continues
The law renews downstate transit facility and equipment funding, including separate Transportation Bond Series B lines of up to $100 million and $118.01555 million. It also renews up to $133.552651 million from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund. Another line renews up to $144.181729 million from the Downstate Mass Transportation Capital Improvement Fund. All four are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The two Series B lines are also limited to amounts needed for the stated work.
Downstate transit providers compete for grants
The law renews up to $254.758761 million from the Downstate Transit Improvement Fund for competitive capital grants. Eligible downstate transit providers and local governments compete under Section 2-15 of the Downstate Public Transportation Act. Funding is limited to needed balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Illinois Department of Transportation administers these project grants.
Economic development grants and loans funded
The law provides $140 million from the Commerce and Community Affairs Assistance Fund for authorized grants, contracts, and administration. That funding includes earlier years' costs under 20 ILCS 605/605-30. It also renews separate amounts of up to $331.930338 million and $139.816612 million for economic development grants and loans. Renewed funds support jobs, well-being, state agency grants, and other purposes under Section 4(b) of the Build Illinois Bond Act. Both renewed amounts are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Federal high-speed rail funding continues
The law renews up to $645.482476 million from the Federal High Speed Rail Trust Fund. The Illinois Department of Transportation uses it for grants, construction, and other high-speed rail project costs. Spending cannot exceed federal funds available for this purpose. The money must have remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for airport improvements and property
The law renews $4.180254 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for MidAmerica St. Louis Airport improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. IDOT receives renewed Road Fund amounts of up to $24.245487 million for airport programs and attracting federal funds, and $19.037247 million for South Suburban Airport property management and land costs. Another renewed $82.845772 million from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund supports airport and air navigation facility improvements. The airport-program money follows Sections 31 and 34 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act; the facility money follows Sections 34 and 72. All amounts depend on funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; IDOT's amounts are also limited to what is needed.
Funding for charging and cleaner transportation
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency gets up to $100 million for the federal Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program. It also retains up to $100 million for the Clean Ports Program; both programs receive only the amounts needed. Another $70 million is renewed for transportation electrification grants, including vehicle charging, public transit, fleets, and school buses. Charging grants prioritize medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Clean Ports and electrification funds are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for Chicago-area rail improvement projects
The law provides IDOT Road Fund money for CREATE rail projects. Up to $57 million covers project costs, capped by reimbursements from other entities. Separate appropriations provide up to $81.3011 million for project EW2 through a federal INFRA grant and $43.125 million for GS1, each capped by available federal funds. Renewed funding includes up to $46.547731 million for the 75th Street project, capped by local-government reimbursements. Another renewed $19.2064 million supports WA 11 Dolton Junction Interlocking, capped by federal CRISI reimbursements; both renewed amounts must have been unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for rail maintenance and crossings
The law provides IDOT $30 million from the Road Fund for high-speed rail track maintenance. It also renews up to $75.326761 million from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund for highway railroad crossings. That money supports crossing protection or projects that separate roads and tracks at different heights. Crossing projects must be ordered by the Illinois Commerce Commission and follow applicable law. Only needed crossing funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Funding for state buildings and repairs
The law renews up to $133.7 million for Capitol Complex upgrades and $49.4 million for state building repairs, including Veterans' Homes. It also renews up to $20 million for steam-system planning, a power-plant decentralization study, and related improvements. These renewed funds are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, the Capital Development Board gets $50 million for demolition, planning, site preparation, assessments, cleanup, stabilization, and restoration. This funding supports facilities, not household payments.
Funding prepares sites for business development
The law provides $200 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for grants and loans to prepare and improve project sites. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the funding. Uses must be authorized by subsection (b) of section 4 of the Build Illinois Bond Act. The funding does not create direct household payments.
Funding upgrades to state technology systems
The law provides up to $65 million for technology and electronic health records at Corrections and Human Services facilities. It renews up to $60 million for state technology projects, including Enterprise Resource Planning. It also renews up to $38.875 million for Secretary of State technology and $10 million for statewide accounting upgrades. Renewed funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Secretary of State funding also covers earlier costs; these projects do not create household payments.
Grants and loans support economic development
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides up to $134 million in Build Illinois grants and loans. The money supports economic development, employment, well-being, and other uses allowed by Section 4(b) of the bond law. It can cover state agency grants and earlier costs; the Governor must approve purposes and amounts before commitments or spending. A separate grant provides $210,869, or the remaining prior appropriation, to the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois. That grant comes from the Fund For Illinois' Future and includes prior years' costs.
High-speed rail retains equipment and corridor funding
The law renews up to $63.623932 million in bond funding to leverage federal money for high-speed and intercity passenger rail improvements. Another $34 million supports rail equipment purchases, overhauls, offsets, fees, and related costs. Road Fund money includes up to $3.205169 million for high-speed rail work, capped by available nonfederal funding. Another $502,308 moves locally owned utilities along federally designated high-speed rail corridors, limited to local agreement payments into the Road Fund. All amounts are limited to money unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Human services agency gets operating funds
The law provides $979.0923 million in general revenue for Illinois Department of Human Services costs and permanent improvements. It covers the budget year ending June 30, 2026. It also funds compensation for students, members, or inmates. This provision does not name specific household benefits or change eligibility rules.
Illinois funds economic development grants and contracts
The law provides $500 million for grants, contracts, and administration under the Invest in Illinois Program Act. The money also covers program costs from earlier years. This funding does not establish direct household payments.
Illinois keeps economic development funding available
The law renews three funding lines for economic development and job-related grants and loans. They include up to $25 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund and $40 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. A separate line provides up to $60.4 million and allows grants to state agencies. Each line covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Uses must follow the Build Illinois Bond Act; these lines do not establish household payments.
Illinois keeps funding quantum research campus
The law carries forward up to $492.5 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for a regional quantum science and technology campus. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The money can also support uses allowed by Section 4(b) of the Build Illinois Bond Act. This funding does not provide household payments.
Illinois preserves economic development grants
The law carries forward up to $103.61 million for economic development grants and loans under the Build Illinois Bond Act. It also preserves up to $20 million for American Rescue Plan Capital Assets grants, contracts, and loans. Up to $15.43 million supports M-Hub construction and capital improvements. Another $15 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund supports grants awarded with the Office of Minority Economic Empowerment. All amounts depend on funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; authorized past costs are also covered by the economic development, Capital Assets, and minority empowerment funding.
Illinois road projects retain construction money
The law renews transportation bond funding, limited to money unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Widening and rebuilding retain up to $79.9 million for Route 131, Wadsworth Road–Sunset Avenue, and $29.585 million for Route 120, Ashford Drive–U.S. Route 45. Lake County's transportation department retains a grant of up to $13 million for the Gilmer Road–Midlothian Road intersection. Other limits are $8.089242 million for Phase II of the Route 5/Interstate 74 interchange and $15 million for the Southwestern Illinois Connector Highway. Another $1.02243 million remains available for transportation purposes allowed by the General Obligation Bond Act.
Infrastructure grants for local communities
The law provides $66 million for infrastructure grants to local governments, school districts, and community providers. It includes another appropriation of up to $66 million beginning July 1, 2025. For that second appropriation, the Governor must approve the purpose and amount before contracts, obligations, or spending. Both appropriations also allow uses authorized by Section 4(a) of the Build Illinois Bond Act. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity manages this Build Illinois Bond Fund money.
Judges’ retirement system receives state contribution
The law provides $151.882 million in general funds for the state’s required contribution to the Judges Retirement System. The money supports the retirement system. This provision does not change individual judges’ retirement eligibility or benefit amounts.
Local governments get shared tax revenue
The law provides $600 million from the Local Government Distributive Fund for Illinois local governments. That money comes from the existing additional 1.25% Use Tax. It also provides $250 million from the Local Government Video Gaming Distributive Fund, using net terminal income tax revenue. These provisions allocate revenue; they do not set new tax rates or name the local services funded.
Local governments receive gaming tax distributions
The law provides $165 million from the State Gaming Fund for local government admissions and wagering tax distributions. It also provides $16 million from the Sports Wagering Fund for local wagering tax distributions. Both amounts include earlier years' costs. The money goes to local governments, not directly to households.
Local infrastructure grants and loans renewed
The law renews up to $139.298193 million for local government public infrastructure grants and loans. Funding covers planning, engineering, land purchases, construction, rebuilding, and improvements. It also permits state agency grants and other purposes under Section 4(a) of the Build Illinois Bond Act. Only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Local infrastructure grants keep their funding
The law carries forward two Build Illinois Bond Fund grant lines of up to $37.18 million and $147.31 million. They support infrastructure improvements by local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. Separate grants preserve up to $25,000 for Berwyn’s public works facility and $250,000 for Glenview’s salt dome. They also preserve up to $125,000 for Fulton County facilities and $37,500 for Galatia infrastructure. Each grant is limited to its unspent balance at the close of business on June 30, 2025; named local projects also receive only the amount needed.
Local rail routes retain improvement funding
The law renews transportation bond money for four passenger rail and transit projects. It includes up to $97.63963 million for Chicago-to-Carbondale passenger rail improvements and $21.952688 million for the Springfield Rail Improvement Project. Kendall County's Metra rail extension grant retains up to $1.2 million. The MetroLink extension from Scott Air Force Base to MidAmerica Airport retains up to $2 million. Each amount is limited to money unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; these are project funds, not household payments.
McCormick Place bond payments receive funding
The law provides up to $244.9907 million from the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority uses it for expansion project bond payments and related trustee and legal costs. This funds the authority's debt obligations rather than household assistance.
Passenger and freight rail retain upgrade funding
The law renews Illinois transportation department funding for passenger and freight rail improvements. Two Road Fund amounts, up to $9.983882 million and $42.280847 million, cannot exceed available federal rail funding. Two bond-funded amounts, up to $8.518206 million and $84.136894 million, cover tracks, signals, Amtrak stations, passenger equipment, and freight facilities. All four amounts are limited to money unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding for legislative building projects
The law renews up to $50 million to plan and design a new legislative building. This includes planning and design costs for demolishing the Stratton Office Building. A separate authorization renews up to $50 million for designing, building, and improving a legislative office building. Both authorizations are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding for state technology systems
The law renews up to $114.9 million from the Capital Development Fund for technology used across state agencies. This includes systems for managing agency resources and operations. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The funding goes to state systems, not household payments.
State buildings retain major repair funding
The law carries forward up to $161.83 million from the Capital Development Fund for state capital work. It covers overdue maintenance, emergencies, restarting work, rising project costs, and other capital improvements. The Capital Development Board administers this funding in addition to earlier appropriations. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
State computing and armory projects retain funding
The law renews $172.360187 million through the Capital Development Board for computing facility and Springfield Armory work. This includes $77.639939 million for central computing facility renovation or replacement and $94.720248 million for Armory renovation. A separate allocation renews up to $158 million for Springfield Central Computing Facility construction, State Armory renovation, and related improvements. Both allocations use the Capital Development Fund. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
State funding for Chicago teacher pensions
The law provides about $346.8 million from the Common School Fund for Chicago's public school teachers' pension fund. This covers the state's contribution required under the Illinois Pension Code. The appropriation supports the fund but does not set an individual pension increase.
State funds Build Illinois debt payments
The law provides up to $633.3 million from the Build Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund for state bond obligations. Payments go to the trustee under the Master Indenture, as required by the Build Illinois Bond Act. This provision does not establish household payments or change individual liability.
State properties receive major cleanup funding
The law provides $300 million from the Capital Development Fund to the Department of Central Management Services. The money pays for demolition, cleanup, site work, and other capital improvements. This provision does not name specific sites or household recipients.
State technology operations receive major funding
The Department of Innovation and Technology receives $255.8 million from the General Revenue Fund. It receives another $718.8697 million from the Technology Management Revolving Fund. Both amounts support administration and programs, including prior-year costs. These provisions do not identify specific household services or payments.
State transportation vehicle purchases retain funding
The law renews up to $170.660203 million from the Road Fund for state transportation cars and trucks. Purchases serve administration, highway, district, day-labor, and commercial motor carrier safety units. Only specified prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This money does not pay for household vehicles.
Transportation planning and research funding renewed
The law renews up to about $2.04 million from the Road Fund for transportation planning, research, and development. Two metropolitan planning and research lines receive up to about $120.94 million and $53.74 million. The $120.94 million line cannot exceed available federal or local funds. All three lines are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
University quantum park projects receive funding
The law provides $136.912388 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for a University of Illinois grant. The Capital Development Board administers the grant for Discovery Partners Institute projects linked to the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. Funding covers planning, construction, and other capital improvements. It does not establish household payments.
Unspent pandemic funds support capital reimbursements
The law renews authority for $424.492 million from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. The money goes into the Build Illinois Bond Fund for reimbursements and federally allowed purposes. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.
Chicago-area riders get transit project funding
The law renews transportation bond funding through grants to the Regional Transportation Authority. It includes up to $98.8 million for the Kendall County rail extension and $3 million for a Chicago State University station. It also includes $58.44739 million for Cottage Grove station repairs, $7.958717 million for Harvey Transportation Center, and $20.183643 million for Blue Line O’Hare improvements. Each project can use only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Continued funding for Blue Line modernization
The law renews up to $300 million from the Road Fund for the I-290 Blue Line Modernization Project. The transportation department can hire an owner's representative and fund associated construction. Funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This is project funding, not a direct payment or fare discount for riders.
Continued funding for federal highway projects
The law renews Road Fund spending for highway projects named in federal appropriations laws, plus their local matching costs. The 2022 caps are about $38.32 million for projects and $9.97 million for local matches. The 2023 caps are about $69.33 million and $18.91 million; the 2024 caps are about $38.13 million and $9.53 million. Another allocation renews up to $689,442 for local matching costs on specified federal discretionary projects. All require balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; federal shares cannot exceed federal availability, and local matches cannot exceed local-government deposits into the Road Fund.
Continued funding for interstate construction projects
The law carries forward up to about $756.885 million for the I-80 Expansion Project. It also carries forward up to $162 million to build an I-57 interchange near mile marker 332. Both appropriations cover project costs from the Transportation Bond Series A Fund. Funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Continued funding for transit and electric buses
The law renews up to about $190.86 million from the Federal Mass Transit Trust Fund. It covers federal shares of transit construction and operating grants, consultants, technical help, administration, and interagency agreements. Spending cannot exceed money made available by the federal government. Another allocation renews up to $1 million for the electric bus and charging program named in the 2022 federal appropriations law. Both allocations are limited to needed costs and money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding continues for Calumet River bridges
The law carries forward up to $144 million for Chicago to rehabilitate four bridges over the Calumet River. The funding supports a federal Bridge Investment Program grant. Spending cannot exceed funds made available by the federal government. The carryover is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for broadband and online services
The law renews about $234.06 million for broadband networks, health technology, telemedicine, distance learning, and public safety projects. Commerce officials can use grants, loans, and contracts, including payment for costs already incurred. This renewed funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. A separate $20 million funds the Illinois Century Network and broadband projects through the Department of Innovation and Technology. The law does not name which households receive service or set their internet bills.
Funding for passenger trains and expansion
The law provides $76 million from the Road Fund for Illinois' share of intercity passenger rail service and related improvements. It renews up to $14.5 million for major locomotive overhauls. It also renews $29 million to extend MetroLink from Scott Air Force Base to MidAmerica Airport. The renewed funds are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not set lower fares or passenger payments.
Funding for road upkeep and repairs
Two Road Fund allocations provide $79.85 million and $20.53 million for road maintenance, traffic work, and research. Another allocation allows up to $17.05 million to repair highway property damaged by motorists. Repair spending cannot exceed money collected through transportation department claims to recover damage costs. The law also renews up to about $99.63 million for highway maintenance and construction under federal coronavirus relief legislation. That renewed funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Illinois preserves road and bridge funding
The law carries forward up to $257.48 million from the Road Fund for state transportation facilities, including land, construction, and repairs. Another $138.01 million supports highway contracts, maintenance, traffic work, and research. Counties retain up to $130 million for township bridges at least 20 feet long, under Illinois Highway Code Sections 6-901 through 6-906. Chicago’s transportation department retains up to $261.13 million for state-only Chicago Commitment infrastructure improvements. Every amount is limited to funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Illinois public ports retain improvement funding
The law carries forward up to $105.38 million for infrastructure improvements at public ports. The money comes from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This supports port infrastructure rather than direct household payments.
Local transportation funding prioritizes distressed areas
The law carries forward up to $400 million for transportation projects in municipalities, counties, townships, and road districts. Uses include accessibility upgrades, bicycle and walking routes, multimodal connections, safety improvements, asset management, and federal grant matches. Illinois transportation officials must prioritize economically distressed areas and set disadvantaged-business participation goals under federal rules. Funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Passenger rail projects keep state funding
The law carries forward up to $225 million for the Quad Cities Passenger Rail Project. It also carries forward up to about $272.86 million for Chicago-to-Rockford passenger rail expansion. Both amounts come from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund. Only balances still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Transportation offices receive statewide operating funds
The Road Fund provides about $285.23 million for operating costs across all nine Illinois transportation districts. The Bureau of Day Labor receives about $12.04 million for services, travel, supplies, equipment, vehicles, and related operating costs. Intelligent transportation systems receive $11.2 million. The Office of Intermodal Project Implementation receives $779,200 for operations, not a named construction project.
Funding for public aid administration
Healthcare and Family Services gets $88.9303 million from the General Revenue Fund, including a $51.995 million Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund deposit. Another $15 million from the HFS Technology Initiative Fund supports the Illinois Health and Human Services Innovation Incubator Program and administration. The Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund provides $73.949 million for administration, including $54.754 million for technology infrastructure and prompt-payment interest costs. The General Revenue Fund also provides $500,000 for deposit into the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund. These appropriations do not change household eligibility or benefit amounts.
Funding supports long-term care services
The law provides $875 million from the Long-Term Care Provider Fund for skilled, intermediate, and related care services. The money also covers managed care payments. Another $6.1096 million pays administrative expenses. These appropriations do not set new household payment amounts or eligibility rules.
Hospital and health center projects continue
The law carries forward up to $200 million for the Hospital and Healthcare Transformation Capital Investment Program. Two separate lines continue community health center construction and improvement grants: up to $50 million and up to about $1.39 million. The Capital Development Board administers these Capital Development Fund awards. Each line is limited to its earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These are facility investments, not new patient payments or coverage eligibility rules.
Medical program staff and technology funded
The law provides about $96.1 million from the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund for medical program staff and operations. That includes about $21.37 million for a data warehouse. It also provides about $68.79 million from the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund for operating costs. These appropriations do not specify new household benefits or eligibility rules.
Community colleges retain construction funding
The law carries forward up to about $35.47 million for South Suburban College’s allied health center and related improvements. Another $188.22 million funds listed college projects, including about $43.06 million for Moraine Valley and $37.06 million for Lewis and Clark. That package also includes about $31.87 million for Oakton and $26.71 million for College of Lake County. Separate authorizations preserve up to about $51.43 million and $84.17 million for higher-education improvements, plus $25.68 million for City Colleges of Chicago. Funding runs through the Capital Development Board for the Illinois Community College Board and is limited to balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Listed projects include construction, renovations, parking, and road work; broader improvement funds cover planning, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, with the $51.43 million and $84.17 million authorizations additional to other available appropriations.
Funding for students’ career education
Beginning July 1, 2025, Illinois provides $59.3 million from the General Revenue Fund for career and technical education. That funding cannot pay personal services or operating and administrative costs. A separate appropriation provides up to $22 million through the Illinois Community College Board for career and technical education activities. The separate funding covers all related costs, to the extent necessary. Neither line sets individual award amounts.
Funding keeps employment services running
The law provides up to $399.6575 million for Illinois Department of Employment Security operations, grants, awards, and permanent improvements. Funding comes from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund. It covers the budget year ending June 30, 2026, including prior-year costs. This funding does not set individual benefit amounts.
Operating grants for public community colleges
The law provides up to about $292.31 million, as needed, for qualifying public community colleges. Base operating grants include $105.57 million from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund. Another $102.70 million in base grants and $84.05 million in equalization grants come from the Education Assistance Fund. The grants support colleges, not direct household payments or guaranteed tuition cuts.
Private colleges retain construction and research grants
The law renews up to about $285.4 million in capital grants for private colleges and universities. It separately renews up to $70 million for a University of Chicago facility and equipment with the Chicago Quantum Exchange. Northwestern University retains up to $3.5 million to buy science equipment. The Capital Development Board administers these Build Illinois bond grants. Each amount is limited to earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Public colleges retain campus repair funding
The law renews up to $575 million from the Capital Development Fund for public universities and community colleges. The Capital Development Board funds delayed maintenance, emergencies, restarting work, higher project costs, and other improvements. Projects must be authorized by the General Obligation Bond Act. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This does not create student grants or change tuition or financial aid rules.
Schools keep construction and safety funding
The law renews up to about $202.64 million for school construction and $18 million for improvements under the School Construction Law. It also renews up to $50 million for school lead removal and $3.42 million for energy-saving projects. Charter schools retain up to $20 million for facility costs, with grants based on student numbers. Each amount is limited to earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These funds support school buildings, not direct payments to families.
Workforce training funding for job seekers
The law provides $325 million from the Federal Workforce Training Fund for workforce training programs. It covers Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs and other training through grants, contracts, and administration. The money also covers refunds and prior-year costs. This provision does not set participant eligibility or individual payments.
Funding for small business financing
The law provides $312 million for small-business credit and other business development programs, including loans, grants, investments, and administration. That funding also covers contracts, refunds, and prior years’ costs. It provides another $2 million from the Illinois Capital Revolving Loan Fund, including administration and past costs. Another $1.9 million from the Illinois Equity Fund supports grants, loans, and investments under the Small Business Development Act. These appropriations do not guarantee awards or set individual loan terms.
Illinois funds development grants and loans
The law provides $75 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund and $50 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. These funds support economic development grants and loans aimed at increasing jobs. It also provides up to $1.5 million for Made in Illinois grants and loans. Another grant allocation of up to $2 million supports designing, building, and equipping shared workspaces for water technology startups, researchers, and water-intensive industries. All four allocations must serve purposes allowed by section 4(b) of the Build Illinois Bond Act.
Local development projects retain grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for named development projects. North Avenue street and business improvements receive up to $27.4 million in Chicago and $21.4 million across River Forest, Melrose Park, River Grove, Oak Park, and Elmwood Park. Other grants cover Woodlawn Central LLC planning, engineering, and construction ($30 million), Austin African American Business Network Association land and improvements ($18.7 million), and Soul City Corridor renovations ($1.5 million). Funding also covers Jackson Action Coalition construction or purchase at 5849–51 West Chicago Avenue ($1.5 million), Chicago's mixed-use project at 5957 West Chicago Avenue ($800,000), and Brookins funeral home parking expansion ($100,000). Each grant is capped at its listed amount and the balance left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Chicago receives use tax funding
The law provides $190 million to Chicago from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund. The money is tied to the existing additional 1.25% use tax. This allocation does not itself change household tax rates or specify how residents benefit.
HIV funding prioritizes hardest hit populations
At least 50% of the state AIDS/HIV Division's yearly appropriations must support programs serving populations disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. This reserves funding for those populations while limiting the share available for programs that do not serve them. Related funding includes about $25.56 million for AIDS/HIV services and $720,000 for housing opportunities for people with AIDS. It also includes $110 million for prevention, tracking, CARE Act services, and related work, plus $1 million for prevention and education grants. The law does not set individual benefit amounts.
Research institutions receive funds with reductions
The law carries forward about $438.02 million in Build Illinois bond funding for Discovery Partners Institute facilities, less $136.91 million canceled. It also carries forward up to about $13.51 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for CZ Biohub Chicago LLC. That grant covers construction, fixtures, technology, data storage, equipment, and related capital costs, including prior-year costs. Both carryovers require balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the Biohub grant is limited to need. Separately, up to about $15.37 million in general funds supports the Prairie Research Institute as needed under Public Act 95-0728.
Court claim payments receive funding
The law provides $5.5 million for Illinois Court of Claims payments outside the Crime Victims Compensation Act. This includes $1 million from the Road Fund and $3 million from the DCFS Children's Services Fund. Another $1.5 million comes from the Facilities Management Revolving Fund. The appropriation does not set individual award amounts.
Free legal help for abuse victims
The law provides $350,000 through the Attorney General for public or private nonprofit agencies offering free domestic violence legal help. Services cover protection-order cases and other civil cases seeking remedies for domestic violence. Victims served must be or have been married or in a civil union.
Funding for discounted and accessible transit
The law provides $23.067 million to reimburse transit boards for reduced fares for students, people with disabilities, and older adults. Each board's share is based on its actual reduced-fare costs, in proportion to all boards' costs. Another $11.5 million supports paratransit under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other costs and services. Both Road Fund grants go through the Regional Transportation Authority. The law does not set new fare discounts, eligibility rules, or service levels.
Funding for electric vehicle rebates
The law provides up to $14.6 million for Illinois' Electric Vehicle Rebate Program and Ethanol Fuel Research Program. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency administers the money. Grants and rebates get $14 million, including past-year costs; staff and other expenses get $600,000. This provision does not set individual rebate amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding for teachers' minimum retirement allowances
The law provides up to $200,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System. It covers added costs of minimum retirement allowances already established under the Illinois Pension Code. The appropriation does not set a new payment amount for any teacher.
Funding for youth transition services
The law provides $2.7086 million for the Youth in Transition Program. It supports children served by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The funding does not set individual payment amounts or change program eligibility.
Funding pays certain Court of Claims awards
The law provides up to $3 million from the General Revenue Fund to pay certain Court of Claims awards. Awards must result solely from an appropriation expiring, where the original funding came from money held by the State Treasurer. The law does not set individual award amounts.
Funding supports community services for youth
The law provides $31.3099 million from the General Revenue Fund for Comprehensive Community-Based Services to Youth. The money covers grants and program administration. The provision does not set individual award amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding supports firefighter scholarships and memorial
The law provides $300,000 from the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund. The money covers scholarships, the Medal of Honor Ceremony, and Firefighter Memorial maintenance. The provision does not state scholarship eligibility rules or individual award amounts.
Grant funding for eligible exonerated people
The law provides $150,000 from the General Revenue Fund for costs of grants to exonerated people. Eligibility follows existing law. This appropriation does not state individual award amounts or further eligibility details.
Grants support sexual assault survivors
The law provides $20 million from the General Revenue Fund for sexual assault victim assistance and prevention grants. The money supports services rather than setting payment amounts for individual survivors.
Money set aside for court claimants
The law provides General Revenue Fund money to pay listed Illinois Court of Claims awards and recommendations. These include personal-injury and debt claims against state agencies. Recipients include named individuals, organizations, hospitals, businesses, and local governments. Payments must follow the court's listed awards and recommendations; the supplied text does not state individual payment amounts.
Resources for first responders and families
The law provides $100,000 for resources for active-duty first responders and families of responders killed in the line of duty. The Secretary of State administers the grants through the 100 Club of Illinois Fund. The money also covers related administrative costs. The law does not set individual award amounts.
Funding helps address money transfer losses
The law provides $150,000 from the TOMA Consumer Protection Fund for costs tied to people harmed by money-transfer law violations. Losses must result from violations of the Transmitters of Money Act or the Uniform Money Transmission Modernization Act. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation administers the funding. The law does not set a payment amount for any person.
Aid for fallen officers' families
The law provides up to $120,000 for death benefits to families of police officers killed on duty. That money also funds undergraduate or graduate scholarships for their children and spouses. Another grant provides up to $450,000 to the Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation for a memorial, park, and annual commemoration. It also funds scholarships for children of State Police officers killed or catastrophically injured on duty. Foundation funding also supports financial aid to officers and families after an on-duty death or injury; individual awards are not set.
Continued support for grandparents raising grandchildren
The Department on Aging can reuse up to $196,688 for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. This continued funding does not establish a direct household payment.
Funding for children's summer grocery benefits
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $350,000 for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program for children. The General Revenue Fund money covers program costs, including administration. This appropriation does not set each child's benefit amount or eligibility rules.
Grants for people facing energy transitions
The law provides $1.1 million from the Energy Transition Assistance Fund for costs tied to grants for eligible people. Eligibility comes from the Energy Transition Act. This funding provision does not spell out those eligibility rules or set each person's grant amount.
Illinois funds seniors’ health insurance help
The law provides $1.315 million for senior outreach events and about $4.03 million for the Senior HelpLine. It provides $2.7 million for the Senior Health Insurance Program and $2.8 million for Senior Health Assistance Programs. The Department on Aging also gets up to $1.3 million to improve access to aging services statewide. The department decides how to use that last amount for administration and programs; it does not guarantee individual services or payments.
Illinois funds targeted senior support programs
The law provides $300,000 for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program. Another $800,000 supports senior programs whose reach is limited by rural conditions. It provides $190,300 for senior employment specialists, $200,000 for the Senior Employment Program, and $90,000 for senior meals. These amounts cover administration and services, not fixed payments to participants.
Relief grants for eligible military families
The law provides $5 million from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund for grants, including prior-year costs. Grants serve eligible Illinois National Guard members, Illinois residents in the U.S. armed forces, or their families. The service member must have been called to active duty because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The appropriation does not set each grant amount.
Basic-needs funding helps four-year college students
The law provides $2 million for grants and program costs addressing basic needs among students at four-year colleges and universities. The program includes help with housing insecurity and homelessness prevention. The provision does not set individual award amounts or further eligibility details.
Funding for domestic violence survivor services
The law provides $72.6101 million for Domestic Violence Shelters and Services Program grants and administrative costs. It also renews up to $125,000 for WINGS Program Inc. building renovations and capital improvements. The WINGS grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These funds support providers, not set payments to individual survivors.
Funding for homeless youth services
The law provides about $7.4 million for Homeless Youth Services grants and program administration. The money supports services for young people experiencing homelessness. This provision does not set individual payment amounts or application rules.
Housing assistance gets United Power funding
The law provides up to $5 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for a grant to United Power. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. It supports down-payment help, rent subsidies, security-deposit subsidies, technical assistance, and outreach. Only the amount needed is available. The law does not set household eligibility or individual award amounts.
Senior property tax deferrals funded
The law provides $6.5 million for county payments under the existing senior property tax deferral program. The funding includes costs from earlier years. This appropriation does not change who qualifies or how much a person can defer.
Education and service funding for military families
The law provides $20,000 for National Guard and Naval Militia scholarships at Illinois state-controlled universities and public community colleges. It provides up to $100,000 through the Folds Of Honor Foundation Fund to support military family scholarships. Veterans' programs receive $250,000 for Warrior Assistance and $198,000 for bonuses to war veterans and peacetime crisis survivors. Another $500,000 supports education for children of certain veterans, and $425,000 covers headstone transport and installation. Existing eligibility rules apply; individual payments are not stated.
Education debt help for health workers
The law provides $7.5 million for the Community Behavioral Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program. It also provides $400,000 for eligible nurse educators’ education loans under Public Act 94-1020. Another $26,400 funds the Veterans’ Home Medical Providers’ Loan Repayment Program under Public Act 99-0813. The law separately provides $100,000 from General Revenue for nurses’ tuition. These funding lines do not set individual awards; the tuition line also does not state eligibility or distribution rules.
Exam fee help for low-income students
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $2.5 million for Advanced Placement fee assistance for low-income students. The funding helps eligible students with these fees. This provision does not set a per-student amount or a specific income cutoff.
Funding for job seekers' employment support
The law provides $6.1995 million from general revenue for employability development services. The money covers grants, administrative costs, and related funding purposes. The provision does not set individual payments or eligibility rules.
Funding for local public officials’ pay
The law provides $36.7625 million from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for the state’s legally required share of county officials’ pay and stipends. This includes $18.75 million for state’s attorneys and assistants, and $10.7 million for county public defenders. It also covers assessors, treasurers, sheriffs, coroners, and auditors. Beginning July 1, 2025, another $13.5 million from that fund pays regional school superintendents’ and assistants’ compensation and benefits for the fiscal year. These appropriations fund compensation but do not set individual salaries.
Funding for state worker wage claims
The law provides $1.7 million from General Revenue to the Illinois Department of Central Management Services for wage claims. The money supports payments on covered claims. This provision does not identify qualifying claims or set each claimant’s payment.
Funding for targeted student scholarship programs
The law provides up to $145,000 for Marine Corps scholarship grants under Section 3-651 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. It provides up to $60,200, as needed, for scholarships for qualifying Lincoln's Challenge graduates through the community college board. Up to $6,000 goes to the Illinois Sheriffs' Association for competitive scholarships, teen and older-adult programs, and law enforcement training. Those scholarships support attendance at the Illinois Teen Institute or an accredited college or university. These provisions do not set individual scholarship amounts.
Funding supports payments for fire training participants
The law provides $1.45 million from the Fire Prevention Fund for payments to local government agencies or individuals. Recipients must participate in State Training Programs. The provision does not state how much each participant gets.
Help returning to college or training
The law provides $1 million from the General Revenue Fund for a statewide college re-enrollment effort. It serves Illinois residents who attended college but earned no credential. The grant supports an organization helping residents enter public higher education, apprenticeships, or job training. Services include data analysis, outreach, live professional coaching, and an online platform. The law does not promise individual payments or enrollment.
Illinois funds foot-care scholarships and residencies
The law provides $100,000 for expenses under the Podiatric Scholarship and Residency Act. The money supports scholarships or residencies for eligible foot-care students and residents under that Act. It does not set an award amount for each person.
Job and ombudsman support for seniors
The law provides $4 million for Title V Employment Services for older adults. It also provides $2.3 million for the Title III B Ombudsman program. Both use the Services for Older Americans Fund and cover prior-year costs. The funding supports services rather than setting individual payments.
Job training for SNAP participants
The law provides $3.651 million from the General Revenue Fund for Food Stamp employment training grants and related costs. It also provides $5 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for the JTED-SNAP employment and training pilot. The pilot funding serves SNAP participants in that program. These appropriations support training and administration; they do not set individual payments or change grocery benefit amounts.
Library access for readers with disabilities
The law provides up to $1.1654 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Secretary of State. The money funds library services for people who are blind or have physical disabilities. It supports services, not cash payments to readers.
Loan repayment help for teachers
The law provides $975,000 from the Education Assistance Fund for the Loan Repayment for Teachers Program. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission administers the funding. It supports education loan repayment for eligible teachers but does not set individual awards or detailed eligibility rules.
Nurse faculty get salary fellowship funding
The law provides $800,000 from the General Revenue Fund for nurse educator fellowships. These fellowships add to the salaries of nurse faculty who receive them. The appropriation does not state individual award amounts or how awards are divided.
Pensions and reimbursements for state employees
The law provides $1.5 million for pension contributions covering affected legislative staff. Those contributions go to the State Employees' Retirement System for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. A separate $10,900 pays Department of Human Services employees back for work-related damage to personal property. Neither provision states an amount per employee.
Scholarship funding for college students
The law provides $3.5 million from the UNCF Scholarship Fund for students at public colleges and universities. Those scholarships run through the United Negro College Fund program. Another $2.5 million from the Illinois DREAM Fund goes to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. That money supports DREAM Fund scholarships and the commission's other legal duties. The law does not set individual award amounts or detailed scholarship eligibility rules.
Scholarship funding for future Illinois teachers
The law provides $8 million for Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarships. Golden Apple Scholars receives $10.75 million from the Education Assistance Fund and $100,000 from its own fund. Each program's existing eligibility rules apply. The law does not set individual awards.
Scholarship funding for public university students
The law provides scholarship funding from the State College and University Trust Fund, as needed. Caps are $250,000 for the University of Illinois, $30,000 for Illinois State, and $22,000 for Northern Illinois. Caps are $16,000 for Southern Illinois, $10,000 for Western Illinois, and $7,000 for Eastern Illinois. Western Illinois awards use collegiate license plate sale proceeds. These provisions do not set student eligibility rules or individual award amounts.
Scholarships and aid for police families
The Police Memorial Committee gets up to $550,000 for memorial upkeep, an annual commemoration, and family scholarships or grants. Those awards serve children and spouses of officers killed in the line of duty. The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation gets up to $400,000 for memorial upkeep, an annual commemoration, and scholarships for children of officers killed or catastrophically injured on duty. Its grant also supports financial aid to officers and families after on-duty death or injury, plus insurance premiums for terminally ill officers. Both grants use their respective memorial funds; individual award amounts are not set.
Scholarships and debt help for health workers
The law provides $3 million for health workforce scholarships, loan repayment programs, and administration under the Equity and Representation in Health Care Act. It also provides $1 million for health professional education loan repayment grants. Optometric Education Scholarship Program scholarships receive $50,000. Existing program eligibility rules apply; individual award amounts are not stated.
Scholarships for fallen responders’ families
The law provides $1.3 million from the Education Assistance Fund for scholarships. Eligible students include children of police officers or firefighters killed in the line of duty. They also include dependents of correctional officers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Existing law governs eligibility; this funding does not set each student’s award.
Tuition program funding for Afghan refugees
The law grants up to $500,000 to Northeastern Illinois University for its Afghan Refugee Transition Tuition Program. The money supports tuition assistance for participating Afghan refugees. This provision does not set individual awards or full eligibility rules.
Interest refunds funded for disputed taxes
The law provides $1 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Illinois State Treasurer to refund accrued interest. These refunds cover taxpayers entitled to interest in protested tax cases, where a tax payment is formally disputed. The law does not set individual refund amounts.
Funding for farm rebates and assistance
The law provides up to $960,000 for costs of the Crop Insurance Rebate Initiative. It also provides up to $500,000 for disadvantaged and urban farmers through the Illinois Department of Agriculture. These provisions do not state individual rebate amounts, grant amounts, or eligibility rules.
Funding supports disadvantaged and urban farmers
The law provides up to $2.5 million through the Illinois Department of Human Services for disadvantaged and urban farmers. Funding can cover eligible prior-year costs. Uses must comply with Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance. The law does not set individual award amounts.
Grants support businesses and an incubator
The law provides about $1.96 million for business-development grants and related costs through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It also provides $150,000 for Metro East Business Incubator Inc. Both appropriations can cover costs from prior years. The law does not name recipients of the broader business grants or set individual award amounts.
Insurance relief funding for Rockford restaurants
The law carries forward up to $452,360 for unemployment insurance relief for eligible small restaurants in Rockford. Relief must respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and can cover prior years’ costs. Funding is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not state each restaurant’s share.
Security improvement grants for small businesses
The law provides $5 million for small-business security improvement grants. Improvements must help businesses prevent, prepare for, or respond to threats, attacks, or acts of terrorism. The appropriation does not set each grant’s amount or guarantee an award.
Timber growers retain forestry practice grants
The law carries forward up to about $6.37 million from the Illinois Forestry Development Fund for timber-grower grants. Growers must use acceptable forestry management practices under the Illinois Forestry Development Act. Only balances unspent on June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not set individual grant amounts.
Accessible fishing and sidewalks receive funding
The law provides up to $60,000 to the Rockford Lions Club Charity Foundation for a wheelchair-accessible fishing pier. It also provides Chicago up to $50,000 for capital improvements, including accessible ramps on North Michigan Avenue. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Each grant is limited to the amount needed.
Addison seniors retain center construction funding
The law renews up to $150,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Addison Township's senior center construction costs. The grant uses only the amount needed from funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It funds a local facility, not direct payments or new benefit eligibility for seniors.
Afghan refugee program retains grant funding
Human Services renews up to $542,701 for Northeastern Illinois University's Afghan Refugee Transition Program. The grant uses the Fund for Illinois' Future and can cover past costs. Only prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The provision does not specify services or individual eligibility.
Aging care group gets property grants
The law provides two grants to Advocates for Aging Care through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Build Illinois Bond Fund supplies up to $300,000 for capital improvements and $200,000 to buy land. Both grants are available only as needed for those purposes. The provisions do not identify the facilities being improved or how the land will be used.
Anderson Humane Shelter retains facility funding
The law renews up to $550,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Anderson Humane Shelter. The grant supports buying a facility and making other capital improvements. It uses only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, and provides no direct household payments.
Arlington Heights flood project funding renewed
The law renews up to $400,000 for Arlington Heights drainage improvements and $900,000 for flood mitigation. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through Illinois' Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Funding covers only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Arts and education programs receive grants
The law provides about $17.21 million from the General Revenue Fund for Illinois Arts Council grants and administration. This includes about $7.57 million for the creative sector and $3.31 million for underserved groups. It also includes about $3.43 million for arts education and $2.9 million for specified arts and language programs. The money supports organizations and programs, not direct household payments.
Arts and garden organizations get improvements
The law provides up to $200,000 to Side Street Studios to renovate and build an art studio. Chicago Horticulture Society gets up to $440,000 for building and infrastructure improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Arts and heritage facilities get grants
The law provides up to $250,000 for Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago building improvements, limited to the amount needed. It renews up to $5 million for Art, Inc. improvements. Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants renew up to $500,000 for THE FORUM Bronzeville and $250,000 for Gustave Koerner House. Another renews up to $100,000 for East St. Louis Community Performance Ensemble infrastructure. All renewed grants are limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Arts and Historic Sites Get Repairs
The law funds cultural site grants through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Glenwood Avenue Arts District gets up to $650,000 to restore historic cobblestones. Madison County Historical Society gets $700,000, and Friends of the Maryville Heritage Museum gets $400,000, for capital improvements and infrastructure. Edwardsville gets $100,000 for capital improvements and infrastructure at the 1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House. Art Village gets $300,000 for capital improvements and infrastructure.
Arts and History Improvement Funding Preserved
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two arts and history organizations. Elihu Nation, Performing Arts Center has up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Blue Island Historic Society has up to $50,000 for capital improvements. Both grants are limited to earlier funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grants, which do not provide direct household payments.
Arts and mentoring programs get grants
Human Services receives up to $1.2 million for Building Brighter Futures Center of the Arts' operating expenses. It receives up to $200,000 for DREAAM Elite Mentoring Program's operating expenses. Both grants use the Fund for Illinois' Future. These provisions do not set individual eligibility rules or direct household payments.
Arts facilities and cultural districts retain grants
The law renews up to $490,628 in bond funding for the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance to acquire and rehabilitate a facility. It renews up to $255,000 in coronavirus emergency funds for the House of Miles Davis Museum in East St. Louis. Up to $3 million from that emergency fund supports state-designated cultural districts defined by Public Act 102-0628. Cultural district grants can cover eligible prior-year costs and must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and federal guidance. All three authorizations use only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, through the state commerce department.
Arts venues and library projects funded
The law renews up to $100,000 in Build Illinois funding for Puerto Rican Arts Alliance infrastructure improvements. It renews up to $400,000 for Paramount Arts Centre accessibility and safety improvements. It also renews up to $80,000 for Aurora Public Library to purchase and construct a new mini bookmobile. All grants use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Paramount and library funding is also limited to necessary amounts.
Arts, school programs, and broadcasting funded
The law provides $1.25 million plus $75,000 from a federal arts fund for cultural grants, programs, and related administration. It provides up to $1.6578 million for qualifying public radio and television stations and related administration. Separate grants provide up to $1.445 million for the Illinois Humanities Council and $907,500 for school arts programs. Another amount of up to $384,500 covers Illinois Arts Council administration.
Asian community centers receive building funds
The law provides up to $6 million to the Indo-American Center to build a Pan Asian American Community Center. This new grant covers only necessary project costs. It also renews up to $3 million for Indo-American Center improvements and $300,000 for Rohingya Cultural Center improvements. Those two renewed grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund buildings, not household payments.
Attorney General Projects and Grants Funded
The law provides $23 million from the Attorney General's State Projects and Court Ordered Distribution Fund. It supports agency agreements, court-ordered payments to third parties, law enforcement, public education, and related duties. Court-ordered payments must follow the relevant court order. The office also gets $11 million from the Attorney General Federal Grant Fund for federal grant activities. These appropriations do not establish payments to all households.
Austin community group gets operating funds
The law provides $100,000 from the General Revenue Fund for Austin Collaborative CDC's operating costs. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. The provision does not specify household payments, services, or eligibility rules.
Automatic voter registration gets implementation funding
The law provides $200,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Employment Security for automatic voter registration work. The money covers agency expenses related to implementation. This funding does not create a household payment or change voter eligibility rules.
Black Oaks retains aquaculture project funding
The law renews up to $50,000 for Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewal Living, NFP. The Illinois commerce department administers this Build Illinois Bond Fund grant to buy and develop an aquaculture system. Funding is limited to the amount needed that remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Boone County aging council retains grant
The law renews up to $30,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Boone County Council on Aging. The grant supports general infrastructure improvements. Only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Brandon Road barrier keeps state funding
The law renews $50 million from the Capital Development Fund for Illinois’ non-federal share of the Brandon Road barrier project. The Department of Natural Resources receives the funding for the Army Corps of Engineers project in Will County. The money can cover prior years’ costs. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Bright Star gets violence prevention funding
The law renews up to $1 million in Build Illinois bond funding for Bright Star Community Outreach. The grant supports building renovations and a violence prevention program through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The grant does not create direct household payments.
Brookfield Zoo keeps funding for upgrades
The law renews authority to spend up to $40 million on Brookfield Zoo infrastructure and capital upgrades. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant to the Chicago Zoological Society. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Building Funds for Community Support Centers
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two organizations. Shelter, Inc. gets up to $150,000 for capital improvements. The Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault gets up to $1 million to buy a building and make capital improvements. Each grant uses only its funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Building Grants for Local Community Organizations
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. Limits are $200,000 for Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines building construction and $200,000 for St. Johns Orthodox Church capital improvements. Infrastructure grants provide up to $125,000 for Comprehensive Community Solutions Inc. and $50,000 for Community Life Center of Rockford. Each grant uses only its funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Building grants support community service groups
The law funds building improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $230,000 for Joliet’s Spanish Community Center and $250,000 for VOA Illinois capital improvements. Those two grants are limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. New grants provide up to $200,000 to UCP Seguin for group homes in Cicero and Berwyn and $300,000 to Rincon Family Services. New grants also provide up to $400,000 for Hektoen Institute of Medicine infrastructure and $65,000 for One Family Illinois capital improvements; each new grant covers only the amount needed.
Cahokia Heights retains water improvement funding
The law renews up to $6 million for water infrastructure improvements in Cahokia Heights. The state commerce department administers the city grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. The law does not set household payments or water-bill savings.
Canal and zoo retain improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for canal and zoo improvements. Friends of the Hennepin Canal has up to $200,000 for general infrastructure improvements. Niabi Zoo has up to $90,000 for capital improvements. Each grant covers only the needed amount left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants support facilities rather than direct payments to visitors or nearby residents.
Capital Grants for Community Organizations
The law uses the Build Illinois Bond Fund for capital and infrastructure grants to named community organizations. New capital grants provide up to $500,000 for After the Game. South Suburban Pads, Unlimited Potential NFP, Inc., and the American Association of Single Parents each receive new capital funding of up to $250,000. The United Evangelistic Consulting Association receives $250,000 for capital improvements. The law also carries forward up to $2.1 million for Acclivus and $1.5 million for House of James. Separate carried-forward grants provide up to $3 million for After the Game's infrastructure, $500,000 for South Suburban Pads, and $100,000 for Ford Heights Community Service Organization. All carried-forward amounts are limited to earlier funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not create payments or individual benefit eligibility for parents or other households.
Carbon capture safety implementation receives funding
The law provides $100,000 from the Water Resources Fund to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The money covers costs of carrying out the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act. This funding does not create a direct household payment.
Carpentersville wastewater plant gets generator funding
The law renews up to $250,000 for Carpentersville to buy and install a wastewater treatment plant backup generator. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Only the earlier award's balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Carrollton Keeps Flood Prevention Grant Funding
The law renews up to $25,000 for Carrollton flood mitigation, including the Hill Top drainage project. The Build Illinois Bond Fund supplies the money through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Cemetery and museum get improvement grants
The law renews up to $25,000 in Build Illinois bond funding for infrastructure at Oakhill Cemetery of Clearlake. It also renews up to $15,000 for capital improvements at the Illinois Oil Field Museum. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants. Each grant uses only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Champaign funds plan for foreign-born residents
The law renews up to $175,000 for Champaign's welcoming plan initiative for foreign-born residents. The grant covers costs tied to that initiative through the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It does not establish direct household payments.
Champaign neighborhood wireless network gets funding
The law renews up to $200,000 for Champaign's Shadowwood Wi-Fi Mesh Network Pilot Project. The grant uses the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not specify household access terms or internet prices.
Charitable help for troops and families
The law provides up to $45,000 from the Support Our Troops Fund to Illinois Support Our Troops, Inc. The grants fund charitable help for troops and their families, consistent with the organization's founding rules. The law does not set individual eligibility rules or payment amounts.
Chicago and Cicero Parks Get Improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for parks and sports facilities. These allow up to $220,000 for Clyde Park’s Cicero Sports Complex soccer fields and $100,000 for Valley Forge Park. Chicago Park District grants also allow up to $70,000 for Wentworth Park and $25,000 for infrastructure improvements. Abraham Lincoln Park grants allow up to $150,000 in the 43rd Ward from the same fund. Renewed Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants allow up to $350,000 for Abraham Lincoln Park in the 44th Ward. That fund also renews up to $750,000 for Indian Boundary Park and $150,000 for Washington Square Park. Old Town Neighbors Foundation receives renewed funding of up to $150,000 for North Orleans Park infrastructure. The law renews $125,000 for Chicago Park District field house renovations in the 49th Ward. All renewed grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate new Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grant provides up to $125,000 for 48th Ward field house renovations.
Chicago and Pike retain safety grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two local public safety projects. Chicago has up to $25,000 to buy and install a security camera at West Willow Street and North Burling Street. Pike County has $350,000 for a Public Safety Building and infrastructure improvements. Funding is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These are project grants, not payments to households.
Chicago and Springfield receive infrastructure grants
The law provides Chicago's transportation department up to $198,350 for 3rd Ward infrastructure and $315,650 for 20th Ward infrastructure. It also renews up to $400,000 for Springfield to improve Adloff Lane. The Springfield grant covers only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. All three grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Chicago Bronzeville project receives bond funding
The law provides $26 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Chicago's Bronzeville Renaissance Project. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the city grant. This provision does not describe project details or set direct household benefits.
Chicago community facilities retain construction funding
The law preserves up to $20 million for a new community center on Chicago’s northwest side. It also preserves up to $10 million for City of Chicago senior center construction. A Chicago Park District grant retains up to $13.66 million for a field house at Jackie Robinson Park. All three use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The funding covers construction, not direct household payments.
Chicago funds paths and street improvements
Chicago keeps Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for several travel and street projects. In the 39th Ward, grants provide up to $100,000 for the Mayfair bike path and $30,000 for the North Park Senior bus shelter. Another provides up to $60,000 for a pedestrian island at 38th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Up to $1.08 million supports King Drive median renovation from 26th Street to 37th Street. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago gets storage tank administration funding
The law provides Chicago a $550,000 grant from the Underground Storage Tank Fund. The money covers administrative costs resulting from the state's Underground Storage Tank Program. It does not create a direct household payment or new household duty.
Chicago keeps street and drainage grants
Chicago keeps Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for its 39th Ward. These include up to $150,000 for easement drainage and $100,000 for alley repaving and drainage. Resurfacing grants provide up to $100,000 each for Kilbourn Street, Elston to Foster; Keating Street, Peterson to Glen Lake; and Carmen Street, Kolmar to Pulaski. Another grant provides up to $100,000 for ward street resurfacing. All use only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; resurfacing spending is also limited to amounts needed.
Chicago neighborhood improvements keep grant funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Chicago's 23rd Ward has up to $250,000 for buying and installing streetlights. The 5th and 10th Wards each have $400,000 for infrastructure and other capital improvements. These grants use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago neighborhoods get street improvement funding
The law funds Chicago infrastructure grants through the state commerce department, using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Chicago gets $200,000 for 37th Ward infrastructure; its transportation department gets up to $75,000 for work around 44th Ward schools. Transportation grants also provide up to $200,000 along DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the 43rd Ward. North Western Avenue gets up to $400,000 for traffic-calming and infrastructure work; Sauganash Park Green Alley upgrades get $300,000. Intersection improvements receive $60,000 at West Devon and North Minnehaha avenues, and $40,000 at West Devon and Merrimac avenues.
Chicago neighborhoods retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for Chicago neighborhood projects. City infrastructure grants provide up to $150,000 for the 42nd Ward, $100,000 for the 20th, and $50,000 each for the 17th and 21st. Marynook Homeowners Association receives up to $50,000 for street lighting. Cottage Grove Heights and Roseland Heights community associations each receive up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to what is needed and remained unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Chicago parks and preserves keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for park and preserve capital improvements. Chicago Park District has up to $1.345 million: $50,000 for Touhy Herbert Park, $400,000 for Park 598, and $447,500 each for Stanton and Seward parks. Separate grants provide up to $475,000 for Ogden Park and $200,000 for Cook County Forest Preserve. Each grant can use only funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025. The $1.345 million park package is also limited to funds needed for those projects.
Chicago Parks Get Fields and Repairs
The law funds Chicago Park District grants through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It provides up to $400,000 for Cochran Park playground restoration and up to $250,000 for Loyola Park bleachers and locker restoration. It provides up to $50,000 for LeClaire-Hearst Park veterans memorial improvements and up to $100,000 for Vittum Park improvements. Turf field construction gets up to $100,000 at Gage Park and $250,000 at Archer Park.
Chicago Parks Get Public Wi-Fi Funding
The law renews up to $5 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Chicago Park District. The grant funds technology upgrades to provide public Wi-Fi in parks. Only the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Chicago parks keep improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants to the Chicago Park District through the state commerce department. Up to $1.5 million supports fieldhouse improvements at Leone Park. Up to $1 million supports capital improvements at Hamlin Park. Both grants use only prior funding unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Leone funding also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Chicago parks receive facility improvement grants
The law funds Chicago Park District grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grants provide up to $100,000 for Hollywood Park in the 39th Ward and $400,000 for Jefferson Park in the 45th Ward. Another grant provides up to $90,000 for a new Ehrler Park playground; these three grants are limited to amounts needed. Hayes Park receives $100,000 for lighting and other improvements. Valley Forge Park receives $600,000 for infrastructure, including a water splash park and basketball court improvements.
Chicago parks retain money for upgrades
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for three Chicago park projects. Limits are $360,000 for Haas Park infrastructure, $100,000 for Dunham Park fields, and $150,000 for Jefferson Park capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These are project grants, not household payments.
Chicago Police Districts Keep Equipment Funding
The law renews up to $1.4 million for Chicago to purchase equipment for police districts 18 and 19. Only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. The grant funds police equipment, not direct household payments.
Chicago senior center construction funding renewed
The law renews a $14 million Build Illinois Bond Fund grant to Chicago to build a senior center. Available funding is limited to money unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This funds construction, not direct payments or new benefit eligibility for seniors.
Chicago theaters and art receive funding
Through the state commerce department, the law renews Build Illinois grants up to $150,000 for The Gift Theater's building purchase and improvements. It also renews up to $75,000 for Filament Theater upgrades and $50,000 for National Veterans Art Museum renovations. Arts Alive Chicago gets renewed authority for up to $25,000 to place sculptures along Milwaukee Avenue, from 4000 North to 5000 North. These grants are limited to amounts needed from funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund supports the League of Chicago Theaters' public safety, economic development, and administrative costs.
Chicago trails and county fairgrounds get upgrades
The law renews up to $30 million for Chicago’s Union Pacific Trail at Weber Spur and Chicago River Trails. Only the amount needed from funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. It also provides $5 million for St. Clair County fairground capital improvements and upgrades. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Chicago wards keep infrastructure improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants, including up to $1 million for Chicago’s 21st Ward. A $2.4 million grant lists $600,000 for Ward 24, $350,000 for Ward 32, and $550,000 for Ward 37. It also lists $450,000 each for Wards 22 and 28. A separate $1.4 million grant lists $350,000 each for Wards 24 and 37, $200,000 for Ward 32, and $300,000 for Ward 22; those amounts total only $1.2 million. All three grants use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago wards retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for infrastructure and capital work in six Chicago wards. Caps are $100,000 each for the 6th and 16th wards, and $150,000 for the 18th Ward. The 8th and 20th wards each have a $25,000 cap. The Chicago Department of Transportation has up to $500,000 for 13th Ward capital improvements. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago-area arts venues get improvement grants
The law funds arts projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Arts Alive Chicago gets $552,423 to buy and develop a Northwest Side performing arts center. It also gets $150,000 for infrastructure and sculptures to expand the Northwest Side Sculpture Walk. Capital improvement grants provide $50,000 to Northlight Theater in Evanston and $125,000 to Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum. Infrastructure grants provide up to $400,000 to the National Museum of Mexican Art and up to $300,000 to Third Coast Music.
Child protection projects and centers funded
The law authorizes $2.7945 million from the child welfare agency's Special Purposes Trust Fund to spend private funds on child welfare improvements. It provides $106,400 from general revenue for child death review teams. The agency's Federal Projects Fund provides $816,600 for child welfare projects and $15 million for child protection grants. Children's Advocacy Centers receive $7.462 million for development: $2.1714 million from general revenue and $5.2906 million from the agency's Children's Services Fund. These appropriations do not set family benefit amounts or change eligibility rules.
Child welfare legal expenses receive funding
The law provides $66,000 from general revenue for tort claims payable by the Department of Children and Family Services. It also provides $4.22 million from the department's Children's Services Fund for litigation expenses. The funding does not name claimants, set individual payments, or decide case outcomes.
Children's care and assessment funding provided
The law provides $5.4718 million from the child welfare agency's Children's Services Fund for children's personal and physical care. That fund also provides $3.4635 million for psychological assessments, including operating and administrative costs. It provides $4.2288 million for Title IV-E enhancement and $1.5133 million for Supplemental Security Income reimbursement. Another $900,000 from general revenue funds residential construction services grants or a deposit into the agency's Special Purposes Trust Fund. The law does not set per-child payments or new individual eligibility rules.
Children's community facilities keep construction funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for children's facilities. Will County gets up to $150,000 to build a Child Advocacy Center. The Boys and Girls Club of Dundee gets up to $160,000 for building and facility improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants do not create direct family payments or new service eligibility rules.
Children's community facility grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. General Robert E. Woods Boys and Girls Club of Chicago has up to $458 for capital improvements. Vermilioin County Children Advocacy Center Inc. has up to $2,805 for capital improvements. Hepzibah Children Association has up to $1 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Children's service centers get improvement funds
The law renews up to $150,000 for Lake County Children's Advocacy Center capital improvements. It also renews up to $100,000 for Maryville Academy capital improvements. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Each covers only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Neither grant creates direct household payments or new benefit eligibility rules.
Classroom and Scout Building Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. La Voz Latina gets $35,000 for classroom improvements and buying and installing a fire sprinkler system. Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois gets $25,000 for construction and improvements to its program and administration building. Blackhawk Area Council Boy Scouts of America gets $25,000 for the same types of building work. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Commercial vehicle safety receives state funding
The law provides about $19.30 million from the Road Fund for the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program. The Department of Transportation receives about $2.20 million, and Illinois State Police receives about $17.11 million. The money supports safety enforcement and program operations under federal commercial vehicle safety law.
Communities get park and heritage upgrades
The law renews up to $113,040 for Arlington Heights Park District infrastructure and $130,000 for River Grove's Veterans Memorial. It also renews up to $190,000 for Harvey Park District's Gloria Taylor Park and $180,000 for Dolton Park District improvements. Awards of $50,000 each support Old Plank Trail repaving, University Park's Reigel Farm revitalization, and a Bourbonnais Township Park District historic building. Illinois' commerce department administers the grants. Only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Communities get police and fire upgrades
The law renews $250,000 for Franklin Park police station improvements and $400,000 for Oak Park infrastructure. Oak Park's work may include a new police station. It also renews up to $250,000 for Bensenville Fire Protection District accessibility work required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Homewood has up to $200,000 for a fire engine, and Dolton has up to $100,000 for fire hydrant replacement. Illinois' commerce department administers these grants, using only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Communities Get Water and Street Funding
The law funds local infrastructure grants through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District gets up to $650,000 for West Branch Sugar Creek restoration. Algonquin gets up to $300,000 to restore Woods Creek Headwater, and Sleepy Hollow gets up to $200,000 for street repairs. La Grange Park gets $250,000 to replace lead service lines. North Barrington gets $45,000 for capital improvements.
Communities keep local infrastructure project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure and facilities. It provides up to $500,000 each for Richton Park stormwater work, Markham street lighting, and Dundee Township capital improvements. Another $500,000 goes to Kellis Park Community Center to develop a new fire station. It also renews $40,000 for Des Plaines capital improvements and $45,000 for capital work without a named recipient or project. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Communities retain broader infrastructure grant funding
The law renews up to $13.015 million in Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for infrastructure improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers grants for local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. Funding is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Communities retain fire and safety grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local safety projects. Libertyville gets up to $1,533 for Fire Station 1 driveway and parking lot work and/or Fire Station 2 infrastructure. South Beloit gets up to $62 for fire department overhead doors, a rear apron, and pavement. Infrastructure, security, and safety grants provide up to $8,316 for Wood Dale Park District, $6,399 for Itasca, and $1 for Winfield. Cicero gets up to $1 for police department upgrades. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Communities retain larger water project grants
The law renews water project grants from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund through the state's commerce department. Villa Park gets up to $288,500 for stormwater improvements, and Champaign gets up to $426,363 for sewer upgrades. Calumet Park gets up to $90,000 for 125th Street water main replacement and $30,000 for 128th Street water main replacement. Arlington Heights gets up to $400,000 for drainage work on Evergreen and Maude avenues. Lombard gets up to $213,000 for Highland Avenue sewer improvements. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Communities retain road and infrastructure grants
The law renews local infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caseyville retains up to $575,000 for Hollywood Heights and Hill Roads; Alton retains up to $200,000 for the Morrison Avenue Extension. Elsah retains up to $12,000 for pedestrian bridge improvements. South Roxana retains up to $300,000, Glen Carbon up to $88,000, and Pontoon Beach up to $18,000 for infrastructure or capital improvements. Each grant is limited to needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Communities retain water and drainage grants
The law renews water, sewer, and drainage grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Pocahontas retains up to $40,000 for water treatment upgrades; Tower Hill retains up to $25,000 for water meter replacement. Smithboro retains up to $50,000 for stormwater drainage; St. Peter retains up to $37,000 for sewer upgrade design and engineering. Edwardsville retains up to $250,000 for water treatment plant filters; Maryville retains $1 for a sanitary sewer extension for 159 and 162. Each grant is limited to needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community and cultural spaces get grants
Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide $50,000 for Rockford Navy Club improvements and $25,000 for the African American Cultural and Genealogical Society Museum of Illinois, including property purchases. That fund also provides $225,000 for Circesteem land and building purchases and $150,000 for South Shore Chamber Community Development Corporation capital improvements. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund provides $200,000 for building construction at the Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines. The law carries forward $22,500 from the bond fund for the North Riverside Historical Society to restore the Melody Mill Ballroom. That carryover is available only from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Community and museum projects retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community spaces and a museum project. DANK Haus has two building renovation grants, with limits of $25,000 and $50,000. HAIBAYO Cares gets up to $50,000 for a social innovation space and another $50,000 for capital improvements. The International Women's Baseball Center in Rockford gets up to $30,000 for its outdoor museum project. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community and school facilities get funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community and school facilities. Project Simeon 2000 gets $550,000 to buy land for a community center. Youth-center development gets $100,000 each for In His Hands Global Ministries and the City of Chicago's 18th Ward. Bogan High School gets $100,000 for gym floor and/or bathroom repairs; Boys and Girls Club of Dundee gets $250,000 for infrastructure; Clearbrook gets $250,000 for capital improvements. All grants cover only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community buildings and land grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facilities and land. South Roxana gets up to $100,000 for town hall renovations and $173,000 to build a community center. Wood River gets up to $42,700 for library infrastructure; Alton gets $75,000 for Oasis Women's Center improvements; St. Martin's Episcopal Church gets $75,000 for infrastructure. Wayne gets up to $600,000 to buy a building and make other capital improvements; Elgin gets $300,000 for land and other capital improvements, including prior costs. Each grant uses only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community buildings retain repair grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three local building projects. Marshall County retains up to $100,000 for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning improvements at county facilities. Lacon retains up to $10,000 for Community Center renovations. McLeansboro retains up to $75,000 for library building repairs. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Community centers and buildings retain project funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Ray Graham Association in Addison has a $110,000 cap for building renovations. Glendale Heights Senior Center improvements have a $4,720 cap; Addison Township senior center and food pantry construction has a $50,000 cap. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund buildings, not household payments or new food assistance eligibility.
Community centers and neighborhood groups keep funding
The law preserves Build Illinois bond funding for community buildings and neighborhood improvements. The Dorsey Community Improvement Association gets up to $50,000 for its community building. Worden gets up to $300,000 for its Community Center; Stonington gets up to $2,514 for its center. West Chesterfield Community Council gets up to $23,300 for infrastructure work. Chesterfield Community Council, Rosemoor Community Association, and South Deering Manor Community Association each get up to $50,000 for improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community centers and nonprofits retain building funding
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community and nonprofit facilities. Grants retain up to $515,000 for Pullman Community Center upgrades, $300,000 for Indo American Center improvements, and $200,000 for High Ridge Coalition’s community center. They also include up to $185,000 for Father Pfleger’s Church in St. Sabina and $50,000 for Assyrian Athletic Club renovations. Daniel J. Nellum Youth Services gets up to $18,725 for renovations; the Muslim Women’s Resource Center gets $56,390 for restoration, expansion, renovations, or a building purchase. Each grant is capped at prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Except for Daniel J. Nellum Youth Services, grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Community centers and nonprofits retain building grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for nonprofit buildings and capital costs. BUILD, Inc. retains up to $1 million to help build a youth and community center. Black Men United retains up to $2 million, and the JLM Center retains up to $1 million for capital improvements. Project Syncere retains $500,000 for improvements; Safer Foundation retains up to $276,629 for capital costs. Each grant covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community centers and service facilities keep grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community buildings. Infrastructure grants provide up to $50,000 for Ray Graham Association in Lisle and $105,000 for San Lucas Church. Chicago's Latin United Community Housing Association has up to $250,000 for community center expansion and capital improvements. Trinity Services has up to $70,000 for Essington House and Murphy House improvements, limited to the amount needed. All grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community Centers Get Building Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $100,000 each for improvements at two community facilities. The grants support the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Illinois and Tazewell County's Resource Center. The state commerce department administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available; service eligibility does not change.
Community Centers Get Building Improvement Funding
The law funds community facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $1.015 million for Roseland Youth Center upgrades and up to $1 million for Family Focus renovations or other building improvements. It also renews $301,400 for Mujeres Latinas en Accion facility improvements, $50,000 for Casa Michoacan roof repairs, and $250,000 for Stepping Stones Treatment Center improvements. Renewed money is available only to the extent unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, North Austin Council gets up to $200,000 for building repairs and other capital improvements.
Community Centers Get Construction and Repair Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants to build community centers in Stickney and Champaign. The grants allow up to $3 million for Stickney and $12 million for Champaign. It also renews up to $1 million for YMCA of Springfield infrastructure improvements, including all costs already incurred. Each grant uses only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community Centers Get Renovation Grants
The law funds center improvements through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Mosque Foundation gets $250,000 for capital improvements and infrastructure related to a community center. Fo Guang Shan Chicago Buddhist Temple gets $50,000 for capital improvements to its meditation and activity center. Ela Township Community Center gets $100,000 for capital improvements and renovations.
Community centers keep building project funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community buildings and spaces. Westside Community Development Collaboration gets up to $2.13 million to buy buildings and make capital improvements. Enlace Chicago gets up to $250,000 to buy a building and build or renovate a Little Village community center. Little Village Community Foundation gets up to $250,000 for a technology hub; The Warehouse Project and Gallery gets up to $150,000 for land and community center improvements in Summit. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community centers keep facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facility improvements. Grants provide up to $945,000 for the Oswegoland Senior & Community Center Expansion and $300,000 for Shorewood YMCA. Garden of Prayer Youth Center gets up to $30,000, First Followers $100,000, and El Roi $250,000. DREAAM gets up to $100,000, and Urban Neighborhood Connection Center gets up to $50,000. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community centers keep money for repairs
The law keeps Build Illinois Bond Fund grants available for repairs and improvements at community facilities. Children’s Integrated Center for Success has up to $1.4 million for ceiling replacement; New Star Services has $50,000 for building repairs. Infrastructure grants include up to $442 for Caldwell Chapel, $150,000 for Berwyn YMCA, and $250,000 for West Cook County Youth Club. Nicasa NFP has up to $150,000 for a parking lot, $50,000 for roof work, and $62,500 for windows and other improvements. All grants use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the center, youth club, and Nicasa grants also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Community centers retain building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Limits are $425,000 for Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council's community center and $150,000 for Worldwide Family Center improvements. Harris Park Advisory Council gets up to $50,000 for renovations; AFC Community Development Corporation gets up to $50,000 for capital improvements. The Black Start Project gets up to $76,934 for facility infrastructure, and Boys and Girls Club of Springfield gets $35,000 for building and infrastructure improvements. Royal Lakes gets up to $18,750 for its community center and gym. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community centers retain building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for improvements at three community facilities. Chicago's New Horizon Center has up to $75,000, and Misericordia Home has up to $85,000 for capital improvements. The Boys & Girls Club of Pekin has $20,000 for general infrastructure improvements. Each grant can use only its funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not direct household payments.
Community facilities and parks retain upgrade funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facility and park improvements. Berkely Park District retains up to $225,000, and Evanston ASPA retains up to $500,000. Grants limited to the amount needed include $300,000 each for Upward Community and Irving Park YMCA. Those limits are $20,000 for Olive's Garden for the Hungry and $100,000 for Eden United Church. All grants are limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Community facilities keep building improvement grants
The law renews up to about $8.81 million to expand the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation's community center in East St. Louis. That grant is limited to the amount needed. It also renews up to $450,000 for Carole Robertson Center improvements. TMH MANCAVE, Eighty Seven Thirty Four, NFP, and VARG, LLC, each receive renewed capital funding of up to $250,000. All five grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community facilities keep capital grant funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Palatine Community Center has $300,000 to buy facilities, and Stoney Island Arts Bank has $200,000 for capital improvements. Lubavich Chabad has $50,000 for its Jewish history museum and shared spaces; the Chicagoland Czech-American Association has $10,000 for its Community Service Center. Infrastructure grants include $25,000 for Trinity Services and $250,000 for Dyett's Landscaping and court yards of Des Plaines. Clearbrook Deerfield has $6,000 for laundry room and door repairs; Little Village Chamber of Commerce has up to $20,000 for capital improvements. All use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community facilities keep improvement grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community infrastructure. Limits are $1 million for the YWCA of the Quad Cities and $100,000 for Marengo Park District. Both grants use only earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The YWCA grant is also limited to the amount needed. These are facility grants, not direct household payments.
Community facilities keep improvement grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. Pleasant Plains has up to $200,000 for park facility improvements. Community Link in Breese and Washington County Vocational Workshop each have up to $20,000 for general infrastructure improvements. Kankakee Area YMCA has up to $44,000 to maintain its facilities and grounds. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community facilities keep money for improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facilities and recreation infrastructure. Limits are $120,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Livingston County, $500,000 for Rockford Park District, and $75,000 for Belvidere Park District. Boone County Fair has $100,000 for deferred maintenance and capital improvements; Homer Glen has $50,000 for community park infrastructure. Friends of Hennepin Canal has $2 million, and Amboy Depot Museum has $1 million, for infrastructure improvements. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community facility improvement grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. Limits are $300,000 for Casa Norte infrastructure, $82,264 for an Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago, Inc. elevator, and $200,000 for Quinn Chapel AME Church Fellowship Hall capital improvements. It also renews up to $25,000 for capital improvements at the Boys and Girls Club of Rockford's Carlson facility. Booker Washington Center gets up to $15,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to earlier funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; all except Booker Washington Center are also limited to the amount needed.
Community Facility Project Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facility projects. Jacksonville YMCA has $50,000 for infrastructure, and Jacksonville Historical Society has $40,000 for capital improvements. Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb has $50,000 for building maintenance, and Kishwaukee Family YMCA has $50,000 for capital improvements. Safe Passage in DeKalb has $50,000 for demolition, and Family Service Agency of DeKalb County has $75,000 for capital improvements. Each grant covers only needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not create direct household payments or new service eligibility.
Community gathering spaces get capital grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facilities. Rockford Navy Club gets up to $50,000, and Foglia YMCA gets up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Both grants are limited to the amounts needed. The Mosque Foundation gets $200,000 for community center capital improvements. All three grants draw only on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups get building improvement funding
The law funds building and infrastructure grants through the state commerce department from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Renewed grants provide up to $2.5 million for the Kindness Campaign and $2.4 million for Greater Auburn Gresham CDC. Renewed capital grants also provide up to $500,000 for H.O.P.E., $100,000 for Rosemoor Community Association, and $250,000 for Quarry Event Center. These renewed grants are limited to prior funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate new grant provides up to $433,283 for Centro de Trabajadores Unidos for building work and capital improvements.
Community groups get building improvement grants
The law funds these grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Motherland Gardens Community Project gets up to $150,000 and Springfield Urban League gets up to $350,000 for capital improvements, only as needed. HumanKIND Initiative gets up to $325,000 for Ottawa's William J. Helser Center; Partners for our Communities gets up to $55,000 for improvements and infrastructure. Howard and Evanston Community Center gets up to $50,000 for masonry and tuckpointing there and at Sheila Reynolds Berger Family Center. Care for Real gets up to $50,000 to complete a building.
Community groups get building improvement grants
The law provides building and infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Lost Boyz receives a $500,000 allocation; Pullman Community Development Center Corporation and Maywood Fine Arts each have grants capped at $1 million. Other caps are $500,000 for Center on Halsted, $320,000 for YWCA of Northwestern Illinois, and $300,000 each for Ada S. McKinley Community Services and Blacks in Green. Garfield YMCA and The Gary Comer Science and Education Foundation each have $250,000 caps; Project H.O.O.D. has $200,000. Future Ties has a $150,000 cap, while Northwest Community Center and Shelter Care Ministries each have $40,000 caps.
Community groups get building improvement grants
The law funds community facility projects through the Build Illinois Bond Fund and Illinois’ commerce department. Elite Community Outreach, Inner City Outdoors, and Positive Influence each get up to $500,000 for capital improvements. Mid Central Community Action gets up to $400,000; Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc. gets up to $250,000. Friendship House gets up to $225,000, and Community Lifeline gets up to $550,000 for capital improvements. Tyler Entertainment Youth Program NFP gets up to $250,000 for capital improvements. DREAAM gets up to $250,000 to renovate the Old Dress Barn as the DREAAM Community Center. Each grant covers only the amount needed for its stated project, not direct household payments.
Community groups get building project grants
Build Illinois bond funding includes $3 million to the Indo-American Center to build a Pan Asian American Community Center. The Outlet gets $1.5 million for building purchases and infrastructure, including prior-year costs. The law renews up to $2 million for Stickney to build a community center. It also renews up to $2 million each for Impact Church STL and Power of Change Christian Center in Cahokia Heights. Those two grants cover property purchases and building renovations; all renewed grants use only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups get facility grant funding
The law provides a new $100,000 Build Illinois Bond Fund grant for YWCA building and infrastructure improvements. It renews capital improvement grants capped at $250,000 for Little City, $250,000 for Quad County Urban League, and $150,000 for Champs Mentoring. Palenque LSNA and the Center for Changing Lives each have up to $250,000 for property purchases and improvements. Chinese Mutual Aid Association has up to $225,000 to buy and/or develop property for social service programs. DuPage County Easter Seals has up to $250,000 for improvements to its DuPage building. Renewed grants use the same bond fund and are limited to balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not direct household payments.
Community Groups Get Facility Improvement Funding
The law provides up to $2.2 million for capital improvements by Westside Community Development Collaboration, Inc. It renews up to $500,000 for JLM Center and $3.560862 million for Quinn Community Services Alliance of Chicago improvements. Through Jewish United Fund, it renews up to $300,000 for infrastructure at JCC Heller Community Center. Nexus Indian Oaks has three renewed capital grants: up to $165,000, $28,845, and $485,000. YWCA of the Quad Cities gets up to $681,977 for infrastructure improvements. Urban Transformation Network gets up to $630,439 to buy buildings or land, upgrade infrastructure, and cover prior costs. Except for the Westside grant, funding depends on balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The Nexus, YWCA, and Urban Transformation grants also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Community Groups Get Facility Improvement Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community organizations’ buildings and infrastructure. Chicago Commons receives up to $50,000 for renovations at 515 E. 53rd Street in Chicago. Infrastructure grants allow up to $75,000 for the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and $938,231 for the Safer Foundation. They also allow up to $1 million for the Chinese Mutual Aid Association and $500,000 for the Indo-American Center. Jewish Child and Family Services receives up to $1 million to build or renovate multiple facilities. Capital improvement grants allow up to $485,000 for Nexus Family Healing and $2 for United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. Each grant uses only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups get new building funding
The law funds community buildings through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. MENA Community Center gets $450,000 to buy and renovate a new facility. Chinese American Service League gets up to $200,000 for infrastructure improvements, including construction of a new building. Pilsen Neighbors Community Council gets up to $150,000 for infrastructure improvements, including construction of a new building. These are grants to organizations, not direct household payments.
Community groups keep building and operating grants
The law renews a Build Illinois Bond Fund grant of up to $900,000 for Keshet's capital improvements. Fund For Illinois' Future grants provide up to $65,000 for Metropolitan Family Services improvements and/or equipment. Operating grants provide up to $250,000 for SAAPRI, $122,908 for South Side Help Center, and $125,000 for Mosque Foundation. These Fund For Illinois' Future grants can cover prior years' costs. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers all five grants, each limited to its balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups keep facility and equipment grants
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It provides $242,000 for L'Arche Chicago infrastructure, $100,000 for Arthur Johnson Foundation capital improvements, and $125,000 for Urban Reimagined Inc capital improvements. Mosaic Church has up to $60,000 for a vehicle and other equipment. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These are organization grants, not direct household payments.
Community groups keep facility improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements at community organizations. Limits are $200,000 for ADA McKinley, $80,000 for SOS Children’s Village, and $300,000 for Margaret’s Village. Inner-City Muslim Action Network has separate grants of up to $1.5 million and $500,000. Limits are $1 million for Southside Justice Center, $1.7064 million for Project H.O.O.D., $100,000 for WECAN, and $200,000 for George Giles Post. Each grant can use only funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups keep facility improvement grants
The law carries forward improvement grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Capital grants provide up to $200,000 for Reunite Chatham, $150,000 for the Calhoun Foundation, and $50,000 for Roseland Heights Community Association. BreakAway Community Development, NFP, the Carradine-Coleman Foundation, and The Cov each retain capital grants of up to $250,000. Infrastructure grants provide up to $500,000 for Jennings Terrace and $250,000 for the Islamic Center of Western Suburbs. All use Build Illinois Bond Fund money except BreakAway, whose funding source is not specified here. Each grant uses only prior funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; the capital grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Community Groups Keep Facility Improvement Grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two community groups. Prevention First, Inc. has up to $23,100 for security system updates and work to meet disability access requirements. The YWCA of the Quad Cities has a separate grant capped at $1 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community Groups Keep Facility Project Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facilities through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Maximum grants include $255,796 for Quad County Urban League improvements and $4,916 for a new Will County Child Advocacy Center facility. United Church of Rogers Park gets up to $250,000 for entrance stair restoration and related architect work. Project Oz gets up to $250,000 for construction and renovations supporting counseling and job-readiness training. Rincon Family Services gets up to $150,000 for facility expansion in Southwest Chicago. New Life Centers Little Village gets up to $250,000 for building improvements. Brighton Park Neighborhood Council gets up to $300,000 for community center construction and buildout. Each grant uses only prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups keep facility repair funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for community organizations' facilities. Limits include $277 for H.A.V.E. Dreams renovations and $5,233 for Metropolitan Family Services renovations and technology improvements. Fellowship Connection Community Center, Youth Service Project, and Friendship House of Christian Service each receive up to $1 for facility work. Keshet receives up to $360 to renovate a teaching kitchen, and Charleston Transitional Facility receives up to $2,856 for capital improvements. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago receives up to $56 for infrastructure, including costs already incurred. Funding is limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups receive building improvement grants
The law funds community building grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Roseland Youth Center, also called Pullman Community Center, receives up to $515,000 for improvements and upgrades. Uptown United receives up to $50,000 for renovations, and HAIBAYO Cares receives up to $75,000 to build out a social innovation space. JLM Abundant Life Community Center receives up to $350,000, and To Walk in My Shoes receives up to $150,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and goes to the organization, not directly to households.
Community groups renew building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. Centers for New Horizons gets $250,000 for Elam House; Chicago Baptist Institute gets $75,000 for its library; Chicago Urban League gets $100,000. Gloria Day Lutheran Church gets up to $100,000; Union Missionary Baptist Church gets up to $75,000, including earlier infrastructure costs. South Suburban Area Project and South Star Services each get up to $25,000 for facility improvements, limited to needed amounts. All grants use only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups retain building and equipment grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for four community organizations. American Legion Post #187 in Elmhurst has up to $50,000 for capital improvements. Equipment grants provide up to $30,000 for Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network and $10,000 for People's Resource Center of DuPage County. Maple Street Chapel Preservation Society, Inc. has up to $10,000 for capital improvements. Each grant covers only the needed amount left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Community groups retain building purchase grants
The law keeps Build Illinois Bond Fund grants available for building purchases and other infrastructure improvements. Black Men United has up to $500,000, and The Clean Community has up to $215,884. Smokehouse Academy’s grant is capped at $1. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups retain building repair grants
The law preserves Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facilities, using only earlier money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Renovation limits are $50,000 each for Southeast Asia Center, Uptown United, Chicago Therapy Collective, and Ezra Multi-Service Center's indoor space. HAIBAYO Cares retains up to $75,000 to build out a social innovation space. Futures Unlimited, Inc. retains up to $20,000 for capital improvements. St. Clair Associated Vocational Enterprises retains up to $11,561 for capital improvements, limited to the amount needed.
Community groups retain facility improvement grants
The law renews community facility grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $50,000 for The Center, $225,000 for Food and Shelter Foundation, and $200,000 each for Ambassadors for Christ Church and Saving Our Sons Ministries. Caps are $400,000 for Home of Life Community Development Corporation, $300,000 for Safe Cities, and $25,000 for Youth Peace Center of Roseland. These seven improvement grants are limited to amounts needed; Chicago's Human Resource Development Institute also retains up to $400,000 for capital improvements. All eight grants use only earlier funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Community groups retain facility repair grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. Building improvement awards provide up to $50,000 for Logan Square Neighborhood Association, $35,000 for American Indian Center, and $15,000 for The Kedzie Center. Metropolitan Family Services gets up to $200,000 for renovations; DuPage County Receiving Center gets up to $100,000 for facility improvements. Guildhaus gets up to $150,000 for facility improvements, WINGS Program gets up to $100,000 for repairs, and Pathlights Human Services, formerly PLOWS Council on Aging, gets up to $100,000 for facility improvements. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups retain preservation and education grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community preservation and education. Park Manor Neighbors has up to $800,000 to acquire and build a mixed-use structure for those purposes. Bridgeview Mosque Foundation has up to $175,000, Black Fire Brigade has up to $22,872, and Palos Township has up to $50,000. Those three grants also support community preservation and education. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups retain small facility balances
The law renews small Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. St. Mary's Church retains up to $6,631 for infrastructure, including earlier costs; the Salvation Army retains $49 for infrastructure. Global Girls retains $2 for infrastructure or a building purchase; the Edward G. Irvin Foundation retains $1 to acquire and renovate a facility. Bethel New Life retains $1 for infrastructure; Ready Set Ride retains $1 for a vehicle eligible for bond funding or capital work. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community organizations get building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, including up to $5 million for Mutual Ground’s facility expansion and renovation. Acclivus gets up to $1 million to buy a building and improve infrastructure; Major Adams Community Center gets up to $1.3 million for infrastructure. Improvement grants also cover Positive Moves NFP ($500,000), Phalanx Family Services ($200,000), Posen Community Center ($50,000), Sheffield neighborhood association ($600,000), 3 is one development corporation ($250,000), and SALOT Foundation ($500,000). Each renewed grant uses only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A new grant provides up to $1 million for The Josslyn Center’s capital improvements, limited to the amount needed.
Community organizations get building project funding
The law renews Build Illinois capital grants: $200,000 for Edna's Circle, $150,000 for To Walk in My Shoes, and $250,000 for Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute. It also renews up to $150,000 for Centro San Bonifacio infrastructure improvements. Renewals include up to $1 million for Grow Greater Englewood construction or capital improvements and up to $320,000 for Maddies Mittens March building construction and acquisition. All renewals use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the last two also cover only necessary amounts. A new $300,000 grant from the same fund supports Ashunti Residential Management capital improvements.
Community Organizations Get Building Project Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants using balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Orchard Village gets $50,000 for heating and cooling work; Trellus gets $150,000 for expansion and renovations. The Well of Mercy gets $100,000 for building and elevator work; Rayo Counseling and Community co-op gets $180,000 for a building purchase and renovations. Renewed grants also include up to $27,912 for UCP Seguin improvements and $150,000 for St. Michael's the Archangel Catholic Church security. Separately, the law provides $150,000 in new funding from the same fund for Rohingya Cultural Center building purchases and renovations.
Community organizations get building repair grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community organizations' property improvements. Grants of up to $98,704 fund Tri-County Urban League building repairs in Peoria; $115,000 funds Chicago Chesed Fund warehouse improvements. Saving Our Sons Inc. gets up to $400,000 for heating and cooling replacement, roof work, and other improvements. Peoples CDAC gets up to $150,000; Pilgrim DevCorp gets up to $225,000 for roofing, renovations, and other improvements. Greater Rock Development gets up to $144,707, and Home of Life Community Development Corporation gets up to $600,000 for capital improvements. All grants use only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Except for the Urban League and Chesed Fund grants, awards are also limited to amounts needed from specified prior funding.
Community Organizations Get Building Support
The law funds organization facility grants through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Chicago Therapy Collective gets up to $100,000 for a new facility; Ray Graham Association gets up to $125,000 for capital improvements. Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America gets up to $300,000 for building repairs, including roof and heating and cooling system replacement. Muslim Women Resource Center gets up to $400,000 to acquire a building. Clearbrook gets $95,000 for capital improvements.
Community organizations get capital improvement grants
The law provides up to $50,000 for F.O.C.U.O.S. capital improvements. It also renews up to $100,000 for Jewish United Fund infrastructure improvements. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Only the Jewish United Fund grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community organizations get facility and equipment funding
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for three community organizations. Allocations are up to $200,000 each for McGraw YMCA and Irving Park YMCA, plus $100,000 for Curt's Cafe of Evanston. These facility and infrastructure grants are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, the law provides up to $60,000 from the same fund for Mosaic Church to buy a vehicle and equipment. The Mosaic Church grant has no stated June 30 unspent-balance condition.
Community organizations get facility funding
The law funds community facilities through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Renewed grants allow up to $50,000 for Des Plaines Self Help infrastructure, $18,700 for Trinity Services infrastructure, $70,000 for Avenues for Independence construction, and $67,500 for Center For Concern to buy a facility. It also renews up to $100,000 each for Spanish Coalition for Housing and Metropolitan Family Services improvements, $15,000 for Hyde Park Union Church improvements, and $150,000 for Montgomery Place equipment and improvements. Renewed grants use only money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, and only as much as needed. A separate grant provides up to $60,000 for Elk Grove Milk Bank capital improvements, limited to the amount needed.
Community organizations get facility improvement funding
The law funds community facilities through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Infrastructure grants provide PODER up to $300,000, ADA McKinley $250,000, and Chicago Defender Charities $350,000. Infrastructure grants also provide Life Is Work up to $226,000, Grace Central Outreach $394,000, and Substance of Hope Foundation Inc. $350,000. Goal Digger Divas United NFP receives up to $500,000 for capital improvements. All grants are limited to needed amounts; PODER's grant also covers costs incurred before the grant.
Community organizations get facility improvement grants
The law renews up to $2 million for Life Giving Community Center to renovate the Safe Haven Recreational Center. That grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separate grants provide up to $1 million for Better Boys Foundation improvements at 1532, 1536, and 1538 W. Pulaski Road, Chicago. Safe Haven Foundation gets up to $300,000 for building improvements. These two separate grants are limited to the amounts needed, without a stated June 30 balance condition.
Community organizations get facility improvement grants
The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides up to $125,000 for WINGS Program Inc. building renovations and improvements. Keshet receives $50,000 for capital improvements and $1 million for infrastructure improvements for its Highland Park Project. The law carries forward $100,000 for Aspire in Zion and $25,000 for Shelter, Inc., both for general infrastructure upgrades. Those carryovers are available only from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The grants do not set individual eligibility or direct household payments.
Community organizations get money for upgrades
The law funds community facility improvements through state commerce department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Reaching and Teaching International Ministries gets $250,000, and GT Community Service gets $300,000 for capital improvements. Infrastructure grants provide up to $500,000 for Center on Halsted and up to $50,000 for Third Space Chicago. Nourishing Hope gets up to $100,000, Nepalese Aid gets up to $250,000, and Inanna Foundation gets $250,000 for infrastructure improvements. The grants go to organizations, not directly to households.
Community Organizations Get Renewed Building Grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for four community organizations. El Valor has $750,000 for maintenance, and ABC Pilsen has up to $350,000 for infrastructure improvements. Black on Black Love has up to $200,000 to acquire and renovate a facility. Developing Community Projects, Inc. has up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements. All grants require money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the last two also cover only the amount needed.
Community organizations get state operating grants
Human Services receives operating-grant funding from the Fund for Illinois' Future for nine named organizations. Limits are $500,000 each for Good Neighbors Network and Habilitative Systems, Inc. Limits are $1.7 million for Ada S. McKinley and $200,000 for Metropolitan Family Services Calumet Region. Breakthrough Urban Ministries has a $1 million limit; The Restorative Project has a $1.7 million limit. Limits are $250,000 for The Answer Inc., $1 million for Aspire, and $1.7 million for IT Takes a Village. These provisions do not specify funded services, direct household payments, or individual eligibility rules.
Community organizations keep building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community organizations' facilities. Grants include up to $68,475 for Gordie's Foundation and $75,000 for United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago. The latter includes roadway work near the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center and Howe Developmental Center. It also renews $55,000 for Safer Foundation building improvements, $350,000 for JLM Abundant Life Community Center, and $11,100 for Deborah's Place. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community organizations keep building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements at three named organizations. Madison Street Theatre has up to $300,000, Cross Community Collaboration has $100,000, and The Bennett Place has $500,000. Each award is limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund the organizations’ improvements, not direct household payments.
Community Organizations Keep Facility Grant Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Capital improvement grants include $5,000 for Cat Nap from the Heart, $25,000 for Way Back Inn, and $15,000 for Aspire. Charleston Transitional Facility gets $75,000 for capital improvements. Disabled Citizens Foundation gets $100,000 for facility construction and capital improvements. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants support organizations' facilities, not direct household payments.
Community organizations keep facility improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community organizations. Capital improvement caps are $200,000 for ASPIRE Chicago and $64,000 for Clearbrook. United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago has two infrastructure grants capped at $35,000 and $40,000. Ray Graham Association has up to $345,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant uses only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community organizations keep facility improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements by six community organizations. Imani Village retains $1 million; Atlas E.D.C. and Carter Temple Community Development Corporation each retain $500,000. CTF Illinois retains up to $250,000 for the Community Services Foundation facility in Orland Park. Public Image Partnership retains $100,000, and South Central Community Service has a nominal $1 grant. Each grant covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community organizations keep facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facilities, using only money unspent at June 30, 2025's close of business. Capital improvement caps are $400,000 for London Towne Home Association and $325,000 for South Central Community Service. Ray Graham Association's cap is $75,000; Little Village Community Council's is $10,000. Community Service Center infrastructure caps are $15,000 for Latinos Progresando and $10,000 each for El Valor and Universidad Popular. Cornerstone Services gets up to $50,000 toward building a rehabilitation facility.
Community organizations receive facility improvement funding
Through the state commerce department, the law renews Build Illinois grants up to $230,000 for ADA Pathways and $200,000 for Polish American Association improvements. Infrastructure grant limits also include $500,000 for Will County Children's Advocacy Center, $560,000 for Catholic Charities Daybreak Center, and $100,000 for Joliet's Spanish Community Center. Separate infrastructure grants have nominal limits of $1 each for Joliet's Stepping Stones Treatment Center and National Hook-up for Black Women chapter. These renewed grants are limited to amounts needed from funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, the law provides up to $300,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Stepping Stones infrastructure, without that unspent-funds condition.
Community organizations retain facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund improvement grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Teens Against Killing Everywhere retains up to $15,720 for infrastructure improvements. Capital grants provide up to $30,000 for Korean American Resource & Cultural Center, $60,000 for Jewish Federation, $15,000 for Thresholds, and $150,000 for Agudath Israel. Each grant uses only its earlier allocation's balance left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The four capital grants also cannot exceed the amount needed; none of these grants provides direct household payments.
Community organizations retain operating grant support
The law renews Human Services operating grants, including prior years' costs, using only balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Need-limited grant caps are $597,751 for Phalax Family Services, $94,533 for Public Image Partnership, and $100,000 for JLM Abundant Life Center. Additional need-limited caps are $27,818 for UBL United for Living, $13,595 for The Outlet Inc., $391,589 for Springfield Urban League, and $250,000 for Jack and Jill. Grants capped by their unspent balances are $62,234 for Peoria Friendship House, $34,367 for South Side Mission, and $130,000 for Bridge Water Sullivan Community Life Center. CAPS has a $287,409 cap, and Wright Way Association has a $267,000 cap, also subject to their unspent balances.
Community parks and cultural facilities retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Illinois commerce department for parks, libraries, and cultural sites. Chicago Public Library has up to $500,000 to build Independence Park Library; Chicago Park District has $100,000 for Avondale Park Field House improvements and $200,000 for Leone Park Beach Field House renovations. Pontoon Beach has up to $42,500 for land purchases, park development, and general infrastructure. The Lewis & Clark Society of America has up to $150,000 for Lewis and Clark State Historic Site infrastructure; the Institute for Puerto Rican Arts & Culture has $65,000 to build a museum and Fine Arts Center. Each grant is limited to the amount needed that remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community programs get youth jobs funding
The law provides two funding packages totaling up to $42 million for violence prevention, youth employment, and related operating costs. The Department of Human Services administers the money from the Fund for Illinois' Future. A package of up to $7 million names groups including BUILD, Beyond Hunger, and Housing Forward. Another package of up to $35 million names groups including Youth Guidance, Chicago Survivors, and Springfield Urban League. The funding covers grants and administration but does not set individual eligibility or guarantee household payments.
Community programs receive state grant funding
The law provides $250,000 each to the Glenwood Academy NOW Program and Braven. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these General Revenue Fund grants. The funding supports public safety, economic development, and administrative expenses. The law does not set household payments or individual eligibility rules for these grants.
Community public safety programs get funding
The law provides $70 million from the General Revenue Fund for Reimagine Public Safety Act grants and related administrative costs. The money supports programs and organizations working with communities. This provision does not create direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Community safety grants keep unspent funding
The law carries forward up to $32.16 million for Reimagine Public Safety Act grants and administrative costs. The Illinois Department of Human Services administers the money. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This provision does not name individual grant recipients or provide household payments.
Community service centers get facility grants
The law renews facility grants administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for named community organizations. Build Illinois bond grants provide up to $6.485 million for Marillac St. Vincent Family Services and $6 million for the Pan Asian Community Center. They also provide $400,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Alton and $25,000 for Coach Care Center infrastructure, safety, and security. Oblong Children’s Christian Home gets up to $20,000 for capital improvements. Each grant uses only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; these grants do not create household payments or new service eligibility.
Community service centers keep facility funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community service facilities. Infrastructure grants are $465,000 for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, $1 for Center on Halsted, and about $1.78 million for Care for Friends. Those grants cover only needed work, as does Mount Prospect’s grant of up to $100,000 for Neighborhood Resource Center renovations. The Indo-American Center has $130,000 for heating and cooling replacement, renovations, and infrastructure; the Muslim Women’s Resource Center has $21,937 for office expansion, renovations, and/or building purchase. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community service facilities get capital funding
The law funds capital projects through the commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $200,000 for Horizon House in Peru and up to $205,000 for Northwest Compass, limited to amounts needed. Little City Foundation gets renewed funding of up to $180,000 to build a residential unit. Renewed capital grants also provide $150,000 each to Berwyn Public Health District and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Libenu Foundation gets $175,000 for capital improvements. These renewed grants draw only on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, Shelter, Inc. gets a new capital grant of up to $210,000, limited to the amount needed. These grants do not establish direct household payments or individual service eligibility.
Community service facilities get repair grants
Build Illinois bond grants provide $3 million for Rockford’s Family Peace Center and $350,000 for Bethel New Life infrastructure. The law renews up to $140,879 for Together We Cope’s Tinley Park facility. It also renews up to $50,000 for Link Option Center’s Olympia Fields and South Holland facility. Trinity Services receives renewed funding of up to $75,000 for its New Lenox facility. Renewed grants are limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community service facilities keep improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community organizations. Little City for Community Development has up to $165,816. Almost Home Kids Naperville and Indian Boundary YMCA of Metro Chicago each have up to $75,000. Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage has up to $50,000. Each grant is limited to prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; these are not household payments.
Community service facilities keep improvement grants
The law renews up to $20,600 for kitchen improvements at the Elmhurst Park District Senior Center. It also renews up to $55,000 for infrastructure improvements at Hinsdale Community Services. Both grants come from the Fund For Illinois’ Future through the state commerce department and can cover prior years’ costs. Only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Community service facilities retain repair grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facilities. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago has up to $2 million for Southwest City Regional Center capital improvements. Jefferson Park Association has $50,000 for roof repair and capital work; DuPage Center for Independent Living has $10,000 for infrastructure and capital work. Community Housing Association of DuPage has $15,000 for roof replacement and improvements, not direct housing aid. Funding is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community service groups get infrastructure grants
The law funds community infrastructure through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Youth Crossroads, El Valor, and Chicago Commons Association each get up to $250,000 for infrastructure improvements. Erie Neighborhood House and Gads Hill Center each get up to $200,000. One Hope United gets up to $100,000. The grants do not specify individual projects or direct household payments.
Community service groups keep facility funding
The law preserves Build Illinois bond grants for community service facilities. The Association for Individual Development gets up to $150,000 for improvements at 309 New Indian Trail Court in Aurora. Breaking Free of Aurora gets up to $150,000 for infrastructure improvements. United Way of Rock River Valley gets up to $12,500; Safe Place in Zion gets up to $1, including security-system work. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community service organizations get facility improvement grants
The law funds organization facility improvements through Commerce Department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It provides up to $300,000 for WINGS Program Inc. in Schaumburg, $200,000 for Search, Inc., and $100,000 for Full Circle Inc. Capital improvement grants also provide $250,000 for Home Away from Home Youth Development and Reentry Inc. and $200,000 for Opportunity Knocks. ASPIRE gets $185,000 for infrastructure improvements at its Franklin Park facility. The Day Nursery and Brothers Keepers Community Resource Center each get $100,000 for capital improvements.
Community services receive state grant funding
The law provides $7.5138 million from the General Revenue Fund for community service grants and related administrative costs. This funding line does not name specific services or set individual eligibility rules or benefit amounts.
Community sites receive capital improvement funding
The law funds community-site improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $205,000 for Growing Home, $50,000 for Sweet Water Foundation's Prairie Avenue Commons, and $81,525 for Grow Greater Englewood. Those grants are limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate grant provides up to $18,749 for The Restorative Project at 6136-38 S. Wood Street, limited to the amount needed. Eligible work there includes fence repairs, garden beds, and lighting.
Community venues retain facility improvement grants
The law renews community facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Madison County Fair Association retains up to $25,000 for capital improvements; St. Elmo retains up to $75,000 for Elmo Movie Theater renovations. Montford Point Marine Association retains up to $167,278 for capital improvements. Ambassadors for Christ retains $1 for facility costs at 7859 South Ashland Street. Each grant is limited to needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community violence prevention grants retain funding
The law renews up to $5.975 million for nonprofit and local government grants from the Fund for Illinois' Future. Grants support violence interruption, community development, and operating expenses, including prior years' costs. Only balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, are available. The funding does not create direct household payments.
Connect Transit gets transfer center funding
The law provides $3 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to Connect Transit for a mass transit transfer center. The grant also covers prior years’ costs. It does not set new fares or specify service changes.
Conservation districts receive land protection grants
The law provides up to $3 million from the Partners for Conservation Fund to Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Grants support landowner cost sharing, streambank stabilization, nutrient loss protection, and sustainable agriculture projects. The Department of Agriculture administers the grants. Individual landowner award amounts are not set.
Conservation project funding carries forward
The law carries forward up to $20.561938 million for the Partners for Conservation Projects Fund and related authorized purposes. It covers state agency grants and previously incurred costs. Only prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. Related purposes must be authorized by subsection (c) of Section 3 of the General Obligation Bond Act.
Contaminated sites receive cleanup funding
The law provides up to $58.49 million from the Underground Storage Tank Fund for its leaking tank program. This includes $40.1 million for cleanup contracts and reimbursements to eligible leaking tank owners and operators, including prior-year claims. The Hazardous Waste Fund provides $17.54 million for cleanup under the Environmental Protection Act, including prior years' costs. It also provides $50,000 for refunds. The provisions fund cleanup and eligible reimbursements, not a general household payment.
Continued funding for parks and preserves
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund money through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $100,000 for Marengo Park District's Indian Oaks Park and $25,000 for Belvidere Park District's Aberdeen Park. Long Grove Park District gets up to $62,500 for Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve, including eligible earlier costs. McCollum Lake improvements, including park equipment replacement, get up to $3,030. Each allocation is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Continued upgrades for Rockford's Peace Center
The law carries forward up to $3 million for Rockford to improve infrastructure at the Family Peace Center. The grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. The provision sets no completion deadline.
Correctional facilities get vehicle operating funds
The law funds vehicle operations at four state correctional and youth facilities. Illinois Youth Center–Pere Marquette gets $16,200, and Illinois Youth Center–St. Charles gets $38,100. Robinson Correctional Center gets $54,000, and Shawnee Correctional Center gets $105,000. The money supports facility operations, not direct household payments.
Corrections Gets Care and Facility Funding
The law provides $17 million from corrections and juvenile justice reimbursement and education funds for related programs. This includes $5 million for school district programs, $3 million for federal programs, and $9 million for other programs. Permitted uses include beds, treatment, supervision, medical care, food, and construction, depending on the program. It also provides $19 million in General Revenue Fund money for corrections hospitalization and $11.5 million for corrections facility work. Another $249,900 covers sheriffs' prisoner transport fees, and $200,200 reimburses counties for the state's share of assistant State's Attorney salaries. Hospitalization, facility, and county-payment funds are drawn only as needed; county salary reimbursements follow Chapter 55 of Illinois law.
Corrections retains funding for technology equipment
The law renews up to $3.650099 million for Illinois Department of Corrections technology equipment. The Capital Development Board administers the money from the Capital Development Fund. Only earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Counties get election judge pay reimbursements
The law provides $2.7635 million from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to reimburse Illinois counties for increased election-worker pay. Reimbursement covers increased compensation authorized by the specified earlier laws and is limited to Election Day judges. This funds county reimbursements; it does not set a new individual pay rate.
Counties get funding for public defenders
The law provides $10 million from the Public Defender Fund to the Illinois Supreme Court. The court distributes funding to counties for public defenders and their services. This funds legal representation but does not change individual eligibility rules.
Counties retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for general infrastructure improvements in eight counties. Massac County retains up to $125,000. Saline, Union, and Pulaski counties each retain up to $100,000. Pope, Hardin, Hamilton, and Gallatin counties each retain up to $75,000. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
County courthouses and jail retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for county justice facilities. Grundy County has up to $50,000 for courthouse rehabilitation and up to $200,000 for courthouse roof repairs or maintenance. Fulton County Jail has $1 for building and facility improvements. Each grant can use only its funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
County Justice Buildings Get Repair Funding
The law renews grants of up to $95,932 for Menard County Courthouse improvements and $3,356 for Pike County jail upgrades. Scott County also gets up to $75,000 for Sheriff's Office improvements. The state commerce department administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants using balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Pike and Scott counties' grants are also limited to the amounts needed from their earlier appropriations.
Court agencies receive operating funds
The law provides $500,000 for Statewide Pretrial Services administration from its Indirect Cost Fund. The General Revenue Fund provides $400,000 for Courts Commission operations and $847,900 for Judicial Inquiry Board operations. It also funds State Appellate Defender staff, contracts, travel, equipment, data processing, and other operating costs. The supplied provisions do not state the defender office's total appropriation. These funds support agency operations, not new household payments or benefit eligibility.
Court history preservation receives funding
The law provides $4.5 million from the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Fund for the commission's preservation work. It separately provides $900,000 from the General Revenue Fund for deposit into that preservation fund. These appropriations fund preservation work and its funding account, not direct household payments.
Courts receive interpreter and operating funding
The law provides $708,800 from the Foreign Language Interpreter Fund for the Illinois Supreme Court's interpreter program. This supports language help for people who need it in court. It also provides $6 million from the Supreme Court Special State Projects Fund for state projects that are not named. Another $1 million from the Supreme Court Indirect Cost Fund covers administrative expenses. These appropriations support court services and operations, not direct household payments.
Crestwood retains firehouse improvement funding
The law renews up to $1 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Crestwood firehouse infrastructure improvements. The grant covers only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Cultural and community groups keep repair funding
The law keeps Build Illinois Bond Fund grants available for cultural, media, and community facilities. WTVP in Peoria has $350,000 for renovations and improvements, while ART, Inc. has $250,000. The Black Star Project has $225,000 for capital improvements. Central Lodge #3 Prince Hall Masons has up to $175,000, and the African American Genealogy & Cultural Society has up to $225,000, for infrastructure improvements. All grants use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the last two cannot exceed the amount needed.
Cultural and community spaces get upgrades
The law funds facility improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Infrastructure grants provide up to $500,000 to The Miracle Center Inc. and $250,000 to Chicago's Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. Grants also provide up to $100,000 to Cathedral Baptist Church, $300,000 to Dr Edwin Lee Historical Building Inc., and $250,000 to Guitars over Guns. These five grants cannot exceed needed amounts. Skokie C-Teen receives a separate $150,000 capital improvement grant; none of these grants provides household checks.
Cultural and library buildings get upgrades
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for cultural, religious, and library buildings. The Institute of Cultural Affairs gets up to $139,220 for renovations, and Dank Haus gets up to $200,000 for accessibility. Preston Bradley Center gets up to $275,000 for fire-code compliance, other infrastructure improvements, or both. Those three awards cannot exceed amounts needed from specified prior funding. Building renovations receive $39,000 for the Holi Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East Diocese of North America and Illinois NFP. Skokie Public Library receives $50,000 for renovations. All five grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Cultural and religious facilities get upgrades
The law funds facility upgrades through state commerce department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Chicago and Chabad East Lakeview each get up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. Ateres Ayala gets $500,000, and the Bosnian Educational and Cultural Center of America, known as BECCA Center, gets $250,000 for infrastructure improvements. Oil Lamp Theatre gets $500,000 for capital improvements. The grants support facilities, not direct payments to households.
Cultural centers and museums receive support
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants of up to $300,000 for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Chicago. It also renews up to $350,000 for National Museum of Puerto Rican Art and Council of Chicago building expansion and improvements. Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center of Chicago has up to $200,000 to redevelop its performing arts and music center. These three awards use only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Separately, $45,000 from the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund supports museum operations and programs through the Rantoul Historical Society and Museum or another qualifying foundation responsible for the former Chanute Air Museum collections.
Cultural centers and preservation keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund improvement grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Park Ridge Historical Society has up to $25,000; Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods has $250,000. Mongolian Heritage Center has up to $250,000, and Ragdale Foundation has $300,000. Brushwood, Mongolian Heritage Center, and Ragdale grants are also limited to the amount needed. Separately, the law renews up to $663,891 from the Illinois Historic Sites Fund for preservation services awards and grants. All funding is limited to the earlier amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Cultural centers retain building project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Casa Aztlan retains up to $200,000 for infrastructure improvements. The Puerto Rican Cultural Center retains up to $450,000 to renovate its facility at 2700 West Haddon in Chicago. Near Northwest Neighborhood Network retains up to $50,000 to develop the Paseo Boricua Arts Building. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from earlier funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Cultural groups keep facility project funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for cultural facilities. Capital improvement limits are $2.5 million for ETA Theatre and $1.5 million for African International House and Ministries. Limits are $500,000 each for the National Museum of Gospel Music and Coalition for the Remembrance for Elijah Muhammad. Harold Washington Cultural Center has up to $100,000 for capital improvements; the National Public Housing Museum has up to $750 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant can use only funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Cultural Landmarks and Clubs Get Grants
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community cultural projects. Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Chicago has $50,000 to renovate the Chicago Chinatown Gateway. Old Neighborhood Italian American Club has $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. Both grants are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Des Plaines fire facilities get funding
The law provides up to $170,000 for capital improvements for the Des Plaines Fire Department. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant using Build Illinois Bond Fund money. The grant does not pay households directly.
Donated Funds Initiative gets grant funding
The law provides about $22.73 million from the Local Initiative Fund for the Donated Funds Initiative Program. The money covers grants and program administration. This provision does not name household recipients, set individual payment amounts, or specify eligibility rules.
Drivers and bicyclists get safety education
The law provides up to $35,000 from the Share the Road Fund to the League of Illinois Bicyclists. The grant funds education on how drivers and bicyclists can share roads legally and safely. It does not create personal payments or new traffic rules.
Driving permits and interlock providers get funding
The law provides up to $2.1 million for the Secretary of State to administer Monitoring Device Driving Permits. That money comes from the Monitoring Device Driving Permit Administration Fee Fund. It also provides up to $300,000 from the Indigent BAIID Fund to reimburse ignition interlock device providers. Eligible reimbursement requests submitted in earlier years are also covered under the existing program. These appropriations do not change permit eligibility or set direct household payment amounts.
DuPage parks and preserves retain improvement funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Park district improvement caps are $50,000 for Carol Stream, $75,000 for Itasca, and $100,000 for Bloomingdale. Separate caps cover $45,000 for Roselle playground renovations, $40,000 for Lombard pond reconstruction, and $40,000 for Wood Dale building improvements. DuPage forest preserve grants have separate caps of $90,000 for forest preservation and $75,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
DuPage special recreation groups retain funding
The law carries forward two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association has a $75,000 cap to buy equipment. Western DuPage Special Recreation Association has an $85,000 cap for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants support recreation services and facilities, not direct household payments.
DuPage water treatment upgrades retain funding
The law renews two grants to DuPage County for water treatment facilities. Up to $14.5 million supports improvements at Woodridge Greene Valley. Another roughly $5.39 million supports electrical upgrades there and at Knollwood. Both grants use the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Neither grant sets household payments or rate cuts.
East Moline veterans post gets improvement funding
The law provides up to $30,000 for infrastructure improvements at VFW 8890 East Moline. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Funding is limited to the amount needed and does not pay veterans or households directly.
Eight organizations receive named state grants
The law allocates $2.615 million to The Chicago Lighthouse and $300,000 to Kennedy Forum. Josselyn gets $350,000, CPASS gets $500,000, and BUILD INC gets $517,000. Phalanx Family Services gets $1 million, and Kerengende Foundations gets $250,000. The Anshe Emet Synagogue Community Assistance Fund gets $250,000. These provisions do not specify funded services or household eligibility rules.
Electric vehicle rebates and land cleanup
The law directs $12 million from the Road Fund into the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund for grants and rebates. It does not set individual rebate amounts or eligibility rules. It also provides $3.075 million for the Underground Storage Tank Program and $10.3784 million for federally supported environmental projects. Another $10.5 million supports cleanup, prevention, corrective action, and other projects defined by federal assistance awards. Federally supported projects must follow the relevant awards.
Elgin gets lead pipe replacement funding
The law renews up to $500,000 for Elgin to replace lead service lines for low- and moderate-income residents. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Only the earlier award's balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Elgin senior facility renovation grant renewed
The law renews up to $30,000 for renovations at a Senior Services of Elgin facility. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. This is facility funding, not a cash benefit for seniors.
Elmhurst and Harvey get street funding
The law renews up to $300,000 for Elmhurst pedestrian street construction and other infrastructure improvements. It also renews up to $90,000 for new streetlights and road improvements in Harvey. Illinois' commerce department administers the grants. Only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Employment agency funds inclusion and accessibility
The law gives the Illinois Department of Employment Security $155,000 from the General Revenue Fund. The money funds diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives. It does not establish individual payments or eligibility rules.
Environmental protection projects keep bond funding
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency retains about $50.45 million in bond funding for Environmental Protection Act purposes, including prior years’ costs. Another $14.40 million supports environmental protection, restoration, conservation, and related natural resource work. That allocation also allows Water Revolving Fund deposits and grants to state agencies. Both allocations are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Equipment grants support local emergency response
The law provides $6 million for small fire equipment and $1.2 million for ILEAS/MABAS administration and services. It also funds community risk reduction with $70,000, hazardous-materials response reimbursement with $10,000, and new fire districts with $500. Renewed grants provide up to $500,000 for Morton Grove's fire truck and $200,000 for Washington Park police and fire equipment. Those two local grants can cover past costs, but only from funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Evergreen Park retains lead-pipe replacement funding
The law renews $1.666666 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Evergreen Park to replace lead service lines. Only the grant balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. The grant supports local drinking-water infrastructure, not direct household payments.
Facility funding for Blandinsville seniors
The law renews up to $25,000 for the Blandinsville Senior Citizens Organization to acquire and renovate a new facility. The commerce department administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The grant supports the facility, not direct payments to seniors.
Facility grant for seniors' service agency
The law provides up to $250,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant is limited to the amount needed. It supports agency facilities, not direct payments or new individual benefits for seniors.
Facility grants for arts and heritage
The law provides a new grant of up to $400,000 for International Women's Baseball Center infrastructure improvements. It renews up to $250,000 each for improvements at Carl Sandburg Cottage and Ballet Quad Cities. It also renews up to $100,000 for Danville Light Opera infrastructure improvements. All grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund and are limited to what is needed. The renewed grants use only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Facility grants for community service groups
The law funds facility improvements through Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, each limited to the amount needed. It renews up to $500,000 for Rockin' The Spectrum, $250,000 for Mano a Mano, and $100,000 for LGBTQ+ Center Lake County. Renewed grants also cover Boys and Girls Club of Rockford ($100,000), Crosspoint Human Services ($130,000), Laura Lee Fellowship House ($100,000), and Community Action Agency ($35,000). These renewed grants use only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate new grant provides up to $250,000 for Community Life Center of Rockford infrastructure improvements.
Facility Grants for Local Veterans Groups
The law funds grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for veterans groups. Growing Healthy Veterans gets up to $150,000 for capital improvements, using only funds left unspent on June 30, 2025. A separate appropriation provides Milan American Legion up to $30,000 for roof repairs and infrastructure improvements, limited to the amount needed. These grants fund organizations, not individual veterans' benefits.
Facility upgrades for family service centers
The law funds facility improvements through state commerce department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Concordia Place gets up to $100,000 for its Seeley site, plus a separate grant of up to $125,000. The Family Room Chicago gets up to $50,000. Metropolitan Family Services gets up to $500,000 for the Howard Evanston Community Center. These grants fund improvements, not direct household payments.
Fair and scouting facility grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for two community organizations. The Iroquois County Agriculture and 4-H Club Fair gets up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. The Blackhawk Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America gets up to $25,000 for a program and administration building. Each grant uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Faith organizations keep building improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements at three faith organizations. God First Church and Ministries has up to $1.5 million, and Chicago Baptist Institute has up to $300,000. Ambassadors for Christ has a nominal $1 allocation. Each grant can use only funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Family commissions keep state grant funding
The law renews up to $4 million each for the African-American, Latino, and Asian American Family Commissions. The grants come from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund through the state commerce department. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. This funds the commissions, not direct payments to households.
Family responsibility law enforcement receives funding
The law provides up to $200,000 from the Family Responsibility Fund for the Illinois Secretary of State. The money covers enforcement costs under the existing Family Financial Responsibility Law. This appropriation creates no new personal payment or reporting duty.
Family Service Organizations Get Facility Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for six organizations' buildings and infrastructure. Apna Ghar has $100,000 to buy a building and improve infrastructure; Metropolitan Family Services has $200,000 for renovations and infrastructure. Mujeres Latinas En Accion has $500,000 for renovations and repairs. Infrastructure or capital improvement grants also provide $75,000 for Chicago Mitzvah Campaign, $50,000 for Keshet, and $21,825 for Hanul Family Alliance. Every grant is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Family service providers retain facility grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two family service providers. Caritas Family Solutions has up to $25,000 for general infrastructure improvements. Hoyleton Youth and Family Services has up to $100,000 for building improvements or renovations. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These are facility grants, not direct household payments or changes to benefit eligibility.
Farm and environmental groups get improvements
The law provides grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through Illinois’ commerce department. Ecology Action Center gets up to $500,000 for capital improvements. Sola Gratia Farm gets up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Both grants cover only the amounts needed for that work and do not create direct household payments.
Farmington and Hazel Crest retain utility grants
The law carries forward up to $100,000 to renovate Farmington’s water treatment plant. It also preserves up to $825,000 for Hazel Crest sewer upgrades and other infrastructure improvements. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and depend on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Farmington’s grant is also limited to the amount needed. These provisions do not set household utility rates or provide direct payments.
Fire and emergency facilities retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for emergency-response infrastructure. Limits are $500,000 for Mount Morris Fire Protection District and $25,000 for El Paso Emergency Squad. Gibson City Fire Department has a $30,000 allocation. Chatsworth, Flanagan-Graymont, Fairbury Rural, and Forrest-Strawn fire protection districts each have limits of $30,000. All grants use only earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Mount Morris and the four fire districts with $30,000 limits can use only the amount needed.
Fire Departments Get Equipment Grant Renewals
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three local fire departments. Skokie and Morton Grove each have $95,000 for replacement equipment. Niles has $65,000 for a fire station alert system. Each grant is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Fire departments keep building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Benson Community Fire Protection District has up to $30,000 for infrastructure improvements. Bloomingdale Fire Department has up to $100,000 for building renovations, limited to the amount needed. Both grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Fire districts retain facility and equipment grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for infrastructure improvements, equipment purchases, or both at two fire districts. Gardner Fire Protection District has up to $8,700, and Mazon Fire Protection District has up to $30,000. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grants. They cover only necessary costs and funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Fire districts retain facility grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for five fire districts. Arthur, Atwood, Bridgeport, and Ashmore each have up to $25,000 for infrastructure or equipment, including earlier costs. Coal City has up to $40,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Fire Services Get Equipment and Training Upgrades
The law funds emergency service grants through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. North Riverside gets $150,000 for capital improvements to its fire department. Harper College gets $410,000 for capital improvements related to an emergency services training center. Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department gets $500,000 for an aerial apparatus and capital improvements.
Fire stations and village hall get repairs
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for repairs to local government buildings. Broadview gets up to $36,424 for fire station roof repairs. La Grange Park gets up to $75,000 for fire station No. 2 roof repairs and $75,000 for Village Hall improvements. Each grant covers only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Firehouses and local ambulance grants renewed
The law renews up to $200,000 in Build Illinois funding for Chicago Fire Department firehouse improvements within the 11th Legislative District. It also renews up to $200,000 each for Blackhawk and New Milford Fire Protection Districts. Those grants cover buying or maintaining ambulances for their fire departments. Each grant is limited to necessary amounts unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Floating Museum retains operating grant support
The law renews up to $742,847 for Floating Museum through the Illinois Department of Human Services. The money comes from the Fund for Illinois' Future and covers operating costs, including prior years' costs. Funding cannot exceed need or the prior grant balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Flood control and habitat restoration continue
The law renews up to $1 million for a Fox Waterway Agency flood-control grant. It also renews up to $35.7 million for ecosystem repair, habitat restoration, and related development. That work includes planning, design, and construction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Both amounts are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Food pantry and grocery store improvements
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for food pantry and grocery store improvements. Allocations are up to $150,000 for Northfield Food Pantry and $100,000 for Rich Township's food pantry. Danville gets up to $160,000 for Heavenly Square Grocery Store building renovations. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household food benefits or change food assistance eligibility.
Forest preserves and garden receive funding
The law provides $709,500 from the General Revenue Fund to the Forest Preserves of Cook County. That grant supports public safety, economic development, and administrative costs. It renews up to $270,000 for Will County forest preserve infrastructure and $400,000 for Chicago Botanic Garden upgrades. Garden work includes water systems, roofs, parking lots, pathways, trams, and picnic areas. The two renewed Build Illinois Bond Fund grants cover only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Four cities retain operating grant funding
Human Services renews operating grants capped at $1 million for Brooklyn and $500,000 for Washington Park. Cahokia Heights' cap is $110,732, and East St. Louis' cap is $41,769. Each grant covers only needed costs, including past costs. Only prior grant money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The provisions do not identify particular household services or payments.
Four communities get new improvement grants
The law provides new Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Blue Island gets up to $100,000 for capital improvements, and River Forest gets up to $350,000 for infrastructure improvements. New Lenox gets up to $250,000, and Richton Park gets up to $500,000 for capital improvements. These grants fund community projects, not direct household payments.
Four communities retain building improvement grants
The law renews up to $8.47 million for Hillside’s Municipal Community Campus Project. It also renews building and infrastructure grants of up to $650,000 for Shiloh, $1.5 million for Harvey, and $1 million for Flossmoor. The Shiloh, Harvey, and Flossmoor grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Hillside and Shiloh funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Four organizations get community support grants
The law provides $250,000 each to One Goal, High Jump, Loyola University Chicago, and Mercy Housing Lakefront. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these General Revenue Fund grants. The money supports public safety, economic development, and administrative expenses. These grants do not set direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Four villages get infrastructure grant renewals
The law renews infrastructure grants for Villa Park, Carol Stream, Bartlett, and Glendale Heights, each capped at $25,000. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Frisbie Senior Center gets improvement funding
The law provides up to $500,000 for building and infrastructure improvements at Frisbie Senior Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The funding supports the facility, not direct payments to seniors.
Funding cleans up state transportation sites
The law provides $2.95 million from the Road Fund to handle regulated materials and waste at state transportation sites. The transportation department uses this money for storage, identification, cleanup, and disposal at its facilities and on state road property.
Funding continues Black Oaks Center operations
The law renews up to $200,000 from the Fund For Illinois’ Future for Black Oaks Center operating expenses. The commerce department administers the grant, which also covers prior years’ costs. Funding is limited to money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Funding continues for abandoned mine cleanup
The law reuses up to $78.226379 million from the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund. It funds research, planning, and construction to remove abandoned-mine hazards, plus needed emergency response. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Funding continues for abandoned well cleanup
The law renews up to $40.5 million from the Plugging and Restoration Fund for well cleanup spending and grants. The money covers plugging, cleanup, and restoration of orphaned, abandoned, or leaking oil, gas, and injection wells. Work must be authorized by federal law. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Funding continues for community violence prevention
The law carries forward up to $43.18 million for named groups supporting violence interruption and community development. Grants also cover operating and administrative costs, including prior years’ costs. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Funding continues for local roads and drainage
The law carries forward up to $225,000 for Rich Township drainage and stormwater work. It also preserves Build Illinois bond grants of up to $100,000 for Orland Township Highway Department infrastructure improvements. Oswego gets up to $6,218 for improvements to Route 30 and Treasure Road. All funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Orland Township and Oswego grants are also limited to the amounts needed.
Funding continues for parks and cultural sites
The law preserves up to $50,000 for South Suburban Special Recreation Association parking and street work. Olympia Fields Park District gets up to $75,000 for park and recreation improvements. Valley Fox Park District gets up to $75,000 for O'Donnell Park improvements. Vernon Hills Park District gets up to $7,884 to renovate Lakeview Center. Aurora University gets up to $350 for infrastructure improvements, including Therapeutic Recreation and Training Center curriculum planning. Friends of the Coronado Foundation gets up to $200,000 for Coronado Theater improvements; Rockford's Davis Park grant is $1. All funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Except for the South Suburban and Olympia Fields grants, funding is also limited to the amounts needed.
Funding continues for waterway debris cleanup
The law renews up to $25 million for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to address marine debris. The money comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund under federal infrastructure and Save Our Seas 2.0 authority. Only amounts needed and unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Funding continues former Joliet prison restoration
The law renews up to $3.5 million from the Fund For Illinois’ Future for the Joliet Area Historical Museum. The commerce department administers the grant to restore the former Joliet Correctional Center property, including prior years’ costs. Funding is limited to money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Funding continues wildlife and forest care
The law renews up to $746,518 for fur-bearing mammal conservation and about $5.15 million for pheasant conservation. It also renews up to about $1.69 million to attract waterfowl and improve public waterfowl areas. Up to about $2.34 million supports forest stewardship technical help, but only to the extent federal funds or reimbursements are available. All four funding lines are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for Access to Justice services
The law provides $35 million to carry out the Access to Justice Program. West Side Justice Center and the Resurrection Project each get $17.5 million for grants and program administration. These provisions do not set individual eligibility rules, service types, or benefit amounts.
Funding for carbon storage safety
The law provides up to $400,000 for the state environmental agency's costs under the carbon capture and storage safety law. It also provides up to $100,000 for costs tied to issuing grants under that law. This appropriation does not state who qualifies for grants or set individual awards.
Funding for charitable trust grants
The law provides up to $1 million from the Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund. The State Treasurer uses it for administration and grants to public and private entities in Illinois. Grants must serve purposes allowed by the Charitable Trust Stabilization Act. This appropriation does not set household eligibility or individual award amounts.
Funding for Chicago library and culture
The law renews $1 million for a new Chicago Public Library location serving Gage Park. It also renews up to $300,000 for National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture expansion and development. Another $125,000 supports Urban Theater Company capital improvements. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants use only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding for cleaner air and inspections
The law directs up to $32 million from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund into the Vehicle Inspection Fund. It provides $19.476 million for air pollution control, including $412,000 for Chicago. It also provides $19.915 million for the Title V air permit program and $7 million for Clean Air Act and Energy Transition Act enforcement. Additional funding covers vehicle inspection and air permit staff and operating costs. These provisions do not change household inspection fees or requirements.
Funding for climate pollution planning
The law provides up to $3 million for Climate Pollution Reduction Grant planning expenses and grants. This program operates under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Another $150,000 from the Alternative Compliance Market Account Fund supports the emissions reduction market program. Neither appropriation sets a household payment or individual cost change.
Funding for communication access and interpreters
The law provides up to $1.5 million for Illinois Commerce Commission administration and distribution to the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation. Distribution follows the Illinois Public Utilities Act. It also provides up to $300,000 to administer and enforce interpreter licensing through the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission. These appropriations do not set household payment amounts or change individual eligibility.
Funding for community centers and facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. These include $8 million for Bright Star's community center and infrastructure, and $7.155 million for Rainbow PUSH facility improvements. Another $5 million supports infrastructure for local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. Chicago gets up to $50 million for land and planning for a Bronzeville community services center, limited to the amount needed. All these grants depend on funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for county elections and security
The law provides $747,500 in county awards through the State Board of Elections, following the Counties Code. It also provides $11.6611 million to carry out the Help America Vote Act. That includes $1.0361 million for the statewide voter registration system and related costs. Another $10.625 million funds administration and discretionary grants to local election authorities under the federal election security grant program.
Funding for court technology and projects
The law provides $20.7939 million from the Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund for electronic filing and case management systems. This money also supports Supreme Court committees and commissions. Another $10 million from the Supreme Court Federal Projects Fund pays for federal projects. These funds support court operations, not direct household payments.
Funding for disability advocacy and guardianship
The law provides $100,000 for legal aid grants related to developmental disabilities. It also provides up to $14.8618 million for Guardianship and Advocacy Commission operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Another appropriation provides up to $2.9979 million for services under the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. These provisions fund aid and services without setting individual payment amounts or explaining who qualifies.
Funding for driver and rider safety
The law carries forward up to about $6.98 million for highway safety media campaigns. It also preserves up to $977,592 for work-zone data review and a pilot meeting federal data-sharing standards, including prior costs. Both amounts are limited to available federal funding; the pilot specifically relies on a federal SMART grant. Another carryover provides up to about $21.21 million to reimburse state and local colleges and universities for rider safety training. All three carryovers use only money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Funding for environmental grants and enforcement
The law provides $15.1888 million for Illinois Environmental Protection Agency expenses tied to federal grants and awards, including prior-year costs. It provides $795,000 for Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan enforcement under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Another $160,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund goes to the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The agriculture allocation does not name a specific funded activity.
Funding for environmental operations and grants
The law provides $19 million from ten funds for Illinois Environmental Protection Agency contracts and data systems. It provides up to $1.4538 million from the EPA Special State Projects Trust Fund for environmental programs, including prior-year costs. Another $400,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund covers projects defined by federal assistance awards. Up to $4 million from the Environmental Protection Trust Fund supports awards and grants directed by that fund's commission.
Funding for environmental permits and appeals
The law provides up to $6.5006 million for land permits and inspections. Appeal processing receives up to $2.156 million for leaking underground tank permits and claims, and $739,300 from the clean-air permit fund. Additional appeal funding includes up to $50,000 from the drycleaner response fund and $1.2594 million from the permit and inspection fund. The Pollution Control Board receives $25,000 for operations and $2,000 for refunds. The law does not identify refund recipients or set individual refund amounts.
Funding for fire protection and stations
The law provides $8 million from the Federal Title IV Fire Protection Assistance Fund for rural fire protection programs and refunds. The Department of Natural Resources can work alone or with public and private partners. It also renews up to $5 million for fire station rehabilitation and construction grants from the Fire Prevention Fund. Another renewed amount of up to $1.5927 million supports State Fire Marshal equipment. Both renewed amounts are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for hazardous materials emergency planning
The law provides $2.7324 million for hazardous-material emergency preparedness, including prior-year costs. It provides $650,000 to reimburse local governments for implementing and maintaining plans authorized by the Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act, Section 4. Another $126,000 supports activities under the Illinois Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Act. The law also provides $100,000 for costs tied to the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act.
Funding for hazardous waste and cleanup
The law carries forward up to $3.271644 million from the Road Fund for transportation department hazardous material cleanup. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, carries forward. It provides up to $250,000 from the Oil Spill Response Fund for response work under state environmental law. Another $2.5 million supports the State and Tribal Brownfields response program under federal environmental cleanup law.
Funding for historic sites and preservation
The law provides $1.1892 million from the Illinois Historic Sites Fund and $640,000 from the Park and Conservation Fund for preservation services. Covered costs include operations, upkeep, repairs, permanent improvements, and special events. The Department of Natural Resources also gets $150,000 from the Illinois Historic Sites Fund for preservation-program awards and grants. Renewed commerce department grants provide up to $50,000 each for Black Metropolis Convention and Tourism Council and Will County Historical Society facility renovations. Those two grants use Build Illinois Bond Fund money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for human services grant oversight
The Department of Human Services inspector general gets $13.4067 million from the General Revenue Fund for operating expenses. Another $5 million from the DHS Recoveries Trust Fund supports grant accountability work. The law also provides $500,000 to help organizations understand and follow Grant Accountability and Transparency Act requirements. These funds do not create household payments or change benefit eligibility.
Funding for Illinois Election Operations
The law provides up to $32.1968 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Elections. It covers operations, grants, and reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Another appropriation provides up to $1 million from the Elections Special Projects Fund for operations, grants, and reimbursements. Spending from that fund cannot exceed funds made available. Neither appropriation creates direct household payments.
Funding for Illinois parks and bikeways
The law provides $556,300 from the Park and Conservation Fund for the Illinois Bikeways Program. Renewed Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide up to $210,000 for Kelly Park and $350,000 for Harris Memorial Park’s fieldhouse. They also provide up to $25,000 for Mahalia Jackson Park and $50,000 for Pleasant Dale Park District infrastructure. The Inner-City Muslim Action Network gets up to $47,036 for a Marquette Park feasibility study and improvements. These renewed grants, administered by the state commerce department, use only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for immigrant and refugee services
The law provides $40 million for immigrant integration and related services under existing state law. It provides $50.6112 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for refugee resettlement services and administration. General funds provide another $1.1267 million for refugee assistance and $204,000 for Refugee Social Services grants and administration. The Illinois Migrant Council receives $90,000 for migrant service grants and administrative costs. These funding lines do not set individual payments or new eligibility rules.
Funding for immigrant and refugee services
The law provides $1 million from the General Revenue Fund for costs associated with New Americans. This includes a grant to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. The funding supports immigrant and refugee communities but does not set individual eligibility or payment amounts.
Funding for immigrant Welcoming Center services
The law provides $40 million from the General Revenue Fund for Illinois Welcoming Center grants and administrative costs. This supports centers serving immigrants and others who use their services. The appropriation does not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding for Immigrant Welcoming Centers
The law provides $30 million from the DHS State Projects Fund for Illinois Welcoming Centers. The money pays for grants and related administrative costs. This funding line does not specify household payments, particular services, or eligibility rules.
Funding for indoor radon reduction
The law provides $1.25 million from the Indoor Radon Mitigation Fund for the federally funded State Indoor Radon Abatement Program. The money can cover prior-year costs. This funding line does not set household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Funding for local water safety
The law provides up to $200,000 for Bloomington Township Public Water District’s Crestwicke water supply regionalization efforts. Only the amount needed is available. It also renews $5 million each for drinking water and wastewater compliance work under federal water laws. Those compliance funds must have been unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. All three amounts come from the Water Revolving Fund through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Funding for motorcycle rider safety training
The law provides $774,400 from the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund to run the motorcycle safety training program. This covers staff, employee benefits, services, travel, and supplies. It also provides up to $4.7 million to reimburse state and local colleges and universities for motorcycle safety training programs. The law does not set payments to trainees or change training eligibility.
Funding for nonprofit security grants
The law directs $7.5 million in general funds into the IEMA State Projects Fund for nonprofit security grants and program operations. The money supports the Illinois Not-for-Profit Security Grant Program under existing state law. This funding line does not set individual grant amounts or guarantee an award to any organization.
Funding for police and security work
The law provides $750,000 for joint state and local enforcement of charitable gaming laws. State Police receive $500,000 for regional drug enforcement grants and $2 million for crime-reduction task force grants. It also carries forward up to about $469,789 for approved Illinois Terrorism Task Force homeland security purchases. That carryover uses only money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025, and cannot exceed available federal funds.
Funding for police cadets and training
The law provides $3.5 million for the Illinois State Police cadet program. It also provides $105,000 for law enforcement intern training. Another $40.0116 million funds basic and ongoing officer training, staff, and Law Enforcement Training Standards Board operations.
Funding for police cameras and systems
The law provides $60 million in local law enforcement camera grants, covering vehicle camera installation and officer training. It expands covered costs to include data storage and related licenses. The law also renews up to $9.5 million from the Road Fund for state-route cameras and automatic license plate readers. Urbana retains up to $168,744 through the state commerce department for the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System, including prior years' costs. Both renewed amounts require balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the state-route appropriation sets no equipment-use rules.
Funding for police merit board operations
The law provides $1.4329 million from the State Police Merit Board Public Safety Fund for the board's operating expenses. This funding does not directly create household payments or change individual rights.
Funding for radiation safety and inspections
The law provides $8.8382 million in radiation protection funds and $19.5767 million in nuclear preparedness funds for radiation safety operations. Another $525,000 funds licensing and oversight of uranium and thorium mill-tailings facilities, including cleanup oversight. That money also supports finding, cleaning, and monitoring unlicensed properties contaminated with mill tailings. The law provides $63,000 for training, travel, and agency reimbursements for inspecting and escorting certain radioactive shipments under agency rules. Covered shipments include spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and transuranic waste in Illinois.
Funding for radioactive waste site management
The law provides $60,000 for hazardous waste cleanup at the Ottawa Radiation Areas Superfund site in LaSalle County, including prior-year costs. Another $100,000 supports radioactive-material recovery and cleanup when the responsible person or an available financial guarantor cannot pay. It provides $275,000 for care, monitoring, testing, cleanup, and insurance at the radioactive waste site near Sheffield. Another $650,000 supports establishing a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. That facility funding must follow Section 14 of the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act.
Funding for rights and equity commissions
The law provides up to $2.68 million for the Commission on Equity and Inclusion's operating expenses. It also provides up to $3.6813 million for Human Rights Commission operations. Another appropriation provides up to $2.271 million through the Human Rights Commission for the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission. These provisions fund commission work without creating household payments or changing individual eligibility.
Funding for safer roads and drivers
The law provides up to $5 million from the Road Fund for highway safety media campaigns. Campaign spending cannot exceed available federal funds. It also provides $180,000 for state police patrols in highway construction zones. Another $1.95 million supports crash-victim programs, impaired-driving prevention, law-enforcement support, and related programs. The DUI Prevention and Education Commission decides how that $1.95 million is spent.
Funding for Safer, More Accessible Walkways
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for sidewalk repairs or disability access upgrades in Murphysboro and Carbondale, up to $100,000 each. Mount Vernon gets up to $64,979 for pedestrian bridge painting or disability access improvements, including costs already incurred. The state commerce department administers these grants. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Funding for seniors' rights projects
The law provides $16 million for Aging Rights governmental discretionary projects. It also provides $200,000 for related training and conference planning. The money comes from the Services for Older Americans Fund. These provisions do not create individual payments.
Funding for state emergency management operations
The law funds emergency agency management and support with $4.4964 million in radiation funds and $11.2735 million in nuclear preparedness funds. Separate operating lines provide $15.1475 million in general funds, $114,000 in radiation funds, and nuclear funds of $125,500, $11 million, and $3.4363 million. The $15.1475 million and $11 million operating lines add to other appropriations. Nuclear preparedness funds also provide $611,100 for preparedness and grant administration. General funds provide $500,000 for the Office of Homeland Security and $100,000 for the Illinois Civilian Cyber Auxiliary.
Funding for state military operations
The Department of Military Affairs gets $850,000 from the General Revenue Fund to deposit into the Federal Support Agreement Revolving Fund. Another $100,000 from the State Military Justice Fund pays military justice expenses under the Illinois Code of Military Justice. These appropriations do not create direct household payments or new individual duties.
Funding for transportation safety oversight
The law provides up to $250,000 from the Road Fund for transportation safety and security oversight. It provides another $520,000 from the Federal Mass Transit Trust Fund for federal reimbursement of oversight costs. It also carries forward up to $3.699952 million from that trust fund for the same purpose. Carried-forward money must remain unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These funds cover oversight costs under federal transportation law, not household payments.
Funding for underground utility safety
The law provides up to $2.5 million for the Statewide One-call Notice System through the Illinois Commerce Commission. This funds the system required by state law to coordinate notice before underground utility work. Another $250,000 funds pipeline emergency training through the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Educational and Research Foundation. The training helps first responders plan for and respond to pipeline emergencies.
Funding for veteran oversight and survivors
The law provides up to $1.0962 million for the Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans' Accountability Unit. It also provides up to $250,000 from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund for benefits authorized by the Survivors Compensation Act. Survivor benefits remain subject to that Act; this funding does not set individual payment amounts. The accountability funding pays agency costs and does not change veterans' benefit eligibility.
Funding for waste and drug collection
The law provides $2.5 million from the Solid Waste Management Fund for local governments operating under delegation agreements. The money supports solid-waste work and eligible prior-year costs. It also provides up to $750,000 from that fund to implement the state's Drug Take-Back program under the Drug Take-Back Act. The funding supports waste management and drug collection rather than direct household payments.
Funding for waste cleanup in communities
The law provides up to $3.2114 million for environmental response work under the drycleaner cleanup law, including prior-year costs. It provides up to $1.3 million to remove or clean up hazardous waste at Worthy Park in Cook County. It also provides up to $1.4 million for landfill closure work under the Environmental Protection Act. Another appropriation provides up to $511,800 for the state's used-tire management activities.
Funding for waste management and recycling
The law provides up to $10 million for state solid-waste management, including costs from prior years. It also provides up to $753,800 for the consumer electronics recycling program. Both amounts come from the Solid Waste Management Fund and go to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Funding for water loans and inspections
The law funds state administration of two water loan programs through the Water Revolving Fund. It provides $11.7177 million for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Program and $8.6293 million for the drinking water program. Another allocation provides up to $6.3038 million for water permits and inspections. These funding lines support agency work and do not change household loan terms.
Funding for water protection and research
The law provides Lewis and Clark Community College up to $2 million for the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. It provides $8.95 million for runoff pollution management, water studies, and environmental projects defined by federal awards, including prior-year costs. The section also allocates $1.5 million for the Department of Public Health. Another appropriation provides up to $8 million for Environmental Management System services in the state environmental agency's Bureau of Water. It preserves up to about $1.96 million, unspent at the close of June 30, 2025, for Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan enforcement under the federal infrastructure law.
Funding for water testing and laboratories
The law provides up to $1.3302 million for community water supply sample testing and related agency and council costs. It provides up to $574,400 to run the environmental laboratory certification program. Another $2.9422 million from the Illinois Clean Water Fund supports laboratory sample analysis. These appropriations fund testing and oversight, not household payments.
Funding helps courts clear minor cannabis records
The law provides $500,000 from the Cannabis Expungement Fund to the Illinois Supreme Court for circuit court clerks. The money helps clerks process petitions to clear qualifying minor cannabis offenses under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. It does not go directly to people filing petitions.
Funding helps criminal justice grant programs
The law gives the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority $6.2 million from general revenues for grants, contracts, and related costs. General revenues also provide $4 million for statewide capacity building and up to $566,600 for Institute 2 Innovate grants and administration. Up to $259,900 funds help navigating Grant Accountability and Transparency Act requirements. Federal assistance program support receives $1.2761 million from general revenues and $7 million from the Criminal Justice Trust Fund. These allocations fund program support and grants, not specified household payments.
Funding improves railroad crossings for travelers
The law provides up to $36.5 million from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund for railroad crossing and pedestrian safety work. Projects include crossing protection, improvements, separating roads from tracks, pedestrian walkways, and measures to prevent trespassing. The work must be ordered by the Illinois Commerce Commission and allowed by law.
Funding improves waterfowl habitat and areas
The law provides $100,000 from the Wildlife and Fish Fund for North American Waterfowl Management Plan acquisition and development, including grants. It adds $250,000 in plan grants and $250,000 for developing waterfowl breeding areas from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. These projects can be in Canada or the United States, but must specifically provide waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway. The two $250,000 grant lines must follow the Wildlife Code. Another $1.5 million attracts waterfowl and improves public waterfowl areas within Illinois.
Funding keeps Fire Marshal operations running
The Fire Marshal receives $40.4711 million from the Fire Prevention Fund for agency operations. Another $6.1306 million comes from the Underground Storage Tank Fund for operations. The law also provides $50,000 for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility outreach.
Funding keeps Illinois Arts Council operating
The law provides up to $2.8388 million from the General Revenue Fund for Illinois Arts Council operations. The funding covers the budget year ending June 30, 2026. It supports agency operations, not direct household payments.
Funding Preserved for Local Park Improvements
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for improvements at four parks or park districts. Limits are $150,000 for Chicago Park District's Piotrowski Park and $500,000 for Dolton Park District. Harvey Park District has up to $255,000, and Robbins Park District has up to $200,000. Each grant is limited to earlier funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Piotrowski Park's funds must also be needed for the project; these grants do not provide household payments.
Funding protects Illinois fish and wildlife
The law funds conservation staff and operations through the Wildlife and Fish Fund, including $13.1267 million for staff pay. It also provides $159,800 from the Salmon Fund for staff and related benefits. Fishery restoration receives $7.5962 million under the Dingell-Johnson Act; wildlife restoration receives $18.3941 million under the Pittman-Robertson Act. Another $43.5 million from the DNR Federal Projects Fund supports Asian carp and other aquatic nuisance species control. That money covers plans, agreements, monitoring, detection, removal, response work, payments to grant recipients, and prior years' costs.
Funding protects natural areas and habitats
The law renews up to about $24.85 million to buy, protect, and care for natural areas. It also renews up to about $6.60 million for high-quality habitat lands. Another $3.39 million supports fish and wildlife habitat and outdoor sports heritage, using Sportsmen Series license plate revenue. Up to about $1.33 million supports land purchases, long-term easements, planning, and shared-cost conservation work. These renewed funds are limited to balances unspent on June 30, 2025. Separately, a new $1 million grant helps Lake County Forest Preserves District plan and manage Illinois Route 53 Expansion Land. That grant covers land transfers, land or easement purchases, and corridor connections.
Funding protects natural areas and habitats
The law provides $500,000 for Healthy Forest, Wetlands, and Prairies grants. The Natural Areas Acquisition Fund provides $3.7082 million for stewardship and $3.4412 million to administer natural-area preservation law. Partners for Conservation receives $2.4755 million for operations and $650,000 for ecosystem-based management. The Natural Resources Trustee Program receives $2.9 million from the Natural Resources Restoration Trust Fund. Another $25,000 supports monarch butterfly and other pollinator habitats.
Funding protects open spaces and recreation
The law provides $35 million for local open-space acquisition and development grants and related expenses under state open-space law. It provides $6 million to buy, protect, and care for natural areas, including wetlands and threatened or endangered species habitats. Another $9 million supports refunds and Outdoor Recreation Programs through the Land and Water Recreation Fund. Recreation programs can operate independently or with government and private partners. These provisions do not set household refund eligibility or amounts.
Funding protects wildlife and habitat lands
The law provides $1.35 million to preserve and maintain high-quality habitat lands under the Habitat Endowment Act. Another $250,000 from Sportsmen Series license plate sales supports fish and wildlife habitat and Illinois's outdoor sports heritage. Wildlife Code conservation funding includes $100,000 for fur-bearing mammals and $550,000 for pheasants. The law also provides $500,000 for activities under the Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act.
Funding renewed for Chicago community facilities
The law renews $1.25 million to build the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council Community Center. It renews $550,000 to expand Latin United Community Housing Association’s community center and $450,000 for Gads Hill Center improvements. It also renews $200,000 for Family Focus–Belmont Cragin’s Nuestra Familia building development. Another $102,243 supports Metropolitan Family Services’ facility at 6422 S. Kedzie Ave. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants use only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding renewed for cleaner heavy vehicles
The law renews up to $25 million for Illinois’ Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Program, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency uses money from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund. It can use only the amount needed from funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This funding does not create household payments.
Funding renewed for local park improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for parks and recreation projects. Chicago Parks Foundation gets up to $500,000 for Lincoln Park redevelopment; Downers Grove Township gets $75,000 for Prairie Restoration turf. Robbins and Hazel Crest park districts each get up to $75,000; Riverdale Park District gets up to $100,000. Harvey Park District gets up to $100,000 for building and playground improvements. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding renewed for municipal facility upgrades
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for municipal improvements. Oak Forest gets up to $112,500 for radio communications; Midlothian gets up to $112,500 for Village Hall improvements. Riverdale gets up to $150,000 for capital improvements. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding retained for local flood protection
The law renews $5 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Highland Park flood mitigation. It also renews $503,341 from the Capital Development Fund for flood plans, property acquisition cost-sharing, building removal, and site preparation. This includes acquiring flood-control sites and preparing open space, and can cover prior years' costs. The Department of Natural Resources administers both amounts. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Funding retained for public historic sites
The law renews $4 million from the Capital Development Fund for design, construction, and improvements on the Governor's Mansion block. It also renews $750,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Dana-Thomas House Cottage and a Center for Architecture and Equal Rights. That work includes planning, engineering, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and improvements. The Department of Natural Resources receives the funding. Both amounts are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding studies DuSable Drive crash risks
The University of Illinois Chicago Urban Transportation Center receives up to $100,000, as needed, for a study and report. It examines crash data on North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive and cameras powered by artificial intelligence. The funding does not require cameras to be installed.
Funding supports abuse services and prevention
Separate funds provide $600,000 each for Sexual Assault Services Program grants and for sexual assault services, prevention, and administration. The Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund provides $952,200 for shelter and service grants and administration. A separate Domestic Violence Abuser Services Fund provides $250,000 for abuser services grants and administration. The Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund provides $100,000 for grants to organizations preventing prostitution and human trafficking.
Funding supports adult diversion programs
The law provides up to $13 million from general revenues for Adult Redeploy and Diversion Programs. Another $94,700 comes from the criminal justice authority's Violence Prevention Special Projects Fund. It also provides up to $1.5 million from general revenues for statewide deferred prosecution programs. The money covers grants, awards where authorized, and administration; it does not set individual eligibility rules.
Funding supports bike paths and trails
The law provides $1 million in local government grants to acquire and develop bike paths. Another $750,000 pays for bike-path land, development, maintenance, and related costs. Both lines use the Park and Conservation Fund. The State Parks Fund provides $150,000 for park and trail facilities and programs, including matching federally authorized trail projects.
Funding supports boating and outdoor services
The law provides Illinois' Department of Natural Resources $1.111 million for Strategic Services, plus office funding and $10,000 for refunds. It provides $2.0114 million from the State Boating Act Fund for watercraft title work. Another $6 million from the Wildlife and Fish Fund supports the sales system, education, maintenance, and prior-year costs. Grant management receives $3.4094 million across five funds. These amounts support agency services, not new household payments or stated fee changes.
Funding supports coasts and Great Lakes
The law provides $5.5 million for the Coastal Management Program and $2 million for the Great Lakes Initiative. Both amounts come from the Department of Natural Resources Federal Projects Fund. The money supports program expenses, not direct household payments.
Funding supports community public safety programs
The law provides $21.1 million from the Department of Human Services Community Services Fund. The money pays for grants and administration under the Reimagine Public Safety Act. It supports participating community programs and organizations, not specified household payments.
Funding supports community services and volunteers
The law provides $16.5 million from the Serve Illinois Commission Fund for community services and volunteer activities. This money also covers prior years' costs. It separately provides $7.2578 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for community grants. That grant line does not name recipients or services. These provisions do not set direct household payments or eligibility rules.
Funding supports conservation and outdoor programs
The law provides about $2.412 million for natural-resource special projects backed by grants, interagency agreements, or donations. Covered work includes education, habitat protection, and upkeep of department lands and facilities. The DNR Special Projects Fund also provides $1 million for research, protection, and education, plus $50,000 for HOPE Program costs. Separate funds provide about $1.448 million for Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Program expenses. The Partners for Conservation Fund provides $1.1 million for its named program's expenses.
Funding supports conservation police and enforcement
The law provides $49.3424 million across six funds for natural-resources law enforcement, staff, equipment, and operations. This includes $3.2835 million for conservation police officers, $20,000 for impaired driving or boating enforcement equipment, and $35,000 for the Snowmobile Program. Included drug and cannabis enforcement funding of $25,000 is available only to the extent the department receives those funds. A separate $20,000 from the State Boating Act Fund supports alcohol enforcement expenses. These appropriations fund enforcement without creating new personal legal duties.
Funding supports courts and pretrial services
The law provides $5 million from the Mandatory Arbitration Fund to the Illinois Supreme Court. It funds backlog reduction, increased case filings, court technology updates, and access-to-justice programs. The Office of Statewide Pretrial Services gets up to $1 million from its State Projects Fund. It also gets up to $5 million from its Federal Projects Fund. The specific pretrial projects are not identified.
Funding supports criminal justice agency work
The law provides $6.1316 million from general revenues for Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority operations. It adds up to $623,700 from general revenues for implementing Public Act 101-652. Another $2.9153 million supports investigations of criminal justice issues and related information projects. That project funding includes $1.7 million from the Criminal Justice Trust Fund and $1.2153 million from the Criminal Justice Information Projects Fund.
Funding supports deaf residents’ state commission
The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission gets up to $720,000 from the General Revenue Fund for operations. The money covers the budget year ending June 30, 2026. This provision does not guarantee an individual payment or specific service.
Funding supports energy rules and inspections
The law provides up to $12 million for Commerce Commission work under the Energy Transition Act. The Capital Development Board gets up to $500,000 for that act, including creating and adopting the Illinois Stretch Energy Code. Up to $7 million from the Federal Energy Fund supports enforcement of the Illinois Energy Conservation Code. Another $500,000 supports the Mechanical Insulation Energy and Safety Assessment Pilot Program. That pilot funding is limited to money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Funding supports environmental permits and staff
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency gets up to $3.2673 million from the Subtitle D Management Fund for its permit program. The program operates under Section 22.44 of the Environmental Protection Act. Another $11.7573 million covers agency expenses under Section 55.6, including staff, insurance, equipment, and other operating costs. These provisions do not set household charges or payments.
Funding supports family violence prevention services
The law provides $33.0182 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for family violence prevention services. The money covers grants and administrative costs. It supports services and providers, but does not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding supports firearm restraining order awareness
The law renews up to $697,555 for Public Health's firearm restraining order awareness costs, including prior years' costs. The money comes from the Fund for Illinois' Future. Only amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Funding supports fishing and wildlife habitat
The law provides $342,800 for fishing and resource management at Chicago Park District lagoons. Fisheries operations receive $1.4 million from the Illinois Fisheries Management Fund. The Wildlife and Fish Fund provides $4.5 million for subgrantees and $275,000 for Resource Conservation operations. It also provides $1.3729 million for wildlife and habitat conservation and $2.4273 million for that work at parks and historic sites. These funds support programs and habitat work, not direct household payments.
Funding supports forestry programs and advice
The law provides $650,000 from the Forest Reserve Fund for refunds and the U.S. Forest Service Program. The Department of Natural Resources can work independently or with government and private partners. Another appropriation provides up to $300,000 from the Illinois Forestry Development Fund for forest stewardship technical assistance. That assistance funding requires available federal funds, including reimbursements. The law does not specify who qualifies for forestry refunds or how much they receive.
Funding supports forests and landowner conservation
The law provides $4.4614 million for urban forestry, $141,800 for timber buyers' bond forfeitures, and $118,500 for the Forestry Development Council. Another $2.5 million supports forest restoration through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Landscape Scale Restoration Forest Landowner Support Grant Program. The Wildlife and Fish Fund provides $250,000 for Illinois River Basin conservation cost-sharing. This supports long-term contracts, permanent conservation easements, approved landowner practices, and monitoring under the Illinois–U.S. Department of Agriculture agreement. The law does not state individual award amounts.
Funding supports fraternal groups' charitable work
The law provides up to $35,000 from the Master Mason Fund for grants to the Illinois Masonic Charities Fund. Those grants must support charitable purposes. It also provides up to $28,000 from the Illinois Pan Hellenic Trust Fund for charitable grants. Those charitable purposes must be sponsored by African-American fraternities or sororities. The provisions do not name individual household recipients or set household payment amounts.
Funding supports grant-backed human services programs
The law provides $4 million from the DHS Federal Projects Fund for Pathways Program grants and administration. It also provides $200,000 from the DHS Private Resources Fund for human services grants and expenses. Those activities must have grant or private-donation funding. These appropriations do not set individual eligibility rules or household payment amounts.
Funding supports methane cuts and well cleanup
The law provides $32.1058 million for oil and gas operations, regulation, well plugging, restoration, refunds, and related expenses. This includes $17.368 million for the federal Methane Emissions Reduction Program. It also includes $2 million for the federal Orphaned Well Plugging Program. The law does not set a general household payment or refund amount.
Funding supports mine safety and cleanup
The law provides $33.1859 million for mine regulation, safety, miner training and testing, and cleanup of forfeited-bond surface mines. This includes $2 million for environmental mitigation projects, studies, research, and administrative support. Another $1.16 million from the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Fund supports the state's Land Reclamation program. The funds support safety and cleanup programs, not household payments.
Funding supports mosquito control and research
The law provides up to $300,000 from the Emergency Public Health Fund for emergency mosquito control. It also provides the University of Illinois up to $400,000 from the Used Tire Management Fund for mosquito research and control. Both appropriations provide money only as needed, rather than direct household payments.
Funding supports parks and historic sites
The law provides $89.02746 million for parks, canals, bikeways, offices, and conservation programs. This includes $500,000 for FEMA-grant expenses only as funds are available, $25,000 for Wildlife Prairie Park, and $35,000 in park and marina refunds. Historic-site operations receive $18.346 million, including $3.5 million from the Illinois Historic Sites Fund that also covers prior-year costs. The State Parks Fund provides $1 million for camping and lodging reservations, $15,000 for events, and $25,000 for new-site operations, including Sparta. State Fair expenses receive $85,000 from the Wildlife and Fish Fund and $150,000 from the Park and Conservation Fund.
Funding supports parks trails and conservation
The law provides $1 million for multiple-use parks and trails and $1 million for conservation facilities and programs. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources receives the money from the Park and Conservation Fund. Uses include construction, land purchases, development, repairs, maintenance, and related program costs. These are public project funds, not household payments.
Funding supports police training and equipment
The law provides up to $5 million from general revenues for local police less-lethal devices, training, allowed costs, and administration. It provides up to $5 million each for basic and in-service training from the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund. Training payments or reimbursements must meet statutory requirements. It also provides $500,000 from the Criminal Justice Information Projects Fund for state police drug task forces and Metropolitan Enforcement Groups. Another $7,800 from the Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association Fund supports Crime Stoppers grants.
Funding supports preservation and local landmarks
The Department of Natural Resources gets $582,800 from the Tourism Promotion Fund for preservation services. It covers operations, upkeep, repairs, permanent improvements, and special events. The law also renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. These provide up to $150,000 for Joliet's Rialto Square Theater–University of St. Francis Downtown Campus Project, $50,000 for Shorewood's veterans memorial, and up to $50,000 for The Metcalf Collection's infrastructure. Those three grants use only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding supports school solar and energy efficiency
Community High School District 99 gets up to $450,000 for a rooftop solar array. That grant comes through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The law also provides $500,000 from the DHS State Projects Fund for energy conservation and efficiency programs. These provisions do not establish household rebates or specific energy savings.
Funding supports tank oversight and research
The law provides $1 million from the Fire Prevention Division Fund for the federal underground storage tank program. It also provides up to $500,000, as needed, from the Hazardous Waste Research Fund for Prairie Research Institute expenses. These appropriations fund program operations rather than household payments.
Funding supports tick and wildlife monitoring
The law provides $154,600 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Lyme Association for tick research, education, and evaluation. It also provides $1.8 million from the Wildlife and Fish Fund for chronic wasting disease and wildlife containment programs. That work includes monitoring and controlling feral livestock and managing large carnivore occurrences. These funds support research and wildlife management, not household checks.
Funding supports university pet population control
The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine receives up to $250,000, as needed, for pet population control. The money comes from the Pet Population Control Fund. The law does not set household subsidies, service prices, or eligibility rules.
Funding supports youth in juvenile justice
The law provides General Revenue Fund money for juvenile justice facilities, care, and rights protection. It sets aside $1.1 million for facility improvements, including prior-year costs, and $2,600 for sheriffs' fees to transport youth. Facility funds cover construction, repairs, maintenance, planning, supplies, materials, and land purchases. Funding includes up to $6,200 for hospitalization and $83,000 for positive behavior supports, limited to needed amounts. Another $1,501,400 funds complaint investigations, policy reviews, and youth rights protection, including Community Services Division youth before final discharge.
Funding supports youth services and juvenile justice
The General Revenue Fund provides $14.3736 million for Redeploy Illinois grants and administration. The Thriving Youth Income Tax Checkoff Fund provides $150,000 for community-based youth programs outside Medicaid. The Juvenile Justice Trust Fund provides $3 million for planning and action grants to local governments and nonprofits. That juvenile justice funding also covers prior years' costs.
Funding targets abandoned mine hazards
The law provides $75 million in federal trust fund money to address abandoned mine hazards. It pays for grants, contracts, and emergency response expenses. Activities must be authorized by Section 40701 of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Funding targets family violence and bullying
The law provides up to $3 million for Safe From the Start grants, contracts, administration, and related costs. It provides up to $700,000 for bullying prevention and $525,000 for the Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council Program. Another $350,000 supports grants and administration for the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee. These General Revenue Fund allocations support programs, not new household payments.
Funding to assess and redevelop contaminated sites
The law provides up to $5 million for municipal brownfields grants to help redevelop contaminated sites. It provides another $4.5 million for redevelopment assistance under the Environmental Protection Act, including costs from prior years. Community-wide brownfields assessments receive up to $2.5 million. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency administers this money from the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund.
Funding to carry out carbon safeguards
The Department of Natural Resources receives $1 million from the Oil and Gas Resource Management Fund. The money covers costs of carrying out the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act. This funding does not create a direct household payment.
Funding to close coal ash ponds
The law provides up to $50 million for coal ash pond closure activities under Section 22.59 of the Environmental Protection Act. The money comes from the Coal Combustion Residual Surface Impoundment Financial Assurance Fund. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency administers the funding.
Funding to study Southwest Illinois levees
The law provides $1.5 million from the IEMA State Projects Fund for the Mississippi Water Commission Southwest Illinois Levee Systems Study. The funding pays for a study, not a specified construction project or household assistance.
Funding to track violent deaths
The law provides $76,700 in grants to Northwestern University for the Illinois Violent Death Reporting System. The money supports data analysis, risk-factor research, and prevention efforts. It funds reporting and prevention work, not direct household benefits.
Grant funds First Followers reentry programs
The law provides up to $250,000 for First Followers Re-Entry Program to cover reentry programming costs. The Department of Human Services administers the grant from the Fund for Illinois' Future. The law does not set individual eligibility, benefit amounts, or household payments.
Grant supports rape advocacy services
The law provides up to $120,000 for Rape Advocacy Counseling and Education Services to pay operating expenses. The Department of Human Services administers the grant from the Fund for Illinois' Future. The grant does not create a direct household payment or change eligibility rules.
Grants fund disability access improvements
The law funds these grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Joliet Park District gets up to $150,000 and Romeoville gets up to $250,000 for infrastructure improvements, including disability access. Wilco Area Career Center gets up to $250,000 for capital improvements, including disability access. These three grants are available only as needed for their stated purposes. Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living gets up to $381,000 for building purchases and accessibility projects.
Grants fund local buildings and improvements
The law provides new Build Illinois Bond Fund money: up to $250,000 for Posen and $500,000 for unnamed capital improvements. It also carries forward up to $250,000 for Calumet Township and $100,000 for Riverdale improvements. Separate carryovers provide up to $50,000 for Posen Community Center improvements and $60,000 for Lisle Township improvements. Carryovers are limited to necessary funds left unspent from earlier awards at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund local projects, not household payments.
Grants fund local buildings and infrastructure
Build Illinois Bond Fund grants renew up to $5.15 million for local governments, schools, and community providers’ infrastructure. They also renew up to $2 million for Emma L. Wilson King Foundation and $5.1 million for Robbins infrastructure. Another $7 million is renewed for Chicago Public Library’s Galewood-Mont Clare Branch improvements. Renewed funds are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the first three also require need. Separately, the law provides up to $2.6 million, limited to the amount needed, for Urban Reimagined infrastructure improvements.
Grants fund local community facility improvements
Angel of God Resource Center and Project Simeon 2000 each get grants of up to $500,000. The money pays for building and infrastructure improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Grants fund local parks and gardens
The law funds these grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Park improvements receive up to $500,000 in Decatur, $200,000 in Springfield, and $500,000 in Urbana. Champaign Urbana Special Recreation receives up to $300,000 for infrastructure improvements. Sangamon County receives up to $150,000 for infrastructure work, including a flower garden. Each grant is available only as needed for its stated purpose.
Grants fund local parks and trails
The law funds recreation grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Romeoville gets up to $250,085 for its Aquatic Center Pavilion. Lockport Township Park District gets up to $250,085 to renovate the walkway under Route 171 serving the I&M Canal Trail. Bolingbrook Park District gets up to $215,085 for Gateway Wetlands playground replacement; Streamwood Park District gets up to $300,000 for Sunny Hill Park improvements. Chicago Park District gets up to $250,000 for Homan Square Park at 3559 W. Arthington and $150,000 for Sheridan Park at 910 S. Aberdeen; Riverside gets up to $250,000 for park improvements.
Grants fund local streets and utilities
The law funds these grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Romeoville gets up to $225,000 for improvements, including a pedestrian bridge. Shorewood gets separate grants of up to $250,000 each for US Route 52 improvements and Grand Prairie Water Commission improvements. Those three grants are available only as needed for their stated purposes. Glendale Heights gets up to $600,000 for North Avenue sewer lining; Villa Park gets up to $600,000 for its Northwest Sidewalk Program.
Grants fund parks and recreation improvements
Chicago Park District gets Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for improvements: up to $100,000 at Gwendolyn Brooks Park and $250,000 at Harsh Park. The law also provides up to $500,000 for capital and infrastructure improvements in Chicago's 7th Ward. It renews up to $500,000 for Chicago's 4th Ward parks and $42,760 for Northwest Suburban Recreational Association capital improvements. It also renews up to $178,570 for Channahon Park District infrastructure. Renewed grants cover only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Grants fund recreation and baseball facilities
The law provides two grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Decatur Park District gets up to $500,000 to build an alligator exhibit. B.I.G. Baseball Academy gets up to $500,000 for building and infrastructure improvements.
Grants fund Rotary sponsored charitable projects
The law provides up to $4,000 from the Rotary Club Fund for grants supporting Rotary-sponsored charitable purposes. It does not name specific recipients or promise household payments.
Grants fund trails and recreation repairs
The law funds these grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Bolingbrook Park District gets up to $200,000 for Lily Cache East Sports Complex and $100,000 for Knights of Columbus Trail. Lockport Park District gets up to $175,000 for improvements, including a Chaney Pool liner; Romeoville gets up to $100,000 for improvements, including tree replacement. These four grants are available only as needed for their stated purposes. Separate grants provide up to $500,000 to Lake Shore Park Advisory Council for park improvements and $100,000 to Chicago Prairie Tennis Club for court improvements.
Grants Fund Work Against Hate Crimes
The law provides $5 million to the Illinois Department of Human Rights to address hate crimes and bias incidents. Money comes from the Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Prevention and Response Fund. It pays for grants and related administrative work, not direct household payments.
Grants help care for neglected cemeteries
The law provides $1.4 million from the Cemetery Relief Fund for cemetery care grants. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation awards grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations. The grants support cemeteries that are abandoned, neglected, or otherwise need additional care. The money does not go directly to households.
Grants improve cultural and community spaces
The law funds facility projects through the Build Illinois Bond Fund and Illinois’ commerce department. Peoria Women’s Club gets up to $275,000 for capital improvements. The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space gets up to $200,000, and Decatur Civic Center gets up to $250,000 for improvements. Chabad of Champaign Urbana NFP gets up to $150,000 for infrastructure improvements. East St. Louis Historical Society gets up to $300,000 to buy a facility. Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center gets up to $500,000 to install an elevator. Each grant covers only the amount needed for the stated work or purchase.
Grants improve local community buildings
The law funds improvement grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grants provide up to $400,000 for Villa Park and $500,000 for Winnebago County. Hinsdale's Memorial Building and the Ray Graham Association each get up to $300,000; DREAAM gets up to $250,000. Aldridge Early Learning Center gets up to $500,000 for improvements to the East Moline Citizens for Community Center. Galesburg gets up to $500,000 for infrastructure supporting construction of a community center.
Grants improve local community group facilities
The law provides up to $105,875 in new bond funding for Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center improvements and renovations. It also carries forward a separate $1 facility award for that center. Other carryovers provide up to $16,500 for First Followers Re-Entry improvements and $172,877 for C-U at Home. C-U at Home can use its grant to buy property or improve facilities. Carryovers cover only necessary money left unspent from earlier awards at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Grants improve local community service buildings
The law renews community building grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. YWCA of Elgin gets up to $145,000 for fire suppression and renovations, plus $2,550 for elevators and other improvements. Infrastructure grants provide up to $135,540 for UCAN and $100,000 for CrossWinds Church. Will County gets up to $175,000 to build a new Child Advocacy Center facility. Each grant is limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Grants improve local parks and preserves
The law renews park grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grants provide up to $150,000 for Chicago Park District’s Kennedy Park baseball fields and $150,000 for Oak Lawn Park District’s Kolb Field. Cook County Forest Preserve District gets up to $100,000 for the Gold Star Memorial in Dan Ryan Woods. DuPage’s forest preserve district gets up to $500,000 for Herrick Lake shoreline and boardwalk work, plus $52,044 for capital improvements; Naperville Park District gets $81,010 for infrastructure, including Frontier Park playground renovations. Each grant is limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Grants Improve Local Parks and Recreation
The law provides Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local recreation facilities. Stephens Family YMCA receives up to $1 million, limited to need, for building construction, expansion, or renovation. Marengo Park District receives $100,000 for Indian Oaks Park, and Belvidere Park District receives $25,000 for Aberdeen Park. Salem Area Aquatics Foundation receives $20,000 for infrastructure improvements.
Grants improve parks and recreation facilities
The law funds park and recreation improvements through the state commerce department using Build Illinois Bond Fund money. Lombard Park District gets up to $50,000; West Chicago gets up to $750,000; Elk Grove gets up to $300,000. Mt. Prospect Park District gets up to $300,000 for Weller Creek Park; Deerfield gets $500,000 for the Patty Turner Center. Park district grants provide Gurnee $475,000, Waukegan $350,000, Foss $400,000, Buffalo Grove $275,000, and Zion $250,000. The Chicago Horticultural Society also gets $400,000 for Chicago Botanic Garden capital improvements; none of these grants pays households directly.
Grants improve town halls and senior facilities
The law renews public facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Worth Township gets up to $200,000 for its Township Hall Complex. Oak Lawn gets up to $400,000 for infrastructure and establishing a senior citizens center. Orland Township gets up to $150,000 for Town Hall work, including heating and cooling replacement and parking lot resurfacing. Each grant is limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Grants support community and children's programs
The General Revenue Fund provides $471,400 for ARC of Illinois' Life Span Project and $977,500 for Best Buddies. The law also provides $500,000 for Special Children's Charities grants and administration from the Special Olympics Illinois and Special Children's Charities Fund. A separate $50,000 from the Special Olympics Illinois Fund supports Special Olympics grants and administration. These appropriations do not specify individual payments or eligibility rules.
Grants support community violence prevention
The law provides up to $16.3427 million for Community-Based Violence Prevention Programs, including administration and prior years' costs. It also provides up to $6.6943 million for Metropolitan Family Services' street intervention programming and administration. Another grant provides up to $1 million for Safer Foundation violence prevention services and related administration. All three allocations come from the General Revenue Fund.
Grants support homeless outreach and referrals
The law provides up to $500,000 for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois's homeless outreach and operating costs. It also provides up to $1 million to Statewide 2-1-1 Illinois NFP for its information and referral service. Both grants come from the General Revenue Fund. They do not set individual payments or rules for who qualifies.
Grants support joint emergency response programs
The law provides up to $10 million for a co-responder pilot involving police, other first responders, and co-responders. That funding includes administration. It also provides up to $1 million, plus administration, for training and allowed costs under the Community Partnership for Deflection and Addiction Treatment Act. These General Revenue Fund grants go to participating agencies and responders, not directly to households.
Grants support justice and release organizations
The law allocates $1.5 million to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation without specifying funded activities or household eligibility. Human Services renews up to $144,308 for Lawndale Christian Legal Center's Community Release with Support program. That grant covers needed costs, including past costs. It uses only prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, and sets no individual payments.
Grants support local arts and media
The law provides operating grants of up to $250,000 for Maywood Fine Arts Association and $1.2 million for True Star Media. Each grant covers only the amount needed, including past costs. It also renews up to $5,850 for Big Picture Peoria's mural project, including past costs. That grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants go through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Fund for Illinois' Future.
Grants support local community groups' operations
The General Revenue Fund provides $500,000 for Chicago Westside NAACP operations and $1 million for Phalanx Family Services operations. St. Paul Church of God in Christ Community Development Ministries gets up to $500,000 for operating expenses. Support Group gets up to $750,000 for operating expenses. These grants do not specify particular household services or direct payments.
Grants support local government operating costs
The law provides grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local government expenses. Unspent fiscal year 2025 funds provide up to $3 million for Granite City and $2 million for Collinsville operating and contingent costs. They also provide up to $1.235 million for Itasca’s costs linked to the Coalition to Stop CPKC. These grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; a separate Human Services grant provides St. Clair County up to $321,845 for operating costs, including prior years’ costs, subject to the same balance date and the amount needed. Separately, the Fund for Illinois’ Future provides Lynwood up to $1 million for operating costs, including prior years’ costs, limited to the amount needed.
Grants support museum and historic house
The law funds two grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Illinois Rock and Roll Museum gets up to $250,000 for capital improvements, available only as needed. McKee Preservation Group Inc. gets up to $300,000 for improvements and preservation related to McKee House.
Grants support neighborhood and arts centers
The law funds building improvements through Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, including up to $186,000 for Chicago Urban League infrastructure. It renews up to $5,100 for El Rincon Family Services' youth center and $200,000 for Segundo Ruiz Belvis Center. It also renews up to $2 million for South Side Community Arts Center and $234,000 for Hyde Park Neighborhood Club. Reach Community Development gets renewed authority for up to $430,991 for Another Chance Church improvements. Renewed grants use only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; the last two also require needed amounts.
Grants support snowmobile and off-road trails
The law provides $120,000 for snowmobile safety purposes and local government trail and access grants. It renews up to $743,154 for those purposes, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Eligible local work includes land purchases, leases, construction, maintenance, and improvements. A separate $120,000 supports administration and nonprofit snowmobile club grants for trail construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and snowmobile use. Another $350,000 funds local government, nonprofit, and group grants for off-road vehicle trails, parks, land, administration, enforcement, and planning under state trail law.
Grants support violence prevention and youth jobs
The law provides up to $700,000 through Human Services for Reach CDC's violence prevention, youth employment, and operating expenses. It also provides up to $750,000 for Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center's violence prevention programs and operating expenses. Both grants use the Fund for Illinois' Future. These provisions do not specify direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Grants support youth golf and scouting
The Illinois Professional Golfers Association Junior Golf Fund provides up to $50,000 in grants to the association's foundation. The grants help association members introduce Illinois children to golf. The Boy Scout and Girl Scout Fund provides up to $25,000 to Illinois divisions of both scouting organizations. These grants fund organizations, not guaranteed household payments.
Grants upgrade warning and waste facilities
The law funds these grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Plainfield gets up to $500,000 for improvements, including outdoor emergency weather warning sirens. Another Plainfield grant provides up to $300,000 for improvements, including its salt storage facility. Champaign County Environmental Stewards Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility gets up to $400,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is available only as needed for its stated purpose.
Habitat grants and lakefront planning receive funding
The law deposits $500,000 from general revenue into the Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program Fund. It also provides $200,000 from the Park and Conservation Fund to the Department of Natural Resources. That money funds a study of risks to Chicago beaches and parks along 67th and 79th streets. The study supports preservation and restoration planning; it does not guarantee restoration work. The law does not set individual conservation grant amounts.
Hanover Park gets fire station funding
The law provides up to $200,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to Hanover Park. The grant pays for land purchases and/or construction of a new fire station. It does not establish a direct household payment.
Higher funding for juvenile justice services
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Services Division funding rises from about $21.36 million to $22.56 million. Contractual services rise from about $12.91 million to $14.11 million; the budget includes $106,100 for vehicle operations. Harrisburg Youth Center funding rises from about $22.15 million to $22.3 million, including a $150,000 increase for contractual services. Its contractual-services budget reaches about $3.44 million, and vehicle operations receive $29,900. Warrenville Youth Center funding rises from about $13.88 million to $14.01 million, including a $130,000 increase for contractual services. Its contractual-services budget reaches about $2.76 million, and vehicle operations receive $9,000.
Hinsdale Legion post keeps improvement grant
The law renews up to $50,000 for capital improvements at American Legion Post #250 in Hinsdale. The grant comes from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It uses only the needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant supports the post's facilities, not direct household payments.
Historic community sites retain repair funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three community sites. Mermaid House Museum retains up to $200,000 for infrastructure improvements, and Gustave Koener House retains up to $134,000 for capital improvements. Urban Reimagined Inc. retains up to $125,000 to restore the Old East St. Louis Library. Each grant uses only its earlier allocation's balance left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities, not household payments.
Historic sites keep restoration funding
The law renews $21 million for restoration and improvements at Pullman State Historic Site, including the Hotel Florence. It also renews $10 million for capital improvements to the I&M Canal. Both amounts go to the Department of Natural Resources from the Capital Development Fund. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Illinois communities receive infrastructure grant funding
The law funds local building and infrastructure improvements through the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It provides up to $200,000 for Plainfield and $75,000 for Naperville, without a stated prior-balance limit. It renews up to $100,000 for River Grove and $200,000 each for Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, and Evergreen Park. Chicago also has separate renewed grants of up to $200,000 each for infrastructure in its 18th and 19th wards. Renewed grants are limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Illinois courts get arbitration program funding
The law provides about $29.13 million from the Mandatory Arbitration Fund to the Illinois Supreme Court. The money supports mandatory arbitration programs. The appropriation does not set individual payments or eligibility rules.
Illinois funds abandoned mine hazard removal
The law provides $2 million to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to remove hazards from abandoned mined lands. The money comes from the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Set-Aside Fund. It covers research, planning, and construction, plus other necessary emergency expenses. The provision does not provide household payments or state how many people the work protects.
Illinois funds emergency alerts and response
The law provides $2 million from the IEMA State Projects Fund to plan and develop a statewide emergency broadcast system. The system is intended to share emergency information with Illinois residents. It also provides $10 million from the General Revenue Fund for homeland security and emergency preparedness and response. That money covers grants and operating costs, not direct household payments.
Illinois funds emergency broadcast system planning
The law provides $2 million to plan and develop a statewide emergency broadcast system. The General Revenue Fund money goes through Illinois' emergency management agency into the IEMA State Projects Fund. The law does not set a system completion date or provide household payments.
Illinois funds firefighter training and facilities
The law provides up to $7.3587 million from the Fire Prevention Fund for the Illinois Fire Service Institute. The money covers maintenance, operating costs, and related facilities and structures. It also covers University of Illinois staff and related costs, to the extent needed.
Illinois funds village and neighborhood upgrades
The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides $750,000 for capital improvements in Forest Park. The law renews up to $2.5 million for infrastructure improvements in Niles. It also renews up to $1 million for Chicago infrastructure, split equally between Ward 6 and Ward 7. Renewed funds are limited to balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Illinois keeps funding parks and conservation
The law carries forward money for Illinois conservation and outdoor programs. It authorizes up to about $2.46 million from the Partners for Conservation Fund for ecosystem-based management. Urban Forestry Program expenses receive up to about $11.45 million from the Illinois Forestry Development Fund. State park operations and maintenance receive up to $2 million; wildlife and fish operations receive up to $4.5 million. These amounts come from their respective funds and are available only from balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Illinois prison and youth facility repairs continue
The law renews Capital Development Fund spending for state correctional facilities. It provides up to about $4.98 million for Harrisburg and St. Charles youth centers and $11.13 million for listed prison upgrades. It also renews up to about $42.31 million for correctional work under Rasho v. Walker agreed orders. Another roughly $17.68 million supports a Corrections security facility and other improvements. Separately, Build Illinois bond money provides up to $161,952 for Menard demolition and improvements, in addition to earlier funding. Each allocation is limited to its authorized purposes and funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Illinois retains park and coastal funding
The law renews up to $10 million from the DNR Federal Projects Fund for Coastal Management Program expenses. It also renews two Park and Conservation Fund amounts: up to $7,475,591 and $9.5 million. These support the Department of Natural Resources' Park and Conservation Program expenses. All three amounts are limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Illinois State Museum receives operating funds
The law provides $6.537 million for Illinois State Museum expenses and operating costs. The money comes from the General Revenue Fund and Illinois State Museum Fund. It supports museum operations rather than direct household payments.
Illinois towns get local infrastructure grants
The law funds local infrastructure grants through the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Berwyn receives $150,000, and Des Plaines receives $500,000. Swansea receives $250,000 for infrastructure improvements, including demolition costs. The law also carries forward two Village of Sauk infrastructure grants: $21,162 and $11,940. Each Sauk grant is available only from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Immigrant rights coalition keeps building funding
The law carries forward $250,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. The grant covers costs of acquiring a building. It is available only from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This funding does not directly give individual immigrants benefits or access to services.
Immigration service facilities keep renovation funding
The law renews up to $250,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Family Focus facility renovations. The facilities are used for immigration services. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The grant does not set individual service eligibility or provide household payments.
Improvement Funding for North Shore Seniors
The law renews up to $250,000 for infrastructure improvements at North Shore Senior Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. It uses only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Infrastructure funding renewed for fifteen communities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grants provide up to $250,000 for DuQuoin, $175,000 for Sauget, and $150,000 for Pinckneyville. Cutler, Willisville, East Carondelet, Fayetteville, Lenzburg, and the Village of New Athens Organization each receive up to $25,000. St. Libory, Hecker, Maeystown, Valmeyer, Coulterville, and Baldwin also each receive up to $25,000. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Infrastructure grants renewed for community organizations
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grant pools through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. They provide up to $50.479 million and $24.468486 million for infrastructure improvements by local governments, school districts, and community providers. Both pools cover costs already incurred; the $50.479 million pool allows those costs only from July 1, 2019, onward. Each pool covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Iroquois sheriff keeps facility and equipment funding
The law carries forward up to $40,000 for the Iroquois County Sheriff's Department's infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases. The grant uses the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It covers only necessary costs and money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. It does not create a household payment.
Joliet keeps Union Station roof funding
The law renews up to $300,000 for Joliet to replace the roof at Union Station. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. The grant funds the station project, not household payments.
Juvenile facilities and prison demolition retain funding
The law renews about $49.58 million from the Capital Development Fund for juvenile facility construction, renovation, and related improvements. It also renews up to $1,986 in Build Illinois bond funding to demolish buildings at Menard Correctional Center. Both allocations are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Juvenile justice gets claims and vehicle funding
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the law provided $180,000 for Department of Juvenile Justice General Office tort claims. That appropriation used the General Revenue Fund. The law also provides $9,700 to operate auto equipment at the Illinois Youth Center in Chicago. The claims funding does not specify eligible claimants or individual payment amounts.
Juvenile justice programs receive operating funds
The law provides $4 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Juvenile Justice. The money goes into the department’s Reimbursement and Education Fund. It pays program expenses, including medical care, food, and construction. This funding supports department programs rather than direct household payments.
Kane County park grants continue
The law renews state commerce department grants for park improvements and land purchases. Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles park districts each get up to $100,000. St. Charles funding also supports a new community park. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County gets up to $275,000 for park improvements, land purchases, and building construction. Each grant uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Kankakee sheriff keeps shooting range grant
The law renews up to $106,000 for the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office to build a shooting range. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. It can use only prior funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Kincaid seniors' center keeps improvement funding
The law preserves up to $75,000 in Build Illinois bond funding for South Fork Township. The grant supports infrastructure improvements at the Kincaid Senior Center. Funding is limited to the amount needed and balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Lake County gets gun violence prevention funding
The law provides up to $1.5 million to the Lake County State's Attorney's Office for gun violence prevention. The grant comes from the General Revenue Fund. It funds prevention efforts, not direct household payments.
Lawndale Legal Center Improvement Funding Renewed
The law renews $3.32188 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Lawndale Christian Legal Center facility improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Spending is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not specify changes to access to legal services or direct household payments.
Lawndale solar project retains installation funding
The law carries forward up to $1 million from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for Reclaiming Chicago. The grant pays for buying and installing solar panels in Lawndale, including prior-year costs. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not promise household energy-bill savings.
Leftover funds support local building projects
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local improvements. Grant caps are $250,000 for Park Forest, $150,000 for University Park, $200,000 for Richton Park, and $110,000 for Bradley. Lockport has two separate $200,000 grants: one for Milne Creek improvements and one for city infrastructure. Caps also include $45,000 for Romeoville City Hall and $250,000 each for capital improvements in Shorewood and Woodridge. Each grant is limited to its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Leftover funds support parks and gardens
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for outdoor spaces and recreation facilities. Caps include $40,000 for Crete Park District infrastructure and $100,000 for Joliet’s Bicentennial Park, including a new heating and cooling system. Romeoville has $100,000 each for tree replacement and Community Garden Plot improvements; DuPage County’s forest preserve district has $100,000 for capital improvements. Lockport Park District has $50,000 each for Heritage Falls Water Park and Dellwood Park, plus $100,000 for Chaney Pool improvements. Each grant is limited to its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Libraries and cultural centers retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community, cultural, and library facilities. Improvement limits are $225,000 for The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and $125,000 for Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. Circesteem has up to $225,000 for the indoor build-out of its nonprofit performance center. West Chicago Library has up to $250,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Libraries and cultural sites keep improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for cultural and library facilities. Side Street Studios has up to $250,000 for capital improvements. Rock Island County Forest Preserve has up to $800,000 for infrastructure improvements at Naibi Zoo. Infrastructure grant caps are $100,000 each for River Grove Library and Wonder Works Museum, and $50,000 for Steger Library District. Each grant uses only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Libraries and museum get renovation funds
The law renews up to $350,000 for Joliet Public Library infrastructure improvements. It renews up to $100,000 for Lake Bluff Library expansion and renovation. The Holocaust Museum gets renewed authority for up to $100,000 to renovate its visitor center and café. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants cover only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Libraries and museums retain upgrade funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for library and cultural facility improvements. Caps are $200,000 for Westchester Public Library, $300,000 for Skokie Public Library, and $500,000 for the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Berwyn Historical Society receives only the amount needed, up to $50,000, for capital improvements. All grants are limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Libraries and parks keep improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for libraries and recreation. Highwood Public Library gets up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Gurnee Park District gets up to $550,000 for Hunt Club Park Playground and Viking Park Softball Field improvements. Winthrop Harbor gets up to $200,000 for playground and pickleball court improvements. Each grant is limited to its earlier award's balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Libraries receive building and bookmobile grants
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers two local library grants under the law. Elmwood Park Public Library receives up to $150,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for capital improvements. That grant is limited to the amount needed. Aurora Public Library District receives $80,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund to purchase and construct a new mini bookmobile.
Library and Cultural Facilities Keep Funding
The law renews capital improvement grants for a library and three community or cultural groups. Berkeley Public Library gets up to $150,000, and Save the Hampton House gets up to $300,000. Central Lodge #3 Prince Hall Masons gets up to $175,000. The African American Genealogy & Cultural Society gets up to $200,000. Each grant uses only money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Library improvement funds remain available
The law renews $968,952 for Highwood Library infrastructure improvements from the Capital Development Fund. It also renews $21,187 for Bellwood Public Library District improvements from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Both grants run through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Only money remaining unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Lincoln library and museum receive funding
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum receives $25.796 million for operations and grants. This includes $12.19 million in general funds and $3.617 million from its operating fund. Another $9.989 million comes from the Tourism Promotion Fund. The money supports the institution, not direct household payments.
Lincoln library can spend received awards
The law authorizes up to $2 million from the Presidential Library and Museum Operating Fund. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum can use it for operations and programs. Spending is limited to awards received for those purposes.
Livestock oversight and pest control funded
The law funds administration of the Livestock Management Facilities Act with $885,100 from general revenue and $56,200 from its dedicated fund. It also provides $1.1639 million from general revenue to find, eradicate, and control exotic pests. Another $50,000 from the Used Tire Management Fund supports mosquito control. These appropriations fund oversight and pest-control work, not household payments.
Local agencies get communications and surveillance equipment
The law carries forward up to $260,000 in bond funding for Oak Forest to build a radio communications tower. Chicago Police get up to $35,000 for the 20th precinct and $105,000 each for the 16th and 17th precincts. Those grants purchase and install license plate readers or observation devices. Niles Police get up to $50,000 to purchase and install a Flock camera or license plate reader. Each grant covers only money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Arts Centers Get Facility Funding
The law renews up to $1 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Maywood Fine Arts Association capital improvements. It also renews $200,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for Evanston Arts Center capital improvements. Both grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money supports arts facilities rather than direct household payments.
Local arts groups keep facility funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for arts facilities. It provides $135,000 for Chicago West Musical Program and $50,000 for Corry Williams Art Foundation capital improvements. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local boat access projects retain grants
The law carries forward up to about $3.49 million from the State Boating Act Fund. The money pays for administration and local government grants to build, maintain, and improve boat access areas. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Local buildings and park projects funded
The law renews up to $500,000 for Kane County to build a multipurpose building. It renews up to $1 million each for infrastructure in DeKalb, Yorkville, and Kendall County. These renewed Build Illinois grants use only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate grant provides up to $500,000 to the Illinois Medical District Commission for Triangle Park. That Build Illinois grant funds capital work, including recreational facilities and community spaces that meet disability access standards.
Local care organizations get facility funding
The law renews up to $200,000 for Easter Seals Joliet Region infrastructure improvements. It also renews up to $50,000 for Avenues for Independence in Park Ridge building renovations and capital work. Those grants cover only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate grant provides up to $500,000 for Glenkirk infrastructure improvements without that balance limit. All three grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and do not provide direct household payments.
Local communities get infrastructure grants
The law funds local improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Chicago gets $1 million for 13th Ward infrastructure and $80,000 for Avondale Avenue work, including traffic calming, between Pulaski and Addison. Another $240,000 funds Natoma Avenue improvements between Thorndale and Bryn Mawr in Chicago's 41st Ward. Grants include $200,000 for Niles Township capital improvements and $300,000 for infrastructure through Norwood Park Township Highway Department. Infrastructure grants also provide Berwyn $75,000; North Riverside and Countryside $250,000 each; and LaGrange Park and Summit up to $250,000 each.
Local communities get infrastructure improvement grants
The law funds local infrastructure through Commerce Department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Prospect Heights gets up to $420,000 for storm water management and flood control improvements. Infrastructure grants provide up to $300,000 each for Niles and Park Ridge, $150,000 for Maine Township, and $100,000 for Roselle. The law also provides $230,000 for River Grove, $350,000 for Melrose Park, and $260,000 for Northlake. Essex gets $250,000 and Reddick gets $50,000 for infrastructure improvements.
Local communities get infrastructure project funding
The law renews state grants administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure projects. Build Illinois bond grants include up to $5 million for streets and infrastructure in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin and Logan Square neighborhoods. They also include $2 million for Chicago shoreline restoration from 43rd Street to Division Street and $2.5 million for Peoria lighting. Smaller grants include $25,000 for Twin Lake Homeowners Association infrastructure, $25,000 for Vinegar Hill sidewalks and lighting, and $41,672 for construction on Cuba Township Road District property. Hartford gets up to $25,000 for infrastructure, and Bartelso gets up to $20,000 for capital improvements. Each grant uses only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities keep construction grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for four communities. Hoffman Estates gets up to $250,000 for a fire station, Village Green improvements, and/or stormwater upgrades. Benton Township gets up to $250,000 for roads; Bolingbrook and Crest Hill each get up to $250,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to its earlier award's balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities keep funding for infrastructure work
The law carries forward Build Illinois bond grants for local infrastructure work. Grant limits are $500,000 for Aurora, $200,000 for Naperville, and $160,000 for Indian Creek. Springfield's limits are $500,000 for Ward 3 and $345,000 for Ward 9. Gillespie's limit is $689,500; Chatham's is $500,000. The Rockford River Development Partnership gets up to $10,751 for infrastructure improvements. Another $8,000 supports infrastructure grants to local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local capital and infrastructure improvements. Grant limits are $500,000 for Markham, $1 million for South Holland, and $2 million for Robbins. They also include $100,000 each for Calumet Park and Oak Park, plus $570,000 for Swansea. Another $235,000 supports infrastructure grants to local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. Each grant uses only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Infrastructure grant limits are $50,000 each for Bolingbrook, Onarga and Stonington; $80,000 for Paxton; and $348,662 for Milford. Virden, Brighton, Mount Olive, Nokomis, Christian County and Roberts each have a $100,000 limit. Shipman's limit is $75,000, Bloomington's is $600,000, McLean County's is $569,186, and Hudson's is just $1. A separate grant allows up to $50,000 for Mt. Olive Township building maintenance. These grants fund local projects, not direct household payments.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews local infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grant limits are $500,000 for Pike County and $100,000 each for Burr Ridge, the Village of Lisle, and DuPage County. Hinsdale, Westmont, Justice, Hickory Hills, and Countryside each have a $50,000 grant limit. Lisle Township, Lyons Township, and Downers Grove Township each have a separate $50,000 grant limit. Roanoke and Woodford County each have a $10,000 limit; Royal has $125,000 for wastewater system improvements. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews local infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grant caps are $75,000 for Downers Grove village, $150,000 for Westmont village, and $500,000 for East Moline. Caps are $250,000 each for Galesburg, Kankakee city, and South Chicago Heights; $100,000 for Crete; and $50,000 for Herscher. Caps are $200,000 each for Western Springs, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Forest, Kankakee County, and Essex Township. Each grant uses only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Each grant is capped at the listed amount and the prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Caps are $250,000 for Palatine and $200,000 each for Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Latham, and Burr Ridge. East Alton and Caseyville each have $50,000 caps; Middletown, Mount Pulaski, and New Holland each have $45,250 caps. La Grange has $125,000, Bolingbrook $25,000, Carthage $35,000, and Island Lake $83,538. Wauconda Township and Barrington Township each have $35,000 caps; Cuba Township has a nominal $1 cap. DuPage County has $200,000 for infrastructure, including drainage improvements in and around Timberlake. These grants fund local projects, not household payments.
Local Communities Keep Infrastructure Grant Funding
The law renews local infrastructure grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grant caps are $300,000 each for Bloomington and Normal; $250,000 each for Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, and Wheaton; and $200,000 for Addison Township. Caps also include $125,000 for Pontiac, $110,800 for McLean County, and $100,000 each for Edwardsville and New Haven. Watseka’s cap is $65,000; Hennepin’s is $60,000; Roselle’s is $50,020; and Hudson’s and Metamora’s are $50,000 each. Hoopeston and Bismarck each have a $25,000 cap. Hawthorn Woods has up to $15,227 for public works safety buildings, including construction of a storage building. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities keep infrastructure upgrade funding
The law renews local infrastructure and equipment grants. General infrastructure grants provide up to $25,000 each for Fairmount and Macon, $20,000 for Sidell, $255,000 for Hinsdale, and $52,569 for Westmont. Stormwater grants provide up to $50,000 for Elmhurst Park District and $200,000 for Clarendon Hills. Clarendon Hills also gets separate grants of up to $200,000 for equipment and $150,000 for capital improvements. Each grant uses only the needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Maximum grants are $1 million each for Murphysboro, Rockford, Boone County, and Jacksonville; and $750,000 each for Rockton, Roscoe, South Beloit, and Machesney Park. Maximums are $500,000 each for Montgomery County and Genoa; $250,000 each for Prairie du Rocher, Evansville, Pinckneyville, Cherry Valley, and Marengo; and $230,000 for Washington. Maximums are $200,000 each for Chapin and Meredosia; $150,000 each for McLean County, Hampshire, and Loves Park; $100,000 each for Huntley and LaHarpe; and $50,000 each for Hennepin and Maeystown. Murphysboro's grant includes building construction or renovation, while LaHarpe's includes downtown improvements. Each grant can use only its earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grants to Montgomery County, Jacksonville, Chapin, Meredosia, Maeystown, LaHarpe, Rockton, Roscoe, South Beloit, Genoa, and Machesney Park are also limited to the amount needed.
Local communities retain infrastructure improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grant limits are $70,000 for Coffeen, $65,000 for Gillespie, and $50,000 each for Benld and Sawyerville. Royal Lakes has two separate infrastructure grants capped at $52,500 and $10,000; Mt. Olive Township's limit is $21,000. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities retain road and improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local roads, walkways, signs, and capital improvements. Burbank and Hickory Hills each have up to $50,000, while Oak Lawn has up to $25,000 for capital work. South Jacksonville has $11,369 for roads and infrastructure; Oak Terrace has $40,000 for entrance signs and capital work. Lindenhurst has $12,271 for a walkway linking Engle Memorial Park and Lake Villa Library; Lisle Township has up to $15,000 for curbs and infrastructure. Funding is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities retain street improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local capital improvements. Amounts are $1 million for Thornton Township, $500,000 for Burnham, and up to $1.725 million for Robbins. Crete has $500,000 for street resurfacing and capital improvements. Chicago's transportation department has up to $1 million each for improvements in the 28th and 37th wards. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities retain violence prevention funding
The law renews spending authority for up to $15.465545 million from the Fund For Illinois' Future. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these local community development, violence prevention, and administrative grants, including past costs. Only money remaining from the earlier reappropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. Listed allocations are $1.5 million each for Rockford, East Moline, and Moline; and $2 million each for Champaign and Urbana. Peoria, Springfield, East St. Louis, and Cahokia Heights each have listed allocations of $3 million. Belvidere, Danville, Decatur, Alton, and Granite City each have listed allocations of $1 million. Loves Park, East Peoria, Bloomington, Normal, Cairo, and Carbondale each have listed allocations of $500,000. Peoria Heights, West Peoria, Bartonville, Venice Township, Washington Park, Brooklyn, and Fairmont each have listed allocations of $250,000. These listed allocations do not override the overall limit on available unspent money.
Local community facilities retain improvement grants
The law carries forward up to $30.162 million in Build Illinois bond funds for local governments, schools, and community providers. Grants cover infrastructure and other uses allowed by Section 4(a) of the Build Illinois Bond Act, limited to need. Separate grants provide up to $1 million for Carter Temple Community Development Corporation capital improvements. Think Blue LLC retains up to $2.863 million for infrastructure at the BLUE AZUL Community Center. All grants are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, and run through the state commerce department.
Local drainage and flood projects retain funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grant caps are $785,000 for Mount Prospect neighborhood drainage, $275,000 for Itasca storm sewers, and $200,000 for Oakbrook Terrace flood work. Hoffman Estates storm sewers and Palatine stormwater improvements each have $300,000 caps; Palatine creek bank work has a $350,000 cap. Rolling Meadows has a separate $2 cap for Park Street storm sewer improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local drainage and lead pipe work funded
The law renews up to about $2.47 million for the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission's drainage work in Park City. It also renews up to $12 million for stormwater improvements in Winnetka. These two grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate new grant provides up to $500,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to replace lead service lines in Elgin. The grants do not promise household payments or lower utility rates.
Local drainage and stormwater grants continue
The law renews up to $150,000 for drainage repairs on Lombard's Woodrow Avenue. Stormwater grants retain up to $256,000 for Round Lake Park, $518,148 for Granite City, and $7,760 for Mundelein stormwater and infrastructure work. Winnetka's stormwater grant is capped at $1. All use the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. No direct household payments are provided.
Local Emergency and Courthouse Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local public safety facilities. Logan County Sheriff’s Department has up to $1.5 million for infrastructure. Washington has up to $170,000 for infrastructure, including police station construction or renovation. Pike County has up to $100,000 for a new courthouse security entrance. St. Charles has up to $100,000 for Tri-Com Central Dispatch Center improvements, including fencing and eligible earlier costs. Infrastructure and equipment grants include $5,220 for Salem police, separate $40,000 and $60,000 grants for Effingham County’s sheriff, and $80,000 for Washington County’s sheriff. Those police and sheriff equipment grants also cover earlier costs. Cissna Park Fire Protection District has up to $25,000 for infrastructure; Cabery Area Fire Protection District has up to $15,000 for infrastructure and equipment. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; grants with a necessary-cost limit cover only needed amounts.
Local emergency and equipment grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local emergency facilities and equipment. Schaumburg has up to $50,000 to renovate its Emergency Operational Center. Mount Prospect has up to $200,000 to buy and install a generator. Danville has up to $225,000 to renovate its firefighting training tower. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its prior funding at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local emergency and police equipment funding continues
North Riverside retains up to $300,000 for dispatch center improvements serving North Riverside, Riverside, Brookfield, and McCook. Washington Park retains up to $200,000 for police and fire equipment and property or infrastructure work for a new fire station or public safety building. These Fund for Illinois' Future grants cover prior years' costs as well. Chicago police retain up to $100,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for equipment, including license plate readers and observation devices on I-55 and the Pulaski Corridor. All funding is limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local emergency services keep improvement grants
The law renews local emergency infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Lansing has up to $333,869 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to replace an emergency generator. Carlyle Fire Protection District has up to $20,000 for infrastructure; Salem Fire Protection District has $20,000 for infrastructure, services, and security. Breese Fire Department has up to $20,000 for a new fire truck, capital improvements, or both. All funds must have been unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; fire grants also require necessity.
Local emergency services keep upgrade funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for emergency-service facilities and equipment. Normal has up to $1 million to build or renovate a fire station. Equipment limits are $36,000 for Raymond-Harvel Ambulance Service, $30,000 for Hillsboro Fire Department, and $20,000 for Pana Police Department. Morrisonville Fire Protection District, Worden Volunteer Fire Department and Staunton Fire Department each have a $25,000 equipment limit. Dwight Emergency Services Disaster Agency has up to $55,000 for general infrastructure. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local emergency services keep upgrade grants
The law renews grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local emergency services. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office has up to $100,000 for equipment or infrastructure; New Lenox Fire District has $75,000 for infrastructure and notification upgrades. Fire protection districts have caps of $50,000 for Georgetown and $25,000 each for Allerton, Gifford, and Ivesdale. Those four grants cover infrastructure or equipment, including previously incurred costs. Each grant is limited to funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local emergency services retain project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for fire departments and county emergency management agencies. Zeigler Fire Department gets up to $100,000 for fire station improvements and modifications. West Frankfort Fire Department gets up to $100,000 to buy a new fire truck. Emergency management agencies in Williamson and Hamilton counties each get up to $75,000 for general infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local facilities keep building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local facility projects. Grants include up to $100,000 for North Riverside public works and $75,000 for the Justice Willow Springs Water Commission’s Roberts Park water main. Gurnee has up to $750,000 for capital improvements; A Safe Place–Zion has up to $54,953 for fencing. Beach Park has up to $185,000 for Village Hall accessibility and efficiency; Burnham has up to $260,000 for a salt dome. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Local Fire and Emergency Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Winnebago County gets $50,000 for an emergency vehicle garage and other capital work. Antioch Township gets $50,000 for emergency operations center sirens and other capital and infrastructure improvements. Fire infrastructure grants provide up to $50,000 for Warrensburg, $90,000 for Hickory Point, and $125,000 for Carmi. Cisco gets up to $40,000 for fire equipment or infrastructure; Crossville gets up to $100,000 for fire facility renovations or construction. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Fire and Rescue Grants Continue
The law renews state commerce department grants for fire and rescue equipment or infrastructure, using balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide up to $25,000 each for fire organizations serving Bondville, Farmer City, Bellflower, Randolph Township, Saybrook-Arrowsmith, Downs, Hammond, Bement, Cerro Gordo, Northern Piatt County, Mid Piatt County, and Seymour. That fund also provides up to $12,500 for Ludlow and $20,000 each for Kenney and Ellsworth. Separate grants renew up to $20,000 for Oconee Fire Department and $25,000 for Shelby County's rescue and dive teams. Oconee and Shelby County can use only the amounts needed from their earlier funding.
Local fire departments keep grant funding
The law renews grants of up to $150,000 each for fire department operations in Cicero, Berwyn, and Lyons. It also renews up to $16,200 for Stickney and $100,000 for Brookfield; Berwyn's grant can cover facility expansion. Orland Fire Protection District retains up to $456,889 for infrastructure improvements. These grants run through the state commerce department from the Fund For Illinois' Future and can cover prior years' costs. Each grant is limited to its earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local fire departments keep upgrade funding
The law renews grants for local fire equipment, buildings, or infrastructure. Windsor Volunteer and Allerton get up to $25,000 each for equipment or infrastructure; Newman Community and Tuscola Municipal get up to $25,000 each for infrastructure. Fairmount-Vance Township, Sidell Volunteer, and Camargo Countryside get up to $20,000 each for infrastructure. Equipment or facility grants provide up to $50,000 each for London Mills, Mason City, Rushville, Smithfield, Versailles, Table Grove, Forman Manito, and Elmhurst; Clarendon Hills gets up to $20,000, Hinsdale $15,000, and Westmont $30,000. Each grant uses only the needed prior funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local fire districts retain infrastructure grants
The law renews up to $25,000 for West Suburban Fire District and $50,000 for Northwest Fire Protection District infrastructure improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each grant is limited to what is needed and remained unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The grants do not specify changes to household costs or services.
Local fire facilities get improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for fire facilities. Troy Fire Protection District gets up to $400,000 for capital improvements. Belvidere gets up to $150,000 for improvements to Fire Stations 1 and 2. Both grants cover only needed balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local fire facilities get improvement grants
The law provides up to $400,000 in Build Illinois bond grants for Naperville fire academy classroom and facility improvements. Only the amount needed may be used. It also renews up to $100,000 in bond funding for Lisle Woodridge Fire District infrastructure, public safety, and security. That renewed grant uses only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants.
Local fire service grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for local fire services. Infrastructure grants provide up to $50,000 for Iroquois-Ford, $20,000 for Ivesdale, and $25,000 each for Sidney and Philo fire protection districts. Broadlands-Longview Fire Protection District gets up to $25,000, and Pesotum Fire Department gets up to $20,000, for equipment or infrastructure. Each grant uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local fire stations get project funding
The law funds three fire station projects through the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Peoria Housing Authority gets up to $250,000 for improvements at its fire station. Renewed grants provide up to $37,264 for East Peoria fire station construction and $200,000 for Hanover Park. Hanover Park's grant covers land acquisition, construction, or both, and cannot exceed the amount needed. The East Peoria and Hanover Park grants use only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Government Facilities and Communications Funded
The law renews $200,000 each for Oak Lawn's 911 emergency response center and Worth Township's administration building remodel. It renews up to $50,000 for Glen Ellyn's Joint Training Fire Tower. Aurora gets renewed funding of $2 million for radio improvements and added backup fiber-optic connections, limited to the amount needed. All four grants use Build Illinois Bond Fund balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local governments get building improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local improvements. Amounts include $150,000 each for Shorewood, Elwood, and Glen Carbon; $250,000 for Fairview Heights; and $100,000 for Elk Grove Township. Infrastructure funding includes $300,000 for Lynwood, $250,000 for Lakewood, and $200,000 for Gilberts. These renewed grants cover only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, the law provides a new grant of up to $250,000 for Blue Island infrastructure and capital improvements.
Local governments get capital project funding
The law renews local capital and infrastructure grants through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grant limits include $100,000 for Markham, $79,650 for Bloom Township, $325,000 for Glenwood, and $200,000 for Dolton. They also include $50,000 for Bourbonnais, $38,000 for Herscher, $100,000 for Kankakee, and $250,000 for Chicago Heights. Posen has two separate grants: $5,837 for infrastructure and $300,000 for capital improvements. Additional grants provide up to $180,000 for Midlothian's Village Hall roof, $200,000 for Phoenix equipment and beautification, and $15,000 for Park Forest Village Hall improvements. These renewed grants use only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The law separately provides up to $150,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Ford Heights infrastructure, without that unspent-balance condition.
Local governments get infrastructure improvement grants
The law funds local building and infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide up to $500,000 for Rockdale, $400,000 for Shorewood, and $300,000 for Loves Park. Troy Township and Channahon each receive allocations of up to $250,000. The Joliet Township Highway Department receives an allocation of up to $100,000.
Local governments get infrastructure project grants
The law provides up to $250,000 for Rich Township capital improvements through the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $200,000 for Green Alleys near George Armstrong Elementary School in Chicago's 50th Ward. It also renews $200,000 for Village of Lincolnwood infrastructure improvements. The Chicago and Lincolnwood grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Chicago's grant is also limited to the amount needed from its specified prior funding.
Local governments keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for local infrastructure and public buildings. Infrastructure grant limits are $100,000 for Evanston, $114 for Altamont, and $1 each for Herrin and Chenoa. Herrin's grant also covers costs already incurred. Public facility grants provide up to $2,217 for Rock Island County, $1 for Gallatin County, and $63 for Blue Island Fire Department. Funding is limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Governments Keep Money for Improvements
The law renews grants for local infrastructure, buildings, and property improvements. Maywood gets up to $1.45 million for infrastructure and $250,000 for capital improvements; Bellwood gets up to $250,000 for capital improvements. Broadview gets up to $2.4735 million for village property improvements, and River Forest gets up to $400,000 for capital improvements. Westchester gets up to $1.5 million for capital improvements and $2 million to move Village Hall. Springfield gets up to $350,000 for its 8th Ward, and Schaumburg gets up to $130,000 for infrastructure. All funding depends on balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; Schaumburg and Village Hall funding also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Local governments retain capital project grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, limited to balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Grant limits include $500,000 for Park Ridge capital improvements and $450,000 for Moline development and design costs. Hampton has $50,000 to buy and install a two-sided LED billboard. The St. Clair Township Highway Department has $100,000 to buy, build, or maintain a waste grinder. These grants fund local government projects, not household payments.
Local governments retain equipment and building funds
Four local governments keep Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Morton Grove gets up to $60,000 for an architectural engineering study; the project studied is not specified. Manhattan Township gets up to $30,000 for equipment replacement. Steger gets up to $100,000 and the Village of Olympia Fields gets up to $20,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local grants fund construction and demolition
The law provides Collinsville up to $100,000 for capital and infrastructure improvements from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It separately renews up to $200,000 for Collinsville capital improvements. It renews $114,114 for Glen Carbon capital improvements and up to $200,000 for Maryville capital improvements. River Forest gets renewed funding of up to $35,321 for property demolition. Renewed funding covers only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local grants fund utilities and safer travel
The law funds three local projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Addison gets up to $250,000 for sewer and sanitary line repairs, well electrical upgrades, and capital improvements. Carol Stream gets up to $250,000 for infrastructure work, including roads and a bicycle path extension. Champaign gets up to $400,000 to expand Garden Hills sidewalks and install MTD bus shelters.
Local grants renew street improvement funding
The law renews Melrose Park grants of up to $2.512986 million for North Avenue and Lake Street lighting. A separate grant provides up to $2.442986 million for North Avenue pedestrian lighting. Broadview gets up to $2.8 million for village-wide alley improvements. Forest Park gets up to $200,000 for Jackson Boulevard traffic-calming work and $750,000 for traffic-calming medians there. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local grants renew street improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Schiller Park has up to $300,000 for Irving Park Road viaduct work. Elmwood Park has up to $100,000 for Harlem Avenue lighting and $125,000 for North Avenue decorative lighting, both including other capital improvements. Grants also cover Panama sidewalk replacement ($75,000), new Keyesport sidewalks ($40,000), Trinity Services street improvements ($30,000), and Dakota Main Street improvements ($50,000). Funding uses balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the Schiller Park and Elmwood Park grants also cannot exceed amounts needed.
Local grants support buildings and parks
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local public facilities. Beckemeyer has up to $80,000 for village building renovations. Carlyle has up to $100,000 for building improvements at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. Savanna Park District's capital improvement grant is capped at $1. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local grants support disability access improvements
The law renews up to $50,000 for disability access improvements in Hinsdale. It also renews up to $155,000 for accessible sidewalk ramps in Olympia Fields. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. They use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local groups receive safety and development grants
The law provides up to $39.96 million from the General Revenue Fund for public safety and economic development. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity uses the money for grants and administrative costs. A funding schedule names recipients and gives approximate grant amounts. This funding does not create direct household payments or general eligibility for benefits.
Local human services grants carry forward
The law carries forward Department of Human Services grants of up to $600,154 for United Power and $140,701 for Illinois Special Olympics. It also preserves up to $38,317 for United African Organization Welcoming Centers and $75,000 for Peoria County residential safety improvements. Each grant is limited to money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Funds can cover eligible prior-year costs. Uses must comply with Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.
Local infrastructure grants keep their funding
The law renews up to $1.7 million in Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. General infrastructure grants include up to $400,000 for Huntley, $150,000 for Carpentersville, and $100,000 for Oakland. Gilberts gets up to $75,000; Martinsville, Robinson, and Casey each get up to $25,000. Grants of up to $50,000 each support general infrastructure in Marshall, West City, Akin, Ewing, Logan, Colp, Creal Springs, Freeman Spur, Hurst, Pittsburg, Spillertown, Macedonia, Sleepy Hollow, East Dundee, Morton, Washington, and Deer Creek; Buda gets the same limit for sidewalk construction or maintenance. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local infrastructure projects keep grant funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grants include up to $50,000 for Cicero's public works facility and $400,000 for Glen Ellyn infrastructure. Wheaton has $320,000 for its pedestrian underpass, and Matteson has $250,000 for Lincoln Mall infrastructure. Infrastructure grants also include $250,000 for Hazel Crest, $100,000 for New Lenox, and separate Mokena awards of $50,000 and $25,000. All use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local libraries get building improvement grants
The law funds library improvements through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using Build Illinois Bond Fund money. Lake Forest Library gets $500,000 for infrastructure improvements. North Chicago Public Library gets $200,000, and Warren Newport Public Library gets $250,000 for capital improvements. These grants support library facilities, not direct household payments.
Local libraries keep money for improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for library improvements. Grant limits are $50,000 for Lebanon, $25,000 for East St. Louis, and $15,000 each for Millstadt and Belleville. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local museum and preservation grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two cultural facilities. Orpheum Children’s Science Museum has up to $250,000 to expand its building. The Preservation and Conservation Association of Champaign has up to $31,923 to renovate the Harwood Solon House. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its prior funding at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local museums and monument retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three cultural sites. Chicago gets up to $75,000 for Eagle Monument cleanup, lighting, and upgrades in Logan Square. The DuSable Museum of African American History gets up to $100,000 for infrastructure. Blue Island gets up to $50,000 for its Fire Museum & Education Center, limited to the amount needed. Each grant is capped at prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local park and recreation grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local parks and recreation facilities. Limits are $750,000 for Belvidere Park District, $100,000 for Belvidere YMCA, and $200,000 for Winnslie Community Garden. Chicago projects include $100,000 for Willye White Park, $500,000 for Leone Park’s field house conversion into a nature center, and $25,000 for Legion Park paths. Urbana Park District has up to $200,000 for the Meadowbrook Park Interpretive Center. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its prior funding at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks and camp get upgrades
The law funds recreation improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Chicago Park District gets $250,000 for Shabbona Park and $150,000 for the Esdohr House at Jefferson Memorial Park. It also gets up to $150,000 each for infrastructure at Shedd Park, McGuane Park, and Wilson Community Center. Cook County Forest Preserve gets $170,000 for capital improvements. Jewish United Fund gets $200,000 for infrastructure improvements at the 'Z' Frank Apachi Camp.
Local parks and cultural facilities get upgrades
The law funds local recreation and cultural improvements through Commerce Department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It provides up to $2 million for South Shore Cultural Center, including outdoor theater restoration. It also provides up to $1 million for Chicago Park District improvements, including Calumet Park tennis courts, and $240,000 for Arlington Heights Park District's Recreation Park Community Center. Grants include $375,000 for the Historical Society of Oak Park River Forest, $300,000 for West Cook YMCA, and $50,000 for Crete Park District. Romeoville gets up to $250,000 for Jungle Safari Playground improvements, available only as needed for that purpose.
Local parks and gardens retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for parks, gardens, and recreation facilities. Chicago Park District awards provide up to $150,000 for Brands Park, $75,000 for Horner Park, and $500,000 for improvements in Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and Hermosa. Garden awards provide up to $100,000 for Merchant Park Community Garden water improvements, $20,000 for West Andersonville Gardens through West Andersonville Neighbors Together, and $1 for AIDS Garden through Chicago Parks Foundation. Additional awards provide up to $100,000 through Chicago Parks Foundation for Kelly Park sidewalks and stormwater work, $25,722 for Elmwood Park improvements, and $177,459 through Butterfield Park District for Glenbriar Park. Awards also provide up to $76,810 for Lombard Park District wiring, $50,000 for Southwest Special Recreation Association accessibility compliance, and $20,000 for Lake Katherine Nature Center's lake overlook. Each award is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks and museum keep grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for park and museum improvements. Channahon Park District gets up to $175,000, and Romeoville gets up to $250,000 for Wesglen Park. Rantoul gets up to $310,000 for Tuskegee Airman Park; Champaign County History Museum gets up to $175,000. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks and pond projects retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local park, pond, and capital projects. Henry retains up to $75,000 for capital work or park lighting. Wenona retains up to $50,000 and Leyden Township up to $30,000 for park improvements or upkeep. Lake Barrington retains up to $25,000 to buy and install a pond aerator. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Local parks and pools keep improvement funding
The law keeps Build Illinois Bond Fund grants available for park and recreation facilities. Maywood Park District has up to $706,500 for infrastructure, and Vernon Hills Park District has up to $41,364 for Lakeview Center renovations. Buffalo Grove Park District has up to $60,000 for Willow Stream Pool and $25,000 for Rylko Park infrastructure. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks and public spaces get upgrades
The law funds local improvements through state commerce department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Chicago Park District gets up to $500,000 for Welles (Gideon) Park, $100,000 for Berger Park Cultural Center, and $250,000 for district infrastructure. Glenview Park District gets $500,000 for capital improvements. Chicago receives up to $75,000 to pass to Little Italy Chicago Neighborhood Association for People Plaza on Taylor. Old Town Triangle Association gets up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements.
Local Parks and Recreation Funding Renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, limited to balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Grants include up to $150,000 each for Hickory Hills' park beside Village Hall and Hometown's pickleball court. They also include up to $50,000 for Glen Ellyn's downtown park and $237,755 for North Suburban Special Recreation Association renovations. Larger grants fund Calumet Park's Village Green plan ($3 million), Bolingbrook's town center pavilion ($750,000), and Lake Opeka improvements ($735,320). Aurora's Mastodon Lake rehabilitation in Phillips Park gets $4 million; these four larger grants and the association grant are limited to amounts needed.
Local parks and recreation get improvements
Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide $350,000 for a new Sangamon County recreation center and $200,000 for Niles park district improvements. Chicago Park District receives $100,000 each for Ogden Park’s fieldhouse in the 17th Ward and Ryan Harris Park improvements. Additional Chicago grants provide $50,000 for Touhy Herbert Park, $400,000 for Park 598, and $447,500 each for Stanton and Seward Parks. The law also carries forward $15,000 for Evansville boat-ramp costs and $120,000 for Dellwood Park pedestrian bridges and/or infrastructure improvements. These last two grants are available only from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local parks and recreation keep funding
Build Illinois Bond Fund renewals use only prior balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Grants provide up to $22,433 for Chicago Park District’s Hale Park, $150,000 for Will County Forest Preserve District’s Hidden Lakes Shelter, and $75,000 for Lockport Township Park District’s Lago Vista Park. Plainfield Park District has $75,000 to connect bike paths and playgrounds; Glendale Heights Park District has $221,000 for accessible playground equipment, video cameras, or both. Bloomingdale Park District has $119,000 for infrastructure; Buffalo Grove Park District has $100,000 for capital improvements. Metrosquash has $500,000 for capital improvements at its Woodlawn location.
Local parks and splash pad get funding
The law renews grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three local recreation projects. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund provides $50,000 for Chicago Heights Park District improvements and up to $300,000 for Venice's splash pad. The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides $50,000 for Georgetown park improvements and equipment. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks and trails retain improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for parks and recreation projects. Grants include up to $300,000 for Chicago’s Portage and Thomas Jefferson Memorial Parks and $143,300 for a Glendale Heights bike and walking trail. It also retains up to $21,696 for Fox Valley security gates and $13,620 for Blue Island aquatic facility repairs. Robbins Park District gets up to $100,000 for a new park; Crestwood gets up to $100,000 for Veterans’ Park improvements. Each grant is capped at prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The Fox Valley, Blue Island, Robbins, and Crestwood grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Local parks and youth facilities funded
The law renews Build Illinois grants: up to $495,000 for Arlington Heights Park District improvements and $80,000 for inclusive playground equipment at Grayslake's Jones Island. It renews up to $250,000 for Stuart Sports Complex athletic fields and up to $50,000 for Aurora Township Youth and Community Center playground equipment. It also renews up to $500,000 each for Broadview Park District and Boys Club of Cicero capital improvements. All renewed grants use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Broadview and Cicero funding is also limited to necessary amounts. A new grant provides up to $250,000 for Fox Valley Park District improvements, including rooftop solar panels at Vaughan Athletic Center.
Local parks and youth sports retain funding
The law renews operating grants of up to $124,004 for Calumet Memorial Park District. Garfield Park Baseball League and Peace Runners of Garfield Park each have operating grant limits of $100,000. These grants cover prior years' costs and are limited to amounts needed from balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The law also renews $1.666666 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Urban Warriors' Little Village youth sports facility. That construction grant is limited to its balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks get facility improvement grants
The law funds park improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Chicago Park District gets $3 million for Jackson Park capital improvements for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. It also gets up to $1 million for infrastructure improvements at Normandy Park Field House. Grants provide up to $7.5 million for Frankfort Park District infrastructure, $1 million for Springfield Park District capital improvements, and $2 million for Galesburg's Standish Park infrastructure. The money goes to park projects, not directly to households.
Local parks get improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for six park projects. Grant limits are $200,000 for Roselle's Turner Park, $92,000 for Bloomingdale Park District infrastructure, and $100,000 for Hanover Park District improvements. Limits also include $50,000 for Elk Grove Park District's Jensen South Park and $50,000 for Chicago's Gwendolyn Brooks Park. Des Plaines Park District gets up to $4,311 for Lake Opeka shoreline improvements. Each grant uses only money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, and only as much as needed.
Local parks get improvement grant funding
The law provides $125,000 to East Moline to make Jacobs Park Playground accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It renews up to $50,000 for an accessible playground at Dickson Park in Milan. Other renewed grant limits are $200,000 for Niles Park District improvements and $200,000 for improvements and expansion at Belleville’s Laderman Parks. Park infrastructure grant limits are $200,000 for Fairmont City, $150,000 for Fairview Heights, and $150,000 for Madison. St. Clair Township and Swansea each have $100,000 for park and recreation renovations or other capital improvements. All grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Except for East Moline’s new appropriation, funding is limited to balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks get repair and upkeep funding
The law uses the Build Illinois Bond Fund for park improvements and upkeep. Chicago Park District grants include up to $400,000 for Jefferson Park improvements and $100,000 for Mann Park building improvements. It also gets up to $50,000 for Read-Dunning Conservation area fence maintenance and signs. Fox Valley Park District gets up to $30,000 for lake management; all these renewed grants use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate $105,000 grant funds Downers Grove Park District capital improvements without that balance condition.
Local parks get repairs and accessibility upgrades
Bond carryovers provide up to $250,000 for Tinley Park-Park District improvements and $183,000 for Streamwood trail construction and improvements. Streamwood Park District gets up to $112,030 for renovations and improvements. It also gets up to $200,000 for equipment and disability-access compliance at Park Place Family Recreation Center Tot Lot. Hanover Park recreation areas get up to $227,646, and Chicago’s Hollywood Park in the 39th Ward gets up to $100,000. Each award covers only money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks get repairs and upgrades
The law funds park and recreation grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Belvidere gets up to $600,000 for its ice rink roof and River's Edge Recreation Center; Rockford Park District gets up to $500,000 for capital improvements. Gross Park Neighbors gets up to $200,000 for the park's water pump; Garfield Park Conservatory and Alliance gets up to $250,000 for its visitor lobby. Warrenville gets up to $300,000 for Sesquicentennial Park and capital improvements; Bolingbrook gets up to $300,000 for an active adult park and improvements at The Forest Park. Naperville gets up to $900,000 for Kroehler, Rose Hill Farms, West Greens, and Willow Gate Square parks; Chicago Park District gets up to $150,000 for Sheridan Park at 910 S. Aberdeen.
Local Parks Keep Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $4 million for Chicago Park District improvements. That includes $1 million each for Douglas Park, Thebes Park, Garfield Park/Conservatory, and Altgeld Park/Special Olympics. A separate grant provides up to $500,000 more for Thebes Park. It also renews up to $550,000 for Broadview Park District, $500,000 for Memorial Park District, and $987,887 for Buffalo Grove Park District. Will County Forest Preserve gets up to $500,000 for infrastructure, limited to the amount needed. All these grants depend on money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks keep improvement grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for local park projects. Grant limits are $100,000 for Chicago's Cochran Park, $3,605 for Champaign Park District infrastructure, and $416 for Beecher's Fireman's Park ballfield lights. It also renews up to $1 each for Rock Island's Martin Luther King Center Park and Highland Park's lakefront pavilion. North Berwyn receives up to $1 for Cuyler Park and $2 for improvements at various parks. Funding is limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks keep improvement grant funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. North Berwyn Park District has up to $200,000 for park improvements. Glen Ellyn Park District grants total $91,000 for nature restoration and $140,000 for park construction. Three more Glen Ellyn grants total $340,000 for pedestrian street construction and related improvements. All use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Parks Keep Improvement Project Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for parks and recreation facilities. Northbrook Park District gets up to $150,000 and Buffalo Grove Park District up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Chicago Park District gets up to $50,000 for Cochran Park, $500,000 for 22nd District improvements, and $200,000 for Haas Park infrastructure. Skokie Park District gets up to $185,000 for Seneca Park's playground and $115,000 to replace Weber Leisure Center's indoor track. Glenview Park District gets up to $300,000 for a park at Avoca West and $150,000 for Historic Wagner Farm exhibits. Each grant uses only prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks keep money for improvements
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Chicago Park District infrastructure grants provide up to $1 million each for Kennedy, Mount Greenwood, and Beverly parks. Kankakee Valley Park District receives up to $350,000 for capital improvements; DuPage Forest Preserve receives up to $250,000 for infrastructure. Each grant uses only its prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The Chicago and Kankakee Valley grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Local parks keep recreation project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation and public-space projects. Chicago Park District grants include $12,000 for Haas Joseph Park soccer fields and $100,000 each for Moran and Fuller park improvements. They also include $200,000 for a Garfield Park youth baseball facility and $90,000 for a new Ehrler Park playground. Logan Square Preservation has up to $53,000 for public land construction beside the MegaMall redevelopment. Country Club Hills has up to $180,000 for a community walking path. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks receive facility improvement grants
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers Build Illinois bond grants for six local recreation providers. New grants provide up to $25,000 for Lincolnway Special Recreation Association and $60,000 for New Lenox Community Park District capital and infrastructure improvements. Renewed grants provide up to $99,190 for Chicago Heights and $20,000 for Olympia Fields park district playground and infrastructure upgrades. They also provide up to $80,000 each for Manhattan Park District buildings and pavilions and Park Forest Parks and Rec basketball facilities. All grants are limited to amounts needed; renewed grants use only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks renew lighting and repairs
The law renews park grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Will County's Forest Preserve District gets $120,000 for infrastructure, and Chicago Park District gets $161,250 for Washington Park lights. Chicago Heights Park District gets up to $100,000 for park improvements. Sauk Village gets up to $135,000 for Arrowhead and Carroll Parks repairs, limited to the needed amount. All grants use only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks retain improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local park improvements. McKinley Park has up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. Justice Park District has up to $100,000, and La Grange Park District has up to $250,000 for capital improvements. All grants use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Justice and La Grange Park District grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Local parks retain money for improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for parks and recreation projects. Grants provide $125,000 for Lombard Park District capital improvements and park infrastructure funding of $75,000 for Hazel Crest and $50,000 for Matteson. Richton Park receives $70,000 and Frankfort receives $100,000 for park and recreation infrastructure. Rainbow Beach receives up to $250,000 for capital improvements; Chicago Park District receives up to $50,000 for Bessemer Park infrastructure. All grants use only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; Rainbow Beach and Bessemer Park also receive only what is needed.
Local parks retain recreation improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for park and recreation projects. Chicago Parks Foundation has up to $416,000 for Kelly Park landscaping and stormwater work. Chicago Park District has up to $750,000 for West Lawn Little League improvements and $125,000 for Midway Madigan Park night lights. It also has up to $600,000 for the Valley Forge splash park and basketball court. Glen Ellyn Historical Society has $33,000 for History Park irrigation, and Lisle Park District has $30,000 for a boat launch and capital work. Funding is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Playgrounds Get Renewed Improvement Funding
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for playground projects. Skokie Park District has $100,000 to build a playground and make other infrastructure improvements. Sun-Yat-Sen Playground has $50,000 for renovations and repairs. Both grants are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local police and fire facilities get funding
The law funds local facility improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. McCook’s police and fire department infrastructure grant is capped at $100,000. Stickney’s capital improvement grant is capped at $150,000 and includes police and fire department improvements. Berwyn has separate grants capped at $200,000 each for fire department and police department capital improvements. Each grant covers only the amount needed, up to its cap.
Local police and fire facilities get funding
The law funds public-safety facilities through Commerce Department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Elmhurst gets up to $450,000 to build a new fire training facility. Zion Police Department gets $250,000 for capital improvements, and Oak Park gets $1 million for police station improvements. Bolingbrook gets up to $275,000 for its Public Safety Training Campus, available only as needed for that purpose.
Local Police and Fire Facilities Get Funding
The law renews up to $1,745,628 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to build a police station in Caseyville. It also renews up to $3 million for Chicago Fire Department station improvements at 6239 North California Avenue. Both grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate new Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grant provides up to $80,000 for Chicago Police Department vehicles in precinct 19.
Local police and fire grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local police and fire projects. Pontoon Beach gets up to $250,000 for police equipment; Addison Fire Department gets up to $75,000 for driveway improvements. Chicago's 4th and 5th District police stations get up to $500,000 and $350,000, respectively, for capital improvements. Each grant uses only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local police and firefighters retain project funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Villa Park fire grants have separate caps of $75,000 for building renovations and $100,000 for capital replacements; Bloomingdale fire infrastructure has a $50,000 cap. Police equipment caps are $50,000 each for Glendale Heights, Villa Park, and Addison, plus $75,000 for Carol Stream. Bloomingdale police have separate $15,000 equipment and $35,000 capital improvement caps; Lombard police have $25,000 caps for each purpose, and Villa Park police have another $50,000 capital improvement cap. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local police get equipment and facility funding
The law renews up to $270,000 for 18 police departments, allocating $15,000 each for facilities and equipment, including drones. Recipients include Bannockburn, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Highland Park, Highwood, Wheeling, Northbrook, Northfield, and Glenview. The remaining recipients are Glencoe, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Lincolnshire, Arlington Heights, North Chicago, Riverwoods, Mount Prospect, and Prospect Heights. Separately, St. Charles Police Training Center gets up to $1.1 million for capital improvements. Both allocations use the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund and are limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local police keep equipment upgrade grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for police and sheriff facility or equipment upgrades. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office gets up to $50,000 and Oak Brook Police gets up to $75,000 for facilities or safety equipment. Police facility or equipment grants provide up to $50,000 for Elmhurst, $20,000 each for Clarendon Hills and Westmont, and $15,000 for Hinsdale. Each grant uses only the needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local public and community facilities keep funding
The law renews up to $500,000 for capital improvement grants to local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund money. Funding is limited to the amount needed from money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not divide the funding among recipients or provide direct household payments.
Local public service facilities keep funding
Build Illinois Bond Fund renewals use only prior balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Bolingbrook has up to $275,000 to develop a new animal control facility; Oswego has $50,000 to buy and install police evidence storage. Oswego Fire Protection District has $75,000 for heating and cooling equipment, building improvements, or land for a new firehouse. Plainfield Fire Protection has $75,000 for new fire station land, building maintenance, or both. DuPage County has $200,000 for capital improvements at its Central Receiving Center.
Local recreation facilities get improvement grants
The law renews grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation facilities. Build Illinois bond funding includes up to $8 million for the Chicago Park District’s Riis Park Field House. It also includes $500,000 for Progressive Life-Giving Cathedral’s fitness center and $40,000 for Heritage YMCA infrastructure, safety, security, and flooring. Lisle Park District gets up to $15,000 in bond funding for infrastructure, safety, and security; West Union Park District gets up to $10,000 for playground improvements. Each grant uses only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local recreation improvement grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for parks, recreation facilities, and Hartford's Confluence Tower. Grant limits are $175,000 for Maryville's Drost Park Pavilion #1, $39,652 for the tower, and $95,000 for East Alton parks, soccer parks, and t-ball fields. Kane County Forest Preserve gets up to $700,000 and Rockford Park District up to $250,000 for capital improvements. Western DuPage Special Recreation Association gets up to $47,000 for security upgrades and other capital improvements. Each grant uses only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local recreation projects retain funding
The law preserves Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation and public spaces. Chicago retains up to $500,000 for Andersonville Pedestrian Plaza improvements; Lansing retains $470,500 for park and infrastructure work. Litchfield Unlimited Corporation retains up to $400,000 for infrastructure tied to a recreation center. DuPage County Forest Preserve retains up to $95,000 for Greene Valley parking lot improvements, limited to the amount needed. Each grant uses only earlier funding unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Recreation Sites Get Upgrades
The law funds recreation grants through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Lisle Park District gets up to $275,000 for capital improvements, and Wheaton Park District gets up to $250,000 for infrastructure and capital improvements. Western DuPage Special Recreation Association gets up to $110,000 for parking lot improvements; Countryside gets $100,000 for park improvements. Naperville Park District gets $500,000 for Meadow Glens Park playground, fitness station, and other capital improvements. Buehler YMCA gets $350,000 for general infrastructure improvements.
Local road and bike projects continue
Bond carryovers provide up to $300,000 for Hanover Park’s Irving Park Road improvements, from Astor Avenue to Barrington Road. Streamwood gets up to $146,000 for the IL 59–Irving Park Road intersection and $104,000 for separate intersection improvements. Another $425,000 covers Irving Park Road corridor electrical maintenance; the recipient wording names Streamwood Park District for Village of Hanover Park District. Chicago gets two separate awards of up to $250,000 each for 39th Ward resurfacing and $200,000 for protected Bryn Mawr bike lanes from Sauganash Trail to Kedzie. All awards cover only money left unspent from earlier appropriations at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road and bridge funding continues
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three local transportation projects. Lake County gets authority to use up to $4 million for the Old McHenry Road grade separation project. Orion Township's limit is $3 million for infrastructure, including bridge replacement; Washington County's is $250,000 for road and bridge repairs. Each grant uses only earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Orion Township and Washington County grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Local road and crossing grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Illinois commerce department for local roads and signals. Road grants include up to $100,000 for Kensington Road in Mount Prospect, $200,000 for Highwood, and $538,800 for Bethalto’s West Corbin Avenue. East Alton has up to $74,772 for repairs from Shamrock Avenue to St. Louis Avenue; Chicago has $100,000 for Logan Square Boulevard. Signal grants include $200,000 for Palatine’s Rand and Hicks Roads and $400,000 for three Chicago intersections: Devon/Greenview, Peterson/Ravenswood, and Foster/Albany. Each grant is limited to the amount needed that remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road and crosswalk funding renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local roads, drainage, and crosswalk signs. Robbins gets up to $112,500 and Dixmoor gets up to $90,000 for road improvements. East Hazel Crest gets up to $150,000 for roads and drainage; Lisle gets up to $20,000 for pedestrian crosswalk signs. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road and pedestrian projects continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Chicago grants cover up to $75,000 for California and Diversey avenue improvements and $60,000 for street repaving within the 35th House District. DuPage County gets up to $100,000 for road improvements on Illinois Routes 38 and 53. Lisle and its park district get up to $218,842 for a joint pedestrian canopy project; Palos Heights gets up to $100,000 for parking lot improvements. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Road and Shoreline Projects Funded
The law provides up to $250,000 to Lockport Township Road District for Connor Avenue improvements. It renews $200,000 for Bridgeview traffic work near the mosque at 93rd and Harlem. Chicago grants renew up to $5 million for shoreline restoration from 67th to 73rd Place and $1 million for Edens Expressway flood work at Pratt Avenue. All four grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Renewed grants are limited to balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; Chicago's grants also cannot exceed amounts needed.
Local road and sidewalk funding continues
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local transportation work. DuPage Township gets up to about $1.19 million for Bluff Road reconstruction; Villa Park gets $80,000 for St. Charles Road Bridge improvements. Chicago grants include up to $500,000 for accessible sidewalk ramps in the 18th Ward and $482,149 for 17th Ward roads. Each grant is capped at prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Except for Bluff Road, grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Local road and sidewalk grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local roads and sidewalks. Brookside Township in Clinton County has up to $25,000 for road improvements. Hamel has up to $100,000 for sidewalk infrastructure. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local Road and Sidewalk Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants include $30,000 for Riverside Township, $25,000 for York Township, and $150,000 for Villa Grove. Peoria County gets $42,836 for capital and infrastructure work. Road grants include $50,000 for Machesney Park and $200,000 for Lake Villa roads and other infrastructure. Sidewalk grants provide up to $265,000 for Plainfield and up to $45,000 for Milton Township sidewalks, accessible curbs, and other infrastructure. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Road and Sidewalk Grants Renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Lincolnwood has $75,000 for capital improvements. Road and infrastructure grants provide up to $53,000 for Phoenix, $500,000 for Harvey, $50,000 each for University Park and Glenwood, and $30,000 for Oak Forest. Dolton has up to $120,000 to resurface Kimbark and Dorchester avenues; Calumet City has up to $100,000 for left-turn lanes at River Oaks Drive and Paxton Avenue. Burnham has up to $100,000 for sidewalk and curb repairs and maintenance; all grants except Lincolnwood's are also limited to the amount needed.
Local road and walking projects continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for roads, signals, sidewalks, and lighting. Chicago limits are $50,000 for 40th Ward roads, $250,000 for 49th Ward viaduct repairs, and $500,000 for Sheridan Road resurfacing in the 48th Ward. Limits also include $450,000 for Arlington Heights traffic signals, $100,000 for Mount Prospect pedestrian signals, and $25,000 for Chicago Heights roads and infrastructure. North Chicago has up to $100,000 for Broadway Avenue sidewalks and $25,000 for streetlights at the Buckley/Amstutz Underpass and 24th Avenue. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its prior funding at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road projects keep grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for road repairs and traffic equipment. Glencoe receives up to $3,480 to repair and maintain Stone Bridge rails on Sheridan Road. Stephenson County receives up to $1 to rebuild Forest and Pearl City Roads. Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District receives up to $1 to buy and install a traffic control device at Ogden and Center in Lisle. Funding is limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road projects keep grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for roads and infrastructure. Rolling Meadows has up to $200,000 for road construction, and Arlington Heights has up to $200,000 for road improvements. Barrington village has up to $22,000 for road improvements; Brown County Highway Department has up to $142,000 for infrastructure. Each grant is limited to necessary funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local roads and culverts keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local transportation projects. Bloomington has up to $500,000 for road improvements, and Vergennes has up to $100,000 for road infrastructure. Dwight has up to $250,000 for railroad culvert replacement and repairs. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Roads and Infrastructure Get Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local roads, street lighting, and infrastructure. Chicago grants allow up to $100,000 for 23rd Ward road resurfacing and $600,000 for Paulina Street in the 12th Ward. Street lighting and infrastructure grants allow up to $300,000 in the 16th Ward and $100,000 in the 15th Ward. Road grants allow up to $500,000 for Cicero and $3 million for street resurfacing in Bensenville. Infrastructure grants allow up to $3 million for Northlake, $2 million for Skokie, and $2.1 million for Morton Grove. A separate Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grant allows up to $600,000 for Chicago’s Bryn Mawr Avenue. Each grant uses only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local roads and paths keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Highway department infrastructure grants provide up to $50,000 for Lyons Township and $75,000 for Orland Township. Romeoville has up to $400,000 to build a multi-use path connecting Romeoville and Plainfield. Shorewood has just $1 for improvements at Black Road and Shorewood Drive. All grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Romeoville's and Shorewood's grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Local roads and paths keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local transportation projects. La Grange Park has separate grants up to $100,000 and $500,000 for Oak Avenue-to-Ogden Avenue roadwork, including Park Ridge. Grants also cover up to $150,000 for Cicero’s Cermak Road streetscaping and $761,520 for Wadsworth’s Delaney Road. Zion has up to $100,000 for resurfacing; Beach Park has up to $90,000 for Sheridan Road bike paths and sidewalks. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Local roads and paths retain grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for five local transportation projects. Up to $25,000 supports North Chicago’s 2009 Thermoplastic Stripping Program, and $15,000 supports Bridgeview’s 71st Street pedestrian safety fence. Brookfield’s 31st Street Bike Path retains up to $10,000. Chicago’s 9th Ward traffic lights retain up to $125,000, and Markham road and infrastructure work retains up to $100,000. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local roads and train station get upgrades
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for transportation improvements. Rockford gets up to $400,000 for Showplace Drive, Mason Avenue, and the multi-use path south of UW Sport Factory. Downers Grove gets $525,000 for Main Street train station upgrades. Chicago gets $400,000 for road resurfacing in the 8th Ward and 34th Representative District, plus $100,000 for 15th Ward alleys. All grants cover only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local roads and water projects funded
The law funds Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Chicago receives up to $250,000 for 39th Ward street resurfacing and $200,000 for protected Bryn Mawr bike lanes. The bike lanes run from the Sauganash Trail to Kedzie. La Grange Park receives separate grants of up to $100,000 and $500,000 for roadwork from Oak Avenue to Ogden Avenue; the smaller grant names Park Ridge. Justice Willow Springs Water Commission receives up to $75,000 for Roberts Park water main improvements. Each of those grants is limited to the amount needed. Proviso Township also receives $150,000 for general infrastructure improvements.
Local roads and water projects keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund money, limited to prior balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Addison gets up to $160,000 for lead pipe replacement; Shorewood gets $150,000 for water, sewer, and Route 52 signals. Joliet gets $100,000 for shovel-ready water and sewer projects near or on its west side; Bolingbrook gets $50,000 for shovel-ready water and sewer projects. Wheatland Township gets $75,000 for roads; Plainfield Township gets $75,000 for bridge repairs and road improvements. Villa Park gets $300,000 for Monterey roadway improvements, sanitary sewer and water improvements, or both.
Local roads, drainage, and broadband retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three local projects. Jerome has up to $469,009 for Iles Road sidewalk and road improvements. Jerseyville has up to $170,000 for Pleasant Street drainage. Sugar Grove has up to $400,000 for infrastructure improvements, which can include broadband expansion. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local safety and development grants continue
The law carries forward up to $24.952778 million from the Fund for Illinois' Future for safety and economic development. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers grants and related costs for named public and private entities. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The backing summary reports listed recipient amounts totaling $35.022575 million, exceeding the stated carryover amount.
Local safety and recreation grants funded
The law provides $35.02 million, or the prior appropriation's unspent balance, for named public safety and economic development grants and administration. That Fund For Illinois' Future package includes $250,000 for Manhattan Fire District and allows prior-year costs. A separate General Revenue Fund package provides up to $30.685 million for safety, recreation, economic development, and administration. Its schedule lists approximate awards to named recipients. Another Fund For Illinois' Future grant provides up to $100,000 for North Riverside regional 911 operations, including prior-year costs.
Local Safety Facility Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Wheaton gets up to $40,000 for its police building roof; Jasper County gets up to $200,000 for jail improvements. Wayne County's Sheriff's Office gets up to $35,000 for equipment or general infrastructure. Glen Ellyn Park District gets up to $40,000 to build a Safety Village. Tinley Park gets up to $50,000 for infrastructure, safety, and security improvements. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local safety projects keep infrastructure funding
The law preserves up to $2,822 in Build Illinois bond funding for Stonington infrastructure and new storm-warning sirens. It also preserves up to $50,000 for North Park Fire District infrastructure improvements. Both grants are limited to the amounts needed and balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants do not specify changes to household charges or service levels.
Local safety projects retain grant funds
The law renews local safety grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Carlyle Police Department retains up to $20,000 for construction supporting safe prisoner transport; Addison retains up to $17,500 for infrastructure, security, and safety improvements. Mulberry Grove Fire Department retains up to $14,000 for a gear extractor system; Troy Fire Department retains up to $17,000 for indoor exhaust ventilation. Granite City retains up to $100,000 for emergency warning siren upgrades; Rosewood Heights Fire Department retains up to $125,000 for parking lot improvements. Each grant is limited to needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local safety services keep equipment grants
The law renews safety grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund provides up to $155,000 to Rantoul and Vermilion County for a Salvation Army emergency response vehicle. That fund also provides up to $50,000 each for Christian Sheehan Smoke Alarm Foundation and Champaign Fire Department equipment. It provides up to $100,000 for University of Illinois Police Training Institute infrastructure; the Build Illinois Bond Fund provides $25,000 to the Will County State's Attorney's Office for Child Advocacy Center infrastructure. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local safety services renew building grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two local facilities. Joliet Township gets $50,000 to renovate its Animal Control building. Bradley gets up to $75,000 to construct a new fire station, limited to the amount needed. Both grants use only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund buildings rather than direct household payments.
Local Sewer and Water Equipment Funded
The law renews up to $150,000 for Garden Homes Sanitary District pipe repairs and sewer construction. It also renews up to $100,000 for Palos Heights Water Department's project to replace all city water meters. Both grants use Build Illinois Bond Fund balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Neither grant specifies changes to household water or sewer bills.
Local street and bridge projects funded
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grants cover up to $250,000 for Carpentersville streetlights and $150,000 for Chicago's Lake Shore Drive and Lawrence Avenue viaduct repairs. Worth Township Highway District gets up to $12,500 for Garden Homes Community infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local street and water grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local streets, lighting, and water infrastructure. Granite City gets up to $317,650 for its Nameoki entrance and $421,258 for storm water improvements, including prior costs. West Chicago gets up to $600,000 for traffic signal purchases, installation, and other capital improvements, plus $201,392 for elevated storage tanks and other infrastructure. Chicago gets up to $50,000 each to buy and install streetlights in the 13th and 14th wards. Each grant uses only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local streets and crossings retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local street and crossing projects. Limits are $150,000 for Chicago’s 45th Ward alley resurfacing and $150,000 for Morton Grove street resurfacing. Chicago’s 39th Ward street resurfacing has a $500,000 limit. Bartlett has a $500,000 limit for a bike path and pedestrian crossing across the Metra tracks along Naperville Road. That route runs from the new development to Spaulding Road. Each grant is limited to its earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local streets and infrastructure retain funding
Evanston retains up to $500,000 for infrastructure improvements from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. That fund also provides only the amounts needed, up to $480,000 for Chicago's transportation department and $90,000 for Franklin Park infrastructure. Lansing retains up to $5,446 for water main replacement and road reconstruction between 192nd Place and 193rd Street. Lansing's grant uses the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. All grants are limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local streets and trails retain improvement funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps include $300,000 for Carol Stream bike trails and capital improvements, and $100,000 for Roselle streets. Villa Park has separate caps of $140,000 for sidewalk replacements and $100,000 for capital improvements. Wood Dale has an $80,000 capital improvement cap; Glendale Heights has a $75,000 infrastructure improvement cap. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local streets and village improvements funded
The law renews Build Illinois grants of up to $350,000 for Northbrook capital improvements and $250,000 for Chicago's 21st Ward roadways. It renews up to $100,000 for disability access improvements on Oswego's Main Street. It also renews up to $350,000 for Cherry Valley capital improvements and up to $250,000 to replace North Second Street lights in Loves Park. All renewals use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Cherry Valley and Loves Park grants also cover only necessary amounts. A new grant provides up to $250,000 for Alsip capital improvements, including street lights on streets without sidewalks.
Local towns get renewed improvement grants
The law renews up to $2.55 million in Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for local buildings and infrastructure. Allocations include Evanston, $600,000; Chicago Heights, $500,000; New Lenox, $400,000; and River Grove, $300,000. Glenview gets up to $250,000 to design, buy, and install a salt dome and make other infrastructure improvements. Schiller Park, Bloom Township, and Steger each get up to $100,000; South Chicago Heights and Cabery each get $50,000. Danville gets up to $100,000 for Laura Lee Building renovations. Every grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local towns retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Grant caps are $125,000 for Willow Springs; $100,000 each for Burr Ridge and Willowbrook; and $60,000 for Western Springs. Caps are $50,000 for Naperville, $30,000 for Indian Head Park, $70,000 for Pittsfield, and $110,000 for Streator. Henry, Normal, and Bloomington each have $50,000 caps; Oakland gets up to $25,000 and Westfield $30,000 for infrastructure or equipment, including earlier costs. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local towns retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews local infrastructure grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Illinois commerce department. Grant limits are $500,000 for Belleville; $300,000 for Granite City; $200,000 for Centreville; and $150,000 each for Swansea and Madison. Limits are $100,000 each for Millstadt, Mascoutah, Shiloh, Venice Township/Eagle Park, and Sauget; Fairview Heights has separate $37,500 and $100,000 grants. Limits are $75,000 each for Brooklyn and Cahokia, $50,000 each for Alorton and Caseyville, and $25,000 for Washington Park. Each grant is limited to the amount needed that remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local towns retain street improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grants include $125,000 for Lombard pedestrian streets and infrastructure, $75,000 for Markham's Meadowview infrastructure and lighting, and $100,000 for Richton Park repaving. Infrastructure grants include $50,000 for Flossmoor, $75,000 for Homewood, $200,000 for Palatine, up to $50,000 for Manteno, and up to $25,000 for Peotone. Mokena gets $150,000 for a traffic study at 187th Street and U.S. Route 45, not construction. Each grant uses only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; Manteno and Peotone also receive only what is needed.
Local trail and walkway grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three local walking and biking projects. Godfrey gets up to $300,000 for a multi-use trail connecting La Vista and Glazebrook Park. Geneva gets up to $350,000 for pedestrian walkway repairs and other capital improvements. St. Charles gets up to $250,000 for a bike and pedestrian trail and other capital improvements. Each grant uses only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local transit and pedestrian projects funded
The law provides up to $104,176 for Bloomington Normal Public Transit System capital improvements. It also renews up to $800,000 for pedestrian safety improvements on Will County Route 53. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Route 53 funding is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not provide household payments or set transit fares.
Local transportation projects receive state grants
Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants provide $100,000 for St. Clair Township Highway Department improvements and $255,000 for Lockport Township Road District improvements. The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants of $3,600 for Bremen Township’s parking garage and $250,000 for Lockport’s 8th Street pedestrian bridge replacement. It also carries forward $150,000 from that bond fund for a signal change at 47th and East Avenue in La Grange. Each carryover grant is available only from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local travel projects keep improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local travel projects. It provides up to $1.65 million for Highland Park's Sheridan Road pedestrian pathway and $185,433 to resurface Des Plaines' Algonquin Road. Richton Park roadway improvements and Matteson's Lincoln Highway/Cicero streetscape improvements each have grant limits of $500,000. Hazel Crest has up to $51,475 for transit development costs. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Water and Drainage Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Cortland gets $56,250 for stormwater management and $18,750 for detention pond reconstruction and other capital work. Deer Park gets $21,295 for stormwater drainage and other capital improvements. Grayville gets up to $150,000 for water infrastructure, while Dietrich gets up to $125,000 for stormwater infrastructure. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water and drainage projects get funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two water-related projects. Deer Park gets up to $270,000 for drainage projects. Carpentersville gets $300,000 to upgrade water treatment plants. Both grants cover only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not specify changes to household water bills.
Local water and drainage projects retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for water, sewer, and drainage work. Water improvements retain up to $150,000 each in Toluca and Wyoming, and $50,000 in Hopewell. Henry retains up to $125,000 for water or sewer work; South Barrington retains $507,500 for water and sewer repairs and improvements. The Chicago Park District retains up to $200,000 for drainage in Representative District 20; Lake Barrington retains $27,500 for stormwater improvements. All amounts are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water and flood projects get funding
The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides $1.85 million for water and sewer improvements in Venice. The law also renews up to $2.5 million for Sugar Grove water storage tank remediation. It renews up to $1 million for Monroe County infrastructure, including flood mitigation near Valmeyer. The renewed funding is limited to prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Water and Flood Projects Keep Funding
The law renews up to $8.5 million for Cahokia Heights sewer improvements. It renews up to $8.93 million for Collinsville’s wastewater treatment plant biosolids project. Both grants use the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. Build Illinois bond funding includes up to $200,000 for Dixmoor water mains and $120,000 for Park Ridge flood mitigation. All four grants use only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Water and Flood Repairs Get Funding
The law renews grants for three local water and flood-control projects through the state commerce department. Du Quoin gets up to $450,000 for water system upgrades. Elkville gets up to $100,000 for water tower improvements, and Grand Tower gets up to $100,000 for flood gate lock repairs. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water and gas projects funded
The law renews up to $200,000 for Monee to replace the Main Street water main. It also renews $247,536 for Godley Public Water District water infrastructure. Kankakee County has up to $859,510 for natural gas improvements. Illinois' commerce department administers these grants, using only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants do not set household bill reductions or direct payments.
Local water and neighborhood upgrades retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for water and neighborhood improvements. Glendale Heights gets up to $185,000 for water filtration; Chicago’s 6th and 21st Wards each get up to $150,000 for capital improvements. Local improvement grants also include up to $100,000 each for Robbins and Oak Forest, $40,000 for Riverdale, and $1 for Ziegler. Each grant is capped at prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The Chicago, Robbins, Oak Forest, and Riverdale grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Local water and river projects keep funding
The law keeps Build Illinois Bond Fund money available for two local water projects. South Wilmington has up to $14,815 for repairs to its water treatment facility and wells. Kankakee County has $956,000 for dredging the Kankakee River. Both grants depend on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water and sewer grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three local water and sewer projects. Evanston has up to $1 million for needed lead service line replacement. Elk Grove Village has up to $225,000 for Greenleaf Lift Station repairs. North Chicago has up to $50,000 for needed sanitary sewer lining replacement at Wadsworth Avenue. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water and sewer projects continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local water infrastructure. Mount Prospect gets up to $788,000 for storm sewer inspections; Buffalo Grove gets up to $291,214 for Water Reservoir 6 improvements. Lombard gets up to $150,000 for Woodrow Avenue sewer improvements, and Northbrook gets $29 for stormwater improvements. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set changes to household water or sewer bills.
Local water and sewer upgrades retain funding
The law renews grants up to $750,000 each for Bolingbrook sewer plant expansion and Hickory Hills sewer improvements. Lombard retains $4 million for wastewater work, an elevated water storage facility, or both; Robins retains $3.84 million for water, wastewater, and other capital improvements. Grants also provide up to $3.338186 million for Sangamon County Water Reclamation District infrastructure, $1 million for Crestwood water and infrastructure upgrades, and $2.825 million for Addison water and wastewater work. All use the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household payments or rate cuts.
Local water main projects retain funding
The law renews water main grants of up to $120,000 for Standard, $175,000 for Matteson, and $295,000 for Country Club Hills. Norridge retains up to $1.5 million for water main replacement and $500,000 for water and wastewater work. Sauk Village retains up to $932,000 for water mains. These grants use the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. They do not set household payments or rate cuts.
Local water projects keep grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for water projects. Limits are $130,000 for Gibson City infrastructure or a new water plant, and $300,000 for Watseka sewer improvements. Water project limits are $30,000 for Roberts, $100,000 for Cullom, $200,000 for Carlock, and $100,000 for Murphysboro repairs. The Kinkaid-Reed's Creek Conservancy District has up to $100,000 for dredging Lake Kinkaid and Johnson Creek. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water projects receive state funding
The law gives the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency up to $1.5 million for grants and contracts addressing nonpoint source water pollution. That money comes from the Water Revolving Fund. South Wilmington regionalization efforts receive up to $700,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund and $3.1 million from the Water Revolving Fund. East Brooklyn water infrastructure receives up to $500,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The agency can spend only the amount needed for each purpose; these allocations do not create household payments.
Lottery revenue funds criminal justice distributions
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority gets $2.5 million from the Criminal Justice Information Projects Fund. It must distribute the revenue under Section 21.10 of the Illinois Lottery Law. This provision does not identify individual household recipients.
Maintenance funding for two state parks
The law renews up to $6 million from the Park and Conservation Fund for delayed maintenance. The Department of Natural Resources uses the money at Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks. Only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Maywood library improvement grant renewed
The law renews up to $140,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Maywood Public Library. The grant pays for trench digging, other capital improvements, or both. Funding covers only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Medicaid Fraud Enforcement Gets Funding
The law provides $2.5 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The money pays for the unit's expenses and operational programs. It does not change Medicaid eligibility or provide direct household benefits.
Military affairs and youth programs get funding
The law provides $21.2165 million from the General Revenue Fund for military affairs operations, officer candidate school, and Lincoln's Challenge. Lincoln's Challenge also gets up to $8.6 million from the Federal Support Agreement Revolving Fund, including prior years' costs. The Military Affairs Trust Fund provides up to $1 million for youth and other programs. That trust fund spending cannot exceed money made available from public or private sources.
Military facilities receive property and construction funding
The law renews about $5.27 million for Lincoln's Challenge Academy improvements and an Army aviation support facility in Kankakee. It also renews up to $1.59 million for General Jones Armory renovations and $20 million for Peoria military facilities. These Capital Development Fund allocations use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The armory and Peoria allocations are also limited to needed amounts. Separately, the law provides up to $6 million from the same fund, as needed, for National Guard property purchases and improvements.
Mine rescue stations retain equipment funding
The law renews up to $2.4 million for the Department of Natural Resources to buy mine rescue stations and equipment. The money comes from the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund. Only funds unspent on June 30, 2025, are available. This supports rescue services, not household payments.
Mining communities get hazard and rescue funding
The law provides $13 million from a federal abandoned-mine trust fund for hazard grants, contracts, and emergency response. Another $4 million from the reclamation set-aside fund pays for research, planning, construction, and emergency work on abandoned-mine hazards. It also provides $1.6 million from the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund for mine rescue stations and equipment.
Mobile tolerance museum gets operating funds
The law provides $1.5 million from the General Revenue Fund to operate a mobile museum bus for tolerance. The grant goes to the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Midwest Region Office in Chicago. The law also renews spending authority for up to $1.5 million in prior funding for the same purpose. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, qualifies for that renewed authority.
More funding for emergency management operations
The law increases operating funding for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security by $680,000. Funding rises from $13.1548 million to $13.8348 million. The increase supports agency operations and does not create a direct household payment or eligibility change.
More funding for human services operations
For the budget year ending June 30, 2025, the law added $15 million for Department of Human Services expenses. The General Revenue Fund total rose from $931.0015 million to $946.0015 million. It covers operations, permanent improvements, and student, member, or inmate compensation. The law does not assign this increase to a specific household benefit.
More funding for recycling and waste
The law raises solid waste management funding from $5 million to $7 million, including prior years’ costs. It renews up to $5 million for recycling education and outreach under the federal infrastructure law. It also renews two battery recycling amounts of up to $2 million each under that law. Education funding and one battery amount come from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund; remaining amounts use the Solid Waste Management Fund. Renewed funds are limited to amounts needed and unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
More support for Illinois cultural sites
The law raises historic preservation and site-management funding from $4.36 million to $8.75 million for operations, grants, repairs, improvements, and events. It carries forward up to $10 million for Uptown Theatre improvements, including earlier costs. Another roughly $2.29 million supports repairs and renovations at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The theatre and museum lines are limited to prior funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
More vehicle funding for Vandalia prison
The law provides $160,000 for vehicle operations at Vandalia Correctional Center. This includes $60,000 in added funding. The money supports prison operations, not direct household payments.
Morton Grove and Niles safety upgrades
The law keeps Build Illinois bond grants available through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Morton Grove gets up to $50,000 for fire department infrastructure. Its fire department also gets up to $65,000 for emergency-vehicle traffic signal controls at Dempster Street and Callie Avenue. Niles gets up to $60,000 for police and fire upgrades, limited to the amount needed. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Museums and cultural centers get upgrades
The law funds museum and cultural-center improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $250,000 for capital improvements at the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum in Joliet. It also renews $25,000 for Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum improvements and $25,000 for the African American Cultural and Genealogical Society Museum's elevator. These renewed grants cover only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A new grant provides up to $150,000 for capital improvements and infrastructure at Trickster Cultural Center.
Museums and libraries keep improvement grants
The law renews cultural and library grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund sets aside up to $100,000 each for Gustave Koerner House infrastructure and capital improvements at House of Miles in East Saint Louis and Katherine Dunham Museum. That fund also provides $75,000 for Community Performance Ensemble capital improvements. The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides $125,000 for Polish Museum of America infrastructure, plus renovations and equipment at Ridge Farm Library ($80,000) and Georgetown Library ($30,000). Each grant is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Museums and performing arts retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements at four cultural organizations. The South Shore Drill Team and Performing Arts Ensemble retains $200,000; the Bronzeville Children’s Museum retains $100,000. The Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum retains $500,000, and the Historic Pullman Foundation retains $250,000. Each grant covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Museums and Pullman restoration keep funding
The law renews about $4.85 million from the Capital Development Fund for permanent improvements at public museums. It also renews about $1.02 million in Build Illinois bond funding to stabilize, restore, and improve the Pullman Historic Site. Both allocations are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Museums and Theater Keep Facility Grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for cultural facilities. Naperville Heritage Society has up to $25,000 for infrastructure; Evanston History Center has $150,000 for renovations and other capital improvements. Music Theatre Works has up to $100,000 for infrastructure at its facility at 516 Fourth Street. Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center has up to $200,000 for Visitor Center capital improvements. Each grant covers only amounts needed and still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Museums and theatre get improvement grants
The law renews up to $25,000 for Blue Island Fire Museum infrastructure improvements. It also renews up to $300,000 for infrastructure at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center. Both grants use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A new grant provides up to $1 million for Rialto Square Theatre capital improvements. All three grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Museums retain grants for local facilities
The state commerce department retains $234,357 for the Katherine Dunham Museum in East St. Louis, including prior years' costs. That grant comes from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. Build Illinois Bond Fund capital grants provide up to $500,000 for the named Kathryn Dunham Museum and $240,000 for House of Miles in East Saint Louis. All three grants are limited to funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Named community facilities retain renovation grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Victory Apostolic Church receives $50,000 for infrastructure at the Victory Christian International Ministry campus; The Villa at Windsor Park receives up to $225,450 for roof replacement. Place For Children receives up to $50,000 for renovations, and Urban Core Inc. receives up to $100,000 for infrastructure. Goldie P. Floberg Center in Rockton receives up to $50,000 for infrastructure, including Indoor City Market. All grants use only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; all except Victory's are also limited to what is needed.
Named community groups receive grant funding
The law provides $15.32055 million from general revenues for grants and administration at 35 named entities. Examples include about $1.69 million for Legacy Reentry Foundation and $1.35 million for Roseland CeaseFire Project. It separately provides $7.5 million from the Fund for Illinois' Future for Acclivus operating expenses. These grants run through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and do not establish household payments.
Named organizations retain federally restricted grants
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority retains up to about $19.57 million for named organizations’ grants and administrative costs. Combined grant and administrative spending must match each organization’s approximate listed amount. The supplied provision does not include that recipient list. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance.
National Guard facilities and staffing get funding
The law provides up to $17.2 million for Army National Guard facility operations and upkeep under Cooperative Funding Agreements. This includes prior years' costs. It also provides $14.6107 million for Army and Air reimbursable positions supporting facilities operations. Both appropriations come from the Federal Support Agreement Revolving Fund. A separate General Revenue Fund appropriation provides up to $35,000 for military affairs historic artifact care and preservation.
Neighborhood buildings and beautification retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for neighborhood buildings and beautification. Beverly Unitarian Church gets up to $150,000 to restore Givins Beverly Castle, also called Givins Irish Castle. St. Christina gets up to $300,000 for building improvements. Old Town Neighborhood Foundation gets up to $100,000 for beautification work. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Neighborhood community centers get construction funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three community center projects. Latinos Progresando gets up to $500,000 to build a center in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, limited to the amount needed. Agudath Israel of Illinois gets $400,000 for a multipurpose Chicago community center and other infrastructure improvements. The Village of Niles gets $100,000 to construct its Teen Center and make other infrastructure improvements. All three grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Neighborhood groups keep operating grant funds
The law renews operating grants through the Illinois Department of Human Services, including payment of prior years' costs. Limits are $166,683 for Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, $700,000 for South Shore Works, and $156,122 for Teamwork Englewood. Englewood First Responders has a $3,995 limit; South Side Community United for Change has a $50,000 limit. Each grant uses only its balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The first three grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Neighborhood organizations retain unspent grant funding
Human Services renews grants capped at $288,038 for Chatham Community Collaborative and $250,000 each for Park Manor Neighbors and Key City Community Corporation. Further caps are $93,241 for South Central Community Services and $41,879 for West Side Community Empowerment Center. Carter Temple Development Corporation's cap is $34,469, and Concerned Christian Men's cap is $9,354. Each grant uses the Fund for Illinois' Future, covers past costs, and is limited to need and prior money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These provisions name recipients but do not specify funded activities or household benefits.
Neighborhood redevelopment projects get state grants
The law funds two local development projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews $200,000 for Far South Community Development Corporation to improve and develop Pop! Heights District. That grant covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate new grant provides Springfield up to $350,000 for capital improvements and renovations in Pillsbury.
New grants improve neighborhood gathering spaces
The law funds community projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Archer Manor gets a grant capped at $250,000 to install turf fields at Archer Heights Field House. Capital improvement grants are capped at $100,000 for Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council and $35,000 for American Legion Cicero Post #0096. Caps are $400,000 for Firebird Community Arts and $185,000 for Harmony Community Church capital improvements. Each grant covers only the amount needed, up to its cap, and does not provide household checks.
New grants support local infrastructure improvements
The law provides new Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local improvements. Capital improvement grants are capped at $100,000 for Forest View and $150,000 each for Riverside and Brookfield. Chicago receives grants capped at $250,000 for capital improvements in the 34th Ward and $250,000 for infrastructure in the 29th Ward. Each grant covers only the amount needed, up to its cap. These grants fund local projects rather than direct household payments.
Niles and Morton Grove travel upgrades
The law keeps Build Illinois bond grants available through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Niles gets up to $9,882 for crosswalks at Touhy and Milwaukee, plus $150,000 each for sidewalks, curbs, and gutters on Greenwood and Golf Roads. The sidewalk sections run from Bruce Drive to Golf Road on Greenwood, and Dee Road to Washington Street on Golf. Morton Grove gets up to $38,000 for bike-lane signs and markings, $73,000 for Marmora Avenue from Emerson to Capri, and $129,000 for Emerson Street from Marmora to Parkside. All grants use only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; sidewalk and resurfacing spending is also limited to amounts needed.
Nine Communities Get Local Infrastructure Funding
The law renews state commerce department grants for local infrastructure, using balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide up to $112,500 each for Stockton, Scales Mound, and Lanark, and $50,000 for Downs. Saybrook, DeLand, Bement, and Hammond each get up to $25,000 from that fund. Sigel gets up to $25,000 for equipment or infrastructure, limited to the amount needed from its earlier funding.
Non-game wildlife protection retains state funding
The law carries forward up to about $3.94 million from the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund. The Department of Natural Resources uses it for purposes of the Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Nonprofits retain building and infrastructure grants
The law renews up to $500,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for AID in Elgin building renovations and improvements. It renews up to $1.911998 million for Tri-County Urban League and $350,000 for Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity improvements. Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants provide up to $250,000 for T.A.K.E. and $200,000 for Show em What U Got Foundation. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Nonprofits retain operating cost grants
The Department of Human Services retains up to $2.5 million for nonprofit operating-cost grants, including earlier years' costs. The money comes from the Fund for Illinois' Future. Only funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2024, remains available. The provision does not name the nonprofits or create household payments.
North Aurora water plant upgrades funded
The law renews up to $200,000 in Build Illinois funding for the Village of North Aurora. The grant covers water-treatment upgrades or capital improvements scheduled for the West Treatment Plant. Funding is limited to necessary amounts unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not set water rates or household savings.
North Riverside gets regional 911 funding
The law provides up to $100,000 for Regional 911 Village of North Riverside's regional 911 operating costs. The grant goes through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Fund for Illinois' Future. It covers only the amount needed and can pay past costs.
North Shore seniors get center improvements
The law provides $275,000 for capital improvements at North Shore Senior Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The law does not name a specific project or provide direct household payments.
Northern Illinois recycling center gets repairs
The law provides up to $300,000 for Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful to repair its parking lot and renovate its recycling center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant using the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Oak Lawn gets 911 center funding
The law renews $1.166666 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Oak Lawn Regional Emergency Communications Center. The grant supports building a new 911 center. Only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Oak Lawn Gets Senior Center Funding
The law provides up to $400,000 for a grant to the Village of Oak Lawn. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant supports infrastructure improvements and establishment of a senior citizens center. It funds local facilities, not household payments.
Oak Park and Stone Park keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two villages. Oak Park has up to $1 million to remodel village hall and make other infrastructure improvements. Stone Park has up to $300,000 for police department construction and renovation, a pavilion, and other infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Oak Park Properties Get Repair Grants
The law provides UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago five grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. At 416 N. Humphrey Avenue in Oak Park, up to $27,000 supports capital improvements, including a new roof and gutters on the home and garage. At 1124 N. Humphrey Avenue, separate grants provide up to $30,000 for kitchen flooring, cabinets, and countertops, $32,000 for home and garage roof and gutter work, and $15,000 for a privacy fence. At 436 S. Taylor Avenue, up to $38,000 supports a bathroom renovation. These are grants for the named properties, not a general homeowner repair program.
Operating grants support community organizations
The law provides up to $1 million for Far South Community Development Corporation operations, including past costs and only as needed. Through Human Services, it renews operating grants capped at $617,917 for Black Fire Brigade and $432,508 for Fola Community Action Services. Further caps are $126,395 for AGB Institute, $54,349 for Reach CDC, $20,834 for G.O.D., and $16,888 for Proactive Community Services. A separate group of named organizations shares a $468,582 ceiling, even though its listed approximate awards exceed that ceiling. All renewed grants cover past costs and use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the Black Fire Brigade and grouped awards are also limited to need.
Operating grants support community organizations
The law provides General Revenue Fund operating grants of up to $2 million each to RISE Commission and TASC, Inc. Chicago Defender Charities gets up to $1 million, and A Ray of Hope on Earth gets up to $500,000. America Cares Too gets up to $250,000; Metropolitan Asian Family Services in Naperville gets up to $50,000. These grants fund operations, not specified household payments or new rules for who qualifies for services.
Operating grants support local community groups
The Fund for Illinois' Future provides operating grants through the Department of Human Services. Grants provide up to $200,000 for GROW in Illinois, $300,000 for Peoria Friendship House, and $500,000 for George Washington Carver Community Center. A separate grant provides up to $300,000 for Elite Community Outreach through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. These grants support organizations, not direct household payments.
Operating grants support local community organizations
The law renews Fund for Illinois’ Future operating grants of up to $185,207 for North Austin Council and $50,000 for Good Samaritan House. It also renews up to $300,000 through the Department of Human Services for WDB Cares, NFP operating costs. These grants allow prior years’ costs and use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; WDB Cares is also limited to the amount needed. Separately, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers up to $1.7 million from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for Community Foundation of Northern Illinois operating costs. That grant allows prior years’ costs and is limited to the amount needed, without the stated June 30 balance limit.
Operating grants support prison and legal organizations
The law provides General Revenue Fund grants for two organizations' operating costs. Illinois Prison Project gets up to $1 million, and Lawndale Christian Legal Center gets up to $1 million. These grants do not set household payments or rules for who qualifies for services.
Oswego senior center keeps improvement funding
The law renews up to $400,000 for Oswego Senior and Community Center through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant covers infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases, including previously incurred costs. Funding is limited to prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Oswegoland senior center expansion gets funding
The law renews up to $850,000 for capital improvements to the Oswegoland Senior & Community Center Expansion project. The money comes from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not establish individual payments or service eligibility.
Oswegoland Senior Center Keeps Accessibility Funding
The law renews up to $236,000 for accessibility work at the Oswegoland Senior and Community Center. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant supports compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Only prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. It funds building access improvements, not direct household payments.
Outdoor recreation programs keep unspent funding
The law reuses up to $27.949147 million from the Land and Water Recreation Fund. The Department of Natural Resources uses it for refunds and outdoor recreation programs. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. This funding provision does not set refund eligibility or per-person amounts.
Palos Hills broadband project retains funding
The law renews up to $66,546 for Palos Hills to build a smart city broadband network. The grant uses the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. Only balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, are available. This is project funding, not a household broadband subsidy or eligibility change.
Park access and recreation grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Carol Stream Park District has $49,410 for disability access improvements at Armstrong Park. Streamwood Park District has up to $1 for electrical work and other improvements at Park Place Recreation Center. Canton Family YMCA has up to $6 for Activity Centers improvements; Harvey Park District has up to $1 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center infrastructure. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available; the three smaller grants also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Park and community venue grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community sites. Rock Cut State Park has up to $866,727 for water, sewer, road, and/or trail repairs and infrastructure. Rockford's Coronado Performing Arts Center has up to $100,000 for renovations; the Boys & Girls Club of Central Illinois has $50,000 for infrastructure. The Historic Marbold Farmstead Association has up to $660 for infrastructure improvements to promote economic development. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park and historic site keep grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for two public recreation and historic sites. Algonquin has up to $200,000 for James Woods Park infrastructure, including eligible costs already incurred. Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site has up to $2 million for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park and recreation facilities keep grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants for Lemont Park District, with separate $75,000 and $80,000 awards. Woodridge Park District has up to $50,000, and Downers Grove Park District has up to $80,000. Champaign County Forest Preserve has up to $50,000 for Kickapoo Trail amenities and accessibility west of High Cross Road in Urbana. Danville Family YMCA has up to $51,000 for air-conditioning renovations. Each award uses only prior funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; the $80,000 park awards also cover only needed costs.
Park and recreation funding continues
The law renews up to $203,357 for state park facilities, including construction, land, supplies, labor, and studies. It renews up to about $3.92 million for outdoor recreation programs, subject to available federal funds, including reimbursements. Another $477,993 supports development of the World Shooting and Recreation Complex, including construction and debt service. Natural Resources coordinates that work with the Capital Development Board, and any revenue received for those purposes must come from non-state sources. All three funding lines are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park and recreation projects keep funding
The law renews about $3.53 million from the Capital Development Fund for lodges, camps, and campsites, including prior-year costs. It renews another $19.61 million for open space, recreation, conservation, land protection, and deposits into the Partners for Conservation Projects Fund. Build Illinois bond grants include $10 million for Villa Park's recreation center and $4.4 million for Cook County forest preserve infrastructure. They also include $1.6 million for Chicago Park District infrastructure and about $689,000 for permanent park and recreation improvements. All amounts are limited to balances unspent on June 30, 2025.
Park and sports facility grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants provide up to $750,000 for Garfield Park Little League and $100,000 for Garfield Park Gators. Lincoln Park Conservancy Center gets up to $100,000 to build a North Pond Rustic Pavilion. Park improvement limits are $100,000 for Chicago Park District's Broncho Billy Playlot Park and $100,000 for Bunker Hill's Mae Meissner-Whitaker Park, including accessible restrooms. Riverdale Park District gets up to $25,000, Decatur Park District $50,000, and Wilsonville $10,000 for park improvements. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park districts get land and repair funds
The law renews improvement grants of up to $19,933 for Channahon, $225,000 for Woodridge, and $120,000 for Lockport Township park districts. It also renews up to $250,000 for Buffalo Grove Park District capital improvements. Schaumburg Park District gets up to $80,000 to replace heating and cooling equipment at its water works. Park Ridge Park District gets two land-purchase grants of up to $250,000 and $40,000, plus $20,500 for a baseball field fence. These grants cover only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; a separate River Trails Park District grant provides up to $144,000 as needed, without that balance limit. All use the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Park districts keep facility improvement funding
The law renews up to about $3.68 million for Peoria Park District and $100,000 for Robbins Park District improvements. It also renews up to $600,000 for Kankakee Valley Park District improvements. Forest Park Park District gets renewed funding of up to $2.5 million for a new multipurpose facility and office space for the West Suburban Special Recreation Association. All grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Peoria, Robbins, and Forest Park grants are also limited to the amounts needed.
Park districts keep improvement grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for six park districts. Infrastructure grant caps are $250,000 for Streamwood, $186,000 for Hoffman Estates, and $75,000 each for Downers Grove, Bloomingdale, and Westmont. Manhattan Park District has up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Each grant uses only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park districts retain money for improvements
The law renews eight $100,000 park improvement grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the state commerce department. Calumet Memorial and Lan-Oak park districts each have one grant. Lynwood Park District has one each for Lakeview Community, Liberty Memorial, and Rainbow parks. Sauk Village Park District has one each for Carol and Murphy Community parks; Momence Park District has one for Momence Park. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park facilities and museum get repairs
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for park district facilities and equipment. Wheaton Park District gets up to $10,000 for Cosley Zoo equipment and $75,000 for DuPage Historical Museum improvements, including heating and cooling replacement. Wheaton also gets $30,000 for Northside Park pool boiler replacement and $27,900 for the Seven Gables picnic shelter roof. Lombard Park District has two building-renovation allocations: up to $65,000 and $58,000. All grants are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park Forest area retains infrastructure grants
The law keeps two Build Illinois bond grants available through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Park Forest gets up to $350,000 for road reconstruction and water main replacement. South Chicago Heights gets up to $159,458 for road resurfacing and water pump facility repairs. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park Improvement Grants Remain Available
The law renews infrastructure grants of $50,000 for Pere Marquette State Park and $100,000 for DeKalb Park District. It also renews park maintenance grants of $50,000 for Genoa Township Park District and $35,000 for Sycamore Park District. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each grant covers only needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The funding supports park facilities rather than direct household payments.
Park Restoration and Equipment Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $5,005 for Lowden State Park restoration and $2 for Belvidere’s Kishwaukee Riverfront Multi-Use Path extension and downtown warehouse-district landscaping. Rockford Park District gets up to $80,000 and Belvidere Park District up to $150,000 for infrastructure or equipment. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park users get facility improvement funding
The law renews up to $1.175 million for improvements at 13 Chicago parks, with individual grants of $75,000 to $100,000. It also renews up to $2 million for Chicago’s West Garfield Park recreation center. Metro East Park and Recreation District gets renewed funding of up to $350,000 for infrastructure improvements. These grants use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A new Build Illinois Bond Fund grant provides up to $250,000 for Kankakee Valley Park District capital improvements.
Park users get funded improvement projects
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants: up to $500,000 for Chicago Park District infrastructure and $100,000 for 38th Ward trees. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants include up to $51,640 for Carol Stream Park District's McCaslin Park accessibility work. Wheaton Park District allocations include $60,000 for Danada South Park Sensory Playground improvements, including restrooms, and $175,000 for Kelly Park improvements, including playground renovations. Wheaton also gets $80,000 for Lincoln Marsh accessibility and bridge work, plus $40,000 for the bridge near Toohey Park's Safety City. Winfield Park District gets up to $399,416 for Oakwood Park infrastructure. All grants are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park users retain recreation project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund recreation grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Normal gets up to $2,734 for parks and trails; Harrisburg Township Park District gets up to $3,404 for a skate park. Vernon Hills Park District gets up to $4,208 to rebuild Grosse Pointe Park tennis courts. Northwest Special Recreation Association gets up to $82 for building renovations. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County gets up to $2 for a County Farm Road multipurpose trail bridge. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and community pool retain funding
The law renews recreation grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Chicago Park District retains up to about $1.36 million for Senka Park improvements. South Central Community Services retains up to $187,500 for pool renovations; both grants are limited to the amount needed. Oak Brook Park District retains up to $1 for facility renovations. All three grants use only earlier funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Parks and community sites get improvements
The law provides up to $188,000 for Kankakee Valley Park District improvements from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $87,500 to replace concrete pool decking at the Peoria YMCA. It also renews up to $100,000 for Springdale Cemetery in Peoria. That grant covers rebuilding a Civil War monument and grading and compacting 3.5 miles of interior roads. The YMCA and cemetery grants use only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and Cultural Venues Keep Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $500,000 for Harvey Park District and $250,000 for Homewood-Flossmoor Park District improvements. Chicago Park District has up to $500,000 each for Tuley Park and Sidney Brown Park improvements. Cultural grants include up to $548,233 for Roosevelt University’s theatre and $3 million for Waukegan History Museum improvements. The TaxSlayer Center has up to $750,000 for an outdoor venue, including previously incurred costs. All grants use only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The two Chicago park grants and TaxSlayer Center grant are also limited to the amount needed.
Parks and fairgrounds retain improvement grants
The law renews up to $230,000 for Robbins Park District improvements and $5 million for St. Clair County fairground upgrades. Both grants are limited to the amount needed. It also renews up to $1 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Harvey Park District improvements. All three grants are limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and forest preserve keep grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. DuPage County Forest Preserve has up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements. Park district grants provide up to $50,000 for Addison's technology and capital improvements and $15,000 for Bartlett's equipment. Bloomingdale Park District has up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The park district grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Parks and museum keep improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation and museum facilities. Plainfield Township Park District has up to $25,000 for an electric boat launch and $30,000 for building infrastructure or maintenance. Gillespie has up to $100,000 to renovate the Illinois Coal Museum at Gillespie. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants support local facilities rather than direct household payments.
Parks and museums retain project grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for parks and cultural sites. Caps are $425,000 for National Museum of Mexican Art capital work, including a building purchase, and $9,375 for State Fair Museum Foundation infrastructure. Winnebago County Forest Preserve District retains $6,254 for Macktown Historic District Barn and other capital improvements. Westmont Park District retains $5,721 for land; Oswego Park District retains $1 for land; New Lenox retains $954 to buy and develop a historic site. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and paths get improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for parks, paths, and public spaces. Chicago Park District gets up to $100,000 to repair and improve Unity Park's water feature. Spring Valley gets up to $200,000 for Barto Landing, and Naperville gets up to $800,000 for Riverwalk capital improvements. Warrenville gets up to $200,000 to buy or build multi-use paths. Rockford Park District gets up to $150,000 to renovate Alpine Park. Funding comes only from balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grants other than Unity Park's are also limited to the amounts needed.
Parks and recreation centers retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local parks and recreation facilities. Country Club Hills retains up to $250,000 for recreation facility infrastructure, and New Lenox retains up to $500,000 for its recreation center. The Chicago Park District retains up to $1.5 million for Kells Park improvements and $500,000 for Douglass Park field repairs. Orland Hills has a nominal $1 grant for its recreation center. Each grant covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and Recreation Facilities Keep Funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for recreation facilities and park infrastructure. Warrenville Park District has up to $400,000 for fitness center renovations; Wheaton Park District has $65,000 for Hurley Gardens. Skokie Park District has $100,000 for Devonshire Park parking lot repairs, replacements, and other capital improvements. North Suburban YMCA has $50,000 for heating, cooling, and ventilation replacement and other improvements; Cook County's forest preserve district has $40,000 for infrastructure. Glenview Park District has $50,000 for park defibrillators and other improvements. Each grant covers only amounts needed and still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and recreation facilities keep grants
The law renews up to $102,828 for Westmont Park District infrastructure improvements. It also renews up to $200,000 for Downers Grove Park District capital improvements. The First Tee gets up to $50,000 for capital improvements. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and recreation facilities retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation facilities. Indian Boundary YMCA of Metro Chicago has up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements. Fox Valley Park District has up to $25,000 for regional trail signs, and Elburn has $220,000 for park construction. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and recreation sites get improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation sites. Capital improvement grants include up to $500,000 for Maywood Park District and $50,000 for Belmont Little League. It also renews $100,000 for Edwardsville YMCA, $475,000 for DuPage Forest Preserve, and $300,000 for Kankakee Valley Park District's Mayor R J Bailey Park. Targeted repairs get $200,000 for Scovill Zoo's camel-holding building and $100,000 for bathrooms at Ryan Harris Park Field House in Chicago's 6th Ward. All grants cover only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and recreation sites get improvements
The law provides Build Illinois Bond Fund money for five park and recreation projects. Illinois’ commerce department administers grants of up to $1 million for Chicago Park District’s Hamlin Park and $500,000 for Peoria YMCA. It also administers up to $200,000 for Lockport Township Park District improvements under Route 171. Peoria gets up to $100,000 through that department for Greenway Project improvements. The natural resources department gets up to $100,000 for Frank Holten State Recreation Area’s Grand Marais Golf Course. Each allocation covers only the amount needed for the stated improvements.
Parks and recreation sites keep grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation projects. East Oakland Township Park District has up to $100,000 for infrastructure; Homer Glen Park District has $200,000 for Glenview Walk Park infrastructure. Lemont has up to $500,000 for a recreational site enhancement project. Fisher Community Fair and Horse Show has up to $75,000 for infrastructure or equipment, including previously incurred costs. Each grant is limited to prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Parks and trails keep project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for parks and trails. Plainfield gets up to $200,000 for Fort Beggs Path, while Will County's forest preserve district gets $150,000 to extend Normantown Trail. Lockport Township Park District gets $40,000 for Crest Hills Park and $60,000 for Hassert Park. The forest preserve district also gets $150,000 for Hidden Lakes Historic Trout Farm; Chicago Park District gets $326,000 for Harris (Ryan) Memorial Park. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and YMCA retain facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for park and recreation facilities. Waukegan Park District has $200,000 and Springfield Park District has $1.3 million for capital improvements. YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago has $1.5 million for infrastructure improvements at the South Side YMCA. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities, not direct household payments.
Parks and youth centers retain upgrades
The law renews grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for park and youth facility improvements. Palatine Park District retains up to $75,000 for Falcon Park Recreation Center construction; Rolling Meadows Park District retains up to $75,000 for parking lot repairs. Medinah, Roselle, Carol Stream, and Glendale Heights park districts each retain up to $22,500 for infrastructure and safety improvements. The Edwardsville YMCA Niebur Center and Bethalto Boys and Girls Club each retain up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks, museums, and libraries retain funding
The law renews up to $38.3 million for infrastructure work at four state parks and historic sites. Matthiessen State Park Annex gets up to $14.8 million, and Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area gets up to $13 million. Crenshaw House State Historic Site gets up to $4.6 million, and Frank Holten State Recreation Area gets up to $5.8 million. Separate grants provide up to $27.4 million for permanent public museum improvements and $15.5 million for permanent public library improvements. All amounts are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Peoria veterinary center gets expansion funding
The law renews up to $300,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Peoria County Veterinarian Surgical Center. The grant funds facility renovations and expansion. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The grant does not set household fees or provide residents with direct payments.
Pier 603 retains community center funding
Pier 603 keeps a Build Illinois bond grant of up to $1.323101 million through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The money supports building or renovating space for a community center. Spending is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Plainfield infrastructure and park improvements funded
The law renews $150,000 for Village of Plainfield infrastructure and $200,000 for Boy Scout Park improvements. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. The village grant does not name a specific project.
Police and emergency facilities keep grants
The law renews three Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for police and emergency facilities. St. Charles has up to $100,000 to build or renovate a police training facility. Elburn has up to $150,000 to build or remodel a police department building. Geneva has up to $100,000 for emergency management agency infrastructure or equipment purchases and upgrades. All three can cover eligible costs already incurred, limited to the amount needed from funding unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Police and fire facilities get upgrades
The law provides up to $600,000 to improve the Rockford Police Department's training facility. It also provides up to $300,000 for Cherry Valley Fire Protection District capital and infrastructure improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants using the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Police and fire facilities keep funding
The law renews up to $350,000 for improvements at Chicago's 6th District Police Station. It also renews up to $175,000 for Addison Fire Department improvements. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. They use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Police facilities keep improvement grant funding
The law renews $150,000 for improvements at Shorewood's police department. It also renews $50,000 for the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These facility grants do not create new policing rules or household duties.
Police receive equipment and program funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for police infrastructure and equipment: $125,000 for Hawthorne Woods and $50,000 for Wauconda. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, it provides up to $16,000 from the Fraternal Order of Police Fund to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police. That grant supports police efficiency, professionalism, public education and confidence, community partnerships, and recognition of officers' service. These grants do not provide household payments.
Police training receives reimbursement funding
The law provides $15 million for basic law enforcement training and related services. Another $15 million pays or reimburses in-service training services. Training must follow the laws governing the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The money pays eligible training and service providers, not households directly.
Pretrial Success Program keeps unspent funding
The law provides up to $3.5 million for the Department of Human Services' Pretrial Success Program. The money comes from the Fund for Illinois' Future. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This provision does not specify individual eligibility, services, or direct household payments.
Prisoner review board gets operating funds
The law provides $1 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. The money pays for legal counsel and operating expenses. The law also authorizes a deposit into the Technology Management Revolving Fund. It does not provide direct household payments.
Prosecutors Get Appeals and Expungement Funding
For the budget year ending June 30, 2026, the law provides $36.3651 million for appellate prosecutor offices and related activities. This includes $6 million for pretrial-release costs. Cook County's State's Attorney gets $6.9 million for expenses from filing appeals in Cook County. Local State's Attorneys get $500,000 to help process petitions to clear minor cannabis offenses. These are office funding allocations, not direct payments or automatic record clearing for individuals.
Public building projects retain capital funding
The law renews about $1.81 million from the Capital Development Fund for local government and state agency facility grants. Eligible work includes acquiring, financing, planning, and building facilities authorized by the General Obligation Bond Act. It also renews about $1.08 million for security upgrades and related improvements at Springfield's Willard Ice Building. Both allocations are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Public Defense and Expungement Get Funding
The law funds three Office of the State Appellate Defender programs from the General Revenue Fund. It provides $258,100 to run the Expungement Program. It also provides $172,500 for statewide public defender training and $637,600 to develop a Juvenile Defender Resource Center. These funds support program operations and defense resources, not direct household payments. The appropriations do not set individual eligibility rules.
Public Housing Museum repair grant continues
The law renews up to $97,000 for capital improvements at the National Public Housing Museum. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Funding is limited to needed money left unspent from the earlier appropriation at close of business on June 30, 2025. This funds a museum facility, not housing aid or rent reductions.
Recovery organizations get operating support grants
Human Services receives up to $1 million for Henry Sober Living's operating expenses. It receives up to $1.7 million for Northern Illinois Recovery Community Org.'s operating expenses. Both grants come from the Fund for Illinois' Future. These provisions do not specify direct household payments or individual eligibility changes.
Recycling programs receive state funding
The law provides up to $2.5 million from the Solid Waste Management Fund for recycling activities. It provides another $300,000 from that fund for the battery recycling program authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency can use only the amount needed for each purpose. These allocations do not create household payments.
Renewed community safety and development grants
The law preserves two Fund for Illinois’ Future grant packages administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. One provides up to $55 million for named recipients supporting public safety, recreation, and economic development. The other provides up to $39.96 million for named recipients supporting public safety and economic development. Both cover administrative costs and grants, limited to fiscal year 2025 balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Neither package sets direct household payments.
Renewed conservation cost-sharing help for landowners
The law renews up to about $51.09 million for Illinois's share of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. Funding covers long-term contracts, permanent conservation easements, landowner cost-sharing, and monitoring. Cost-sharing supports approved conservation practices in environmentally sensitive and highly erodible areas. Monitoring must follow the agreement between Illinois and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding for Edens noise barriers
The law renews $13 million for a transportation department grant to Cook County for Edens Expressway sound barriers. The project runs from Willow Road to Montrose Road. Funding is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant funds noise barriers, not payments to nearby households.
Renewed funding for environmental restoration programs
The law renews up to $3 million for Great Lakes Initiative expenses from the DNR Federal Projects Fund. That fund also provides up to $13.875 million for Urban and Community Forestry Program expenses and grants. The forestry program is authorized by Section 23003 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Another $8 million from the Land Reclamation Fund supports reclaiming surface-mined land where a bond was forfeited. All three funding lines use only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding for local dam safety
The law renews up to $656,000 for two dam safety studies in Rock Island County. It also renews a grant of up to $462,733 to Wilmington for land rights and costs tied to its Wilmington and Mill Race dams. The Wilmington grant includes public safety or infrastructure improvements. Both General Revenue Fund allocations use only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. They fund studies and local work, not household payments.
Renewed funding for local recreation facilities
The law renews up to $2 million from the General Revenue Fund for Edwardsville park development. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide up to $1 million for Stephens Family YMCA infrastructure improvements. They also provide up to $200,000 for Vermilion County Riverfront improvements and $1.5 million for East St. Louis's pool and aquatic facility. All funding uses only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The bond-funded grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Renewed Funding for Parks and Historic Sites
The law renews $150,000 for DuQuoin fairgrounds masonry, wall, and roof work and $2.432875 million for Springfield's fairgrounds coliseum. About $2.75 million supports listed historic-site projects, including Cahokia Mounds, Dana-Thomas House, Lincoln sites, and Pullman Factory Historic Site. That historic-site funding also includes a statewide transportation-project match. About $1.41 million supports listed park and conservation projects, including bridges, spillways, dams, roofs, toilets, and facility improvements. These Capital Development Fund amounts are limited to prior balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding for two local intersections
The commerce department renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two road projects. Troy gets up to $100,000 to engineer and build a roundabout at Route 162 and Old Troy Road. Clinton County gets up to $169,000 for traffic improvements at Wesclin Road and Route 160. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding supports local water projects
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Darien has up to $13,500 for flood improvements and $40,000 for Farmingdale Road stormwater work, limited to amounts needed. Winslow has up to $50,000 for water and sewer infrastructure improvements. All three grants use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These are local project grants, not household payments or guaranteed utility bill savings.
Renewed funding supports Serenity House safety
The law renews up to $10,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Serenity House. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant for infrastructure, public safety, and security improvements. Funding is limited to amounts needed from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding to plug leaking wells
The law renews up to about $39.69 million for cleanup work and grants to plug abandoned or leaking wells. It covers oil, gas, and injection wells to reduce groundwater and surface-water contamination risks and protect public safety. Funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants for local emergency services
The commerce department renews grants for local emergency facilities and equipment. Dwight's Emergency Services Disaster Agency gets up to $100,000 for facility construction. Dora Township gets up to $25,000 for fire district equipment or infrastructure. Cowden, Herrick, Stewardson, and Strasburg fire agencies each get up to $25,000 for infrastructure; Stewardson's grant also serves its ambulance district. Grants of up to $50,000 each support equipment or facility improvements for Arenzville, Bushnell, Blandinsville, New Salem, and Chandlerville fire agencies. The same $50,000 limit applies to Easton Rural, Ellisville, Good Hope, Emmet Chalmers, Industry, Ipava, Kilbourne, and Littleton fire agencies. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants for local infrastructure projects
The law renews grants administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide up to $250,000 each for capital improvements in Joliet and Romeoville. Fund for Illinois’ Future grants provide up to $250,000 each for Burbank and Berwyn infrastructure, and $150,000 for Bedford Park infrastructure. That fund also provides up to $980,000 for Plainfield water improvements, $2 million for Niles salt-dome costs, and $1.25 million for Lake Bluff pedestrian-bridge costs. The Fund for Illinois’ Future grants can cover prior years’ costs; none sets direct household payments or savings.
Renewed Grants for Local Park Improvements
The law renews park improvement grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund limits include $75,000 for Bartlett Park District, $250,000 for Buffalo Grove Park District, and $400,000 for Gurnee Park District. Volkening Park infrastructure gets two separate grants: up to $250,000 each through the City of Schaumburg and Schaumburg Park District. That fund also provides up to $600,000 for Clarence Hicks Memorial Sports Park infrastructure; Build Illinois bonds provide Bushnell Park District up to $30,000 for road repairs. Each grant uses only its funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants for local police equipment
The commerce department renews grants for seven local police and sheriff agencies. Macoupin County's sheriff department gets up to $11,535 for equipment upgrades; Warren County gets up to $100,000 for sheriff infrastructure. Mattoon police get up to $20,000 for equipment or infrastructure. Coles, Cumberland, Clark, and Crawford county sheriff offices each get up to $100,000 for equipment or infrastructure. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants for local water systems
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for five communities' water or sewer projects. Caps are $46,000 for Bartelso water improvements, $100,000 for Germantown sewer improvements, and $110,000 for Mascoutah water improvements. Damiansville gets up to $50,000 for water tower improvements; Irvington gets up to $50,000 for water tower maintenance. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household water or sewer prices.
Renewed grants for neighborhood community facilities
Renewed grants provide up to $150,000 each for capital improvements by the Latino Organization of the Southwest and United Business Association of Midway. Little Village Environmental Justice Organization and Brighton Park Neighborhood Council each receive up to $25,000 for capital improvements. Vision of Restoration gets up to $102,646 to develop Rock Heritage Center; Centers for New Horizons gets up to $250,000 to renovate Elam House. Greater Auburn Gresham Development gets up to $60,000 to buy and renovate a facility; New Direction Outreach gets up to $165,000 to build a family enrichment center. The commerce department administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, limited to money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants fund demolition and cleanup
The law renews up to $1.638765 million for St. Clair County's demolition program. It also renews up to $8.904916 million for Tinley Park District to clean up the Tinley Park Mental Health Center. Both grants use the Fund For Illinois' Future through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. They can cover past costs, but only from balances left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants fund neighborhood capital projects
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for local capital projects. Chicago receives up to $100,000 each for infrastructure and capital improvements in its 3rd and 7th Wards. Grants also include up to $200,000 for Chatham capital improvements, $400,000 for Jerome infrastructure, and $750,000 for Grandview infrastructure. Venedy receives up to $1 for a tractor and loader or infrastructure improvements. Each grant uses only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants improve accessible recreation spaces
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for accessible recreation spaces. Seaspar Special Recreation District has up to $20,000 for infrastructure at a park for children with disabilities. Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association has up to $14,500 for wheelchair gym infrastructure and safety improvements. Each grant is limited to amounts needed from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants improve local family parks
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Woodridge Park District has up to $35,000 to build a youth park. Willowbrook has up to $50,000 for a Prairie Trail Park gazebo and infrastructure improvements. Cowden has up to $40,000 for park improvements. All use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Woodridge and Willowbrook funding also cannot exceed amounts needed.
Renewed grants improve local public facilities
The law renews Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grants using balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Capital improvement grants include Beckemeyer ($20,000), Schiller Park ($300,000), and Freeport ($100,000). St. Peter has $100,000 to buy or build a community building; Woodridge has $150,000 for a municipal salt storage building. Darien has $25,000 for its City Hall roof; Mulberry Grove has $36,000 for equipment eligible for bond funding and capital improvements. Highland has $100,000 for construction, including earlier costs; Beckemeyer, Schiller Park, St. Peter, and Woodridge funding also cannot exceed amounts needed.
Renewed grants improve museums and galleries
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for three cultural organizations. The DuSable Museum, Route History, Inc., and The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space each receive up to $200,000. The grants fund building and other capital improvements, not direct household payments. Each amount is limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants improve parks and trails
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for parks and recreation projects. Chicago Park District grants include up to $100,000 for Nichols Park improvements and $50,000 to build a Kennicott Park fitness center. Grants also include up to $4,084 for Winfield Park District parking lot construction. Joliet Park District receives up to $150,000 for Waterford Pointe Park; Plainfield receives up to $250,000 for a trail extension. Each grant is limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants repair community group facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for community organizations' facilities. Grants include up to $350,000 for Springfield Urban League infrastructure and $65,000 for a new Urban Core Inc. roof. It also renews up to $658 for Stonington American Legion renovations and $270 for Ray Graham Association patio construction. The Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale receives up to $96 for building infrastructure. All grants use only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The Urban Core, American Legion, and Ray Graham grants also cannot exceed project needs.
Renewed grants restore veterans meeting rooms
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two veterans meeting rooms. American Legion Post #250 has up to $5,000 for restoration, furniture, and equipment. Westmont American Legion Post #338 has up to $5,000 for wheelchairs and equipment for meeting-room restoration. Each grant is limited to amounts needed from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Veterans do not receive direct payments.
Renewed grants support community organizations
The law renews up to $500,000 for MTC Community Outreach Cooperation's Community Center Project, Phases I and II. Operating grants provide up to $350,000 for Oak Park Arts Council and $100,000 for Sunshine Cultural Arts Center. Pearls of Power receives an operating grant of up to $300,000. All four grants run through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and use the Fund For Illinois' Future. They can cover past costs, but only from balances left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants support local history facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for capital improvements. The Galena–Jo Daviess County Historical Society and Museum has up to $35,300. Fullersburg Historic Foundations has up to $10,000. Both grants use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, rather than paying households directly.
Renewed grants support local infrastructure repairs
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for roads, water, sewer, and sidewalks. Oswego receives up to $100,000 for Route 30 improvements at Wolf's Crossing; Altamont receives up to $3,614 for water lines. Greenville receives up to $1 for a bridge culvert and road extension from Illinois Route 127 into Buckite Development. Infrastructure grants also include up to $2 for Addieville and $1 each for Cahokia, Columbia, and Oakdale. These grants cover infrastructure, roads, sewer, water, or sidewalks and use only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants support local safety facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for local facilities and safety equipment. Grants include up to $200,000 for Peoria County Jail infrastructure and $300,000 for Lockport Township's fire training center. Bolingbrook receives up to $250,000 for Animal Control Facility infrastructure. Heyworth receives up to $1 for infrastructure and security; Spaulding receives up to $1 to buy and install tornado sirens. All grants use only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The Heyworth and Spaulding grants also cannot exceed project needs.
Renewed grants support museums and arts
The law renews grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three cultural organizations. The Irish American Heritage Center gets up to $500,000 from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for capital improvements, including prior years’ costs. Unspent fiscal year 2025 funding provides up to $60,000 for Edwardsville Art Center and $2.5 million for DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center. Those two grants cover operating and contingent expenses. Each award is limited to its funding balance left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants support village infrastructure repairs
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Leaf River, Nora, Davis, Mount Morris, Villa Park, and Brookfield each have up to $50,000. Galena has up to $31,283; Berkeley and Riverside each have up to $40,000. These grants use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate $30,000 Highland infrastructure grant uses balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2024.
Renewed Infrastructure Funding for Misericordia
The law renews up to $500,000 for infrastructure improvements at Misericordia. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. It uses only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed infrastructure grants for local communities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for general infrastructure improvements in 17 communities. Grant caps are $100,000 each for Colona, Albers, Breese, Grantfork, and Nashville. Caps are $40,000 each for Alhambra, Carlyle, Hoffman, Hoyleton, Marine, and New Baden. Orland Park's cap is $148,202; Homer Glen and Lockport's are $180,000 each; Ferrin and New Memphis's are $25,000 each; New Minden's is $30,000. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Renewed infrastructure grants for local communities
The commerce department renews grants for general infrastructure improvements in 11 communities. Grant limits are $125,000 for Havana, $100,000 for Shelbyville, $50,000 for Bath, and $12,500 for Metcalf. Hume, Bethany, Lovington, Windsor, Moweaqua, and Findlay each have a $25,000 limit; Gays has a $20,000 limit. Each grant can use only the amount needed from prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money funds community projects, not direct household payments.
Repairs and Operating Funds for Prisons
The law renews up to $10.338573 million for prison repairs and $3.572631 million for Harrisburg, St. Charles, and Warrenville youth-center upgrades. Renewed funds are limited to necessary prior balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Work covers building systems, roofs, kitchens, equipment, youth recreation areas, and perimeter security. It also provides up to $20 million for contract services and $2.313022 million for replacing unreliable phone systems, limited to need. Vehicle operations receive $62,500 at Sheridan Correctional Center and $60,000 at Taylorville Correctional Center.
Repairs for Military and Veterans Facilities
The law renews up to $13,052 for electrical upgrades and capital improvements at Chicago's Northwest Readiness Center. That amount is limited to need and prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. It also provides a $10,000 Build Illinois Bond Fund grant for improvements at American Legion Robert D. Clark Post 1205. These funds support facilities, not individual veterans benefits.
Researchers get Mahomet Aquifer mapping funds
The law provides $500,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for high-resolution mapping of the Mahomet Aquifer. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant to the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute. This funds research, not a direct household payment.
Retail crime prevention group retains funding
The law renews up to $300,000 for the Illinois Retail Merchants Association from the Fund for Illinois' Future. The grant supports creating and running an association to combat organized retail crime, including prior years' costs. Only balances from the earlier funding unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, are available.
River and shoreline projects keep funding
The law renews about $853,000 from the Capital Development Fund for ecosystem and habitat restoration with the Army Corps of Engineers. It also renews about $5.76 million from that fund for Illinois Beach State Park shoreline work and related improvements. Build Illinois bond funding includes about $5.73 million for Kankakee County's river improvements. Another $27,683 supports Mud to Parks, which dredges Illinois rivers and reuses sediment. These amounts are available only from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
River Basin landowners retain conservation support
The law renews up to $500,000 from the Wildlife and Fish Fund for Illinois' share of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. Funding supports long-term contracts, permanent conservation easements, landowner cost-sharing, and monitoring. Landowner help covers approved conservation practices in environmentally sensitive and highly erodible areas of the Illinois River Basin. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Rock Island gets dam safety studies
The law provides $656,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources. The money pays for two dam safety studies in Rock Island County. It funds safety assessments, not dam repairs or direct household payments.
Romeoville Keeps Park Improvement Grant Funding
The law renews $287,800 for Romeoville park improvements and construction of a dog park. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Money is available only to the extent unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Route 66 commission gets operating funds
The law provides $1 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Route 66 Centennial Commission's operating costs. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. This provision does not specify household payments or services.
Rural affairs grants and operations funded
The law provides up to $47,500 from the General Revenue Fund for rural affairs through the Lieutenant Governor's office. The money covers grants and administrative expenses. It does not establish household payment amounts or individual eligibility rules.
Rural communities keep fire protection funding
The law renews up to $16 million from the Federal Title IV Fire Protection Assistance Fund. The money supports refunds and Rural Community Fire Protection Programs. Funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not set direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Safe gun storage campaign keeps funding
The law renews up to $3.155999 million for a safe gun storage public awareness campaign through the Department of Public Health. It covers campaign expenses, including costs from prior years. The money comes from the Fund for Illinois' Future. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Safety facilities and foundation retain grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two local safety projects. Peoria receives up to $5 million to build a firehouse and community center. Romeoville Mobil Command Post receives up to $40,000 for an infrastructure improvement. Chicago Police Memorial Foundation receives up to $1.890725 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for infrastructure and equipment, including vehicles. All three grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
School and courthouse accessibility retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for accessible public facilities. Springfield Public Schools District #186 has up to $83,000 for accessible restrooms and track bleachers at Springfield High School. Calhoun County has up to $100,000 for accessibility projects at its courthouse. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Seaton fire district retains building funding
The law renews up to $350,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Seaton Fire Protection District. The grant supports building infrastructure improvements. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Secretary of State Facility Funding Continues
The law renews up to about $5.06 million from the Capital Development Fund for Secretary of State buildings and facilities. The money covers construction, alterations, and maintenance. Only earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. A separate appropriation provides up to $800,000 from the State Parking Facility Maintenance Fund for parking facilities the office owns or operates. Neither appropriation creates direct household payments.
Secretary of State receives security funding
The law provides up to $7.5 million from the General Revenue Fund for Secretary of State facilities. Covered operations, construction, repairs, and maintenance must improve Capitol Complex security. It also provides up to $1 million from the Police Services Fund, subject to grantor or contractor purposes. For gifts or grants without a stated purpose, the police director chooses a use within the department's responsibilities. Another $300,000 from the Secretary of State Grant Fund must follow the terms attached to the money received.
Secretary of State staff and buildings funded
The law funds Secretary of State staffing and operations from the General Revenue Fund. Regular-position funding includes $7.106 million for the Executive Group and $65.47 million for the General Administrative Group. Executive Group funding also covers benefits, extra help, supplies, equipment, communications, travel, and contracted services. The law provides up to $600,000 from general revenue for facility operations, alterations, rehabilitation, and nonrecurring repairs and maintenance. It also provides $6 million from the Capital Development Fund for construction, alterations, and indoor and outdoor facility maintenance.
Senior and respite facilities retain renovation funding
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for senior and respite facilities. Glendale Heights gets up to $44,303 for its Center for Senior Citizens, and Oak Lawn gets $500,000 for its Senior Citizen renovation project. The Libenu Foundation gets up to $75,000 to renovate the Lev Chicago Respite Program building. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not direct payments or new eligibility for services.
Senior center gets building renovation funds
The law renews up to $150,000 for renovations at CJE SeniorLife's Gidwitz Center. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago receives the grant through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Build Illinois Bond Fund money covers only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant funds the building, not direct payments to seniors.
Senior centers get facility improvement grants
The law provides a new $200,000 Build Illinois grant for North Shore Senior Center improvements and renovations. It renews up to $150,000 to expand the Geneva Township Senior Center. It also renews up to $150,000 for Oswego Seniors Inc. to buy and install an elevator for disability access. The two renewed grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Senior service facilities get improvement funding
The law renews up to $50,000 in Build Illinois bond funding for Senior Services of Central Illinois infrastructure improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The grant supports the organization’s facilities, not an increase in payments or benefits to seniors.
Senior services renew building project grants
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. South Park Baptist Church gets up to $100,000 to build the Senators Fred and Margaret Smith East of Eden Housing and Senior Services Center. Eastern Will County Senior Transit gets up to $137,500 for facility renovations and repairs. Both grants use only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set eligibility for housing, rides, or services.
September 11th Fund gets grant funding
The law provides $500,000 from the September 11th Fund for grants, contracts, and administration under Illinois Vehicle Code Section 3-660. The funding includes prior-year costs. This funding line does not name recipients or establish household payments.
Service centers retain safety upgrade grants
The law renews up to $50,000 for fire suppression and sprinklers at UCP Seguin’s Villa Park Community Day Services Center. Its Addison center gets up to $125,000 for safety, security, and other building improvements. Cunningham Children’s Home gets up to $200,000 for sprinklers at its Girls Group Home. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Sheriff salaries and safety facilities funded
The law provides $11.62 million through the Department of Revenue for part of the state's share of county sheriff salaries. This Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund money includes costs from earlier years. It also renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grants cover up to $170,000 for Troy Fire Protection District fire station construction and $160,000 for South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force facility renovations. Only those two grants are limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Shiloh police building grant continues
The law renews up to $4 million for a Shiloh Police Department grant to buy and renovate a building. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Funding is limited to the needed amount left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Shorewood police get vehicle charging funding
The law provides up to $50,000 for Shorewood Police Department electric vehicle charging stations and related infrastructure. Illinois’ commerce department administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The grant covers only the amount needed for that work. It does not establish a household payment or public charging benefit.
Small communities keep local improvement grants
The law renews local grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, limited to needed amounts. Hoffman has up to $20,000 for infrastructure; Odin and Iuka each have $20,000 for infrastructure, public services, and safety. Alma has up to $25,000 for those improvements and a new community center. Carlyle has up to $20,812 for those improvements and property purchases; Salem Area Aquatics Foundation has $20,000 for infrastructure. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Social service centers retain building funds
The law carries forward up to $22 million to develop social service resource centers addressing poverty, inequity, and trauma. Smaller grants preserve up to $10,000 for Arab American Family Services’ center and $25,000 for Enlace Chicago’s center construction or improvements. Tazewell County House of Hope retains up to $25,000 for facility renovations and improvements. All grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and depend on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The three named organizations receive only the amount needed; this funding does not set household benefits or eligibility.
South Shore Chamber keeps improvement grant
The South Shore Chamber of Commerce keeps a Build Illinois bond grant of up to $1 million for capital improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Spending is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not provide direct household payments.
South suburban redevelopment program receives funding
The law provides $4 million from the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund for its redevelopment program. The money covers grants, contracts, and administrative expenses. It supports community redevelopment rather than a guaranteed household payment.
Special Olympics groups keep grant funding
The law renews $1 million for Special Olympics Illinois grants and related administrative costs. It also renews $3.277265 million for Illinois Special Children's Charities/Chicago Special Olympics. Both allocations include eligible earlier costs and cover only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance.
Special Olympics Illinois Gets Program Funding
The law provides $1.5 million for Special Olympics Illinois grants and administrative expenses. The money comes from the Special Olympics Illinois and Special Children’s Charities Fund. The law does not set individual payments or participant eligibility rules.
Springfield fire museum gets repair funding
The law renews up to $2.202904 million for Fire Museum Building repairs at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Only the balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. It also provides $75,000 from the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund for maintaining and repairing the building and artifacts.
Stables and boat ramp retain funding
The law carries forward up to $200,000 for renovations at Giant City Stables. It also carries forward $1 for Shawneetown Regional Port District to rebuild a boat ramp and parking area. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Neither grant creates a household payment.
State audit office receives staff funding
The law provides $8.62 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Office of the Auditor General. The money covers staff pay for regular positions and state Social Security contributions under the Illinois State Auditing Act. It supports state auditing, not household Social Security benefit payments.
State auditors get oversight funding
The law provides about $35.59 million from the Audit Expense Fund for the Illinois Auditor General. The money pays for office administration and operations, audits, studies, investigations, and actuarial services.
State ethics oversight offices receive funding
The Executive Inspector General receives about $10.65 million in general revenue and $1.61 million from the Public Transportation Fund. The Executive Ethics Commission receives about $12.24 million in general revenue and $1.05 million from the Road Fund. The commission also receives $936,500 from the Capital Development Board Revolving Fund and $1 million from the Professional Services Fund. These appropriations fund office operations, not direct household payments.
State facilities keep mental health improvements
The law renews up to $14.244478 million for state facility improvements through the Capital Development Board. This includes work related to housing inmates with serious mental illness associated with Rasho v. Walker. Only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
State fairs receive operating and repair funds
The law provides up to $3.7331 million from the Tourism Promotion Fund for Springfield and Du Quoin fairs and fairgrounds, excluding personal services. State fair operations and entertainment also receive $2.9 million from general revenue and $8.6781 million from the Illinois State Fair Fund. Awards receive $540,800; horse-racing awards and costs receive $185,800; livestock-breeder awards and costs receive $230,000. Fairground expenses, including facilities management, receive $6.9 million from general revenue and $1 million from the Agricultural Premium Fund. That premium fund also provides $2.106 million for permanent improvements at the Springfield fairgrounds.
State funding targets cybersecurity threats
The Department of Innovation and Technology gets $25 million from the DoIT Special Projects Fund to address cybersecurity threats. Spending must follow Section 70612 of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and related federal guidance. The law does not provide household payments or specify a household service.
State funds cybersecurity liaison program
The law provides $2 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Innovation and Technology. The money covers costs of the Cybersecurity Liaison Program. It does not specify household services or direct financial benefits.
State funds license security and hearing operations
The law provides up to $1 million from the SOS Federal Projects Fund for commercial vehicle safety and license security. This supports identity checks before licensing, safer licenses and identification cards, and related programs approved by the Secretary of State. It provides up to $4.6 million from the DUI Administration Fund solely to operate the Secretary of State's administrative hearings department. Another $200,000 from the Secretary of State Evidence Fund covers buying evidence, hiring people to obtain it, and related costs. These appropriations fund agency operations, not household payments or new personal duties.
State funds mine cleanup and outdoor programs
The law provides $511,700 from the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund for mine reclamation program operations. It provides $396,700 from the Wildlife and Fish Fund for equipment and state operations. That includes $10,000 for equipment, $211,700 for the Heavy Equipment Dredging Crew, and $175,000 for realty and capital planning. The Bikeways Program gets $525,000 from the Park and Conservation Fund for program expenses. These appropriations fund operations rather than direct household payments, and the bikeways funding does not name specific projects.
State funds sentencing and offender management
The law provides $1 million from the General Revenue Fund through the Department of Corrections for the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council. It also provides $100,000 from the Sex Offender Management Board Fund for authorized purposes, including evaluation, treatment, monitoring, and grants. Money received from private sources must follow the conditions attached to that funding.
State funds vehicle theft prevention work
The law provides up to $35 million from the Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Trust Fund. The money covers awards, grants, operating support, and office expenses for carrying out the state’s vehicle theft prevention law. It supports work against vehicle theft and hijacking, not direct household payments.
State grants support museum and community groups
The law provides up to $2.5 million from the General Revenue Fund for DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center. That grant covers operating and related expenses. It also provides up to $400,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for capital improvements at Black Abolition Movement for the Mind, limited to the amount needed. The law renews up to $250,000 from that bond fund for Oaklawn Farm Historic Foundation infrastructure improvements. Only the foundation grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants support organizations rather than direct household payments.
State parks and canals retain repair funding
The law renews $9.391495 million for Starved Rock trails and infrastructure, plus $1.5 million for Pere Marquette repairs and upgrades. It renews $1 million each for I&M Canal resurfacing and dead-tree removal, Buffalo Rock–Utica canal maintenance, and Illini State Park roads. Up to $377,441 supports the Grundy County canal spillway and Moraine Hills State Park dam culverts, limited to listed projects and amounts. A separate amount of up to $98,300 adds to earlier funding for canal spillway repairs and capital improvements. These Build Illinois Bond Fund and Capital Development Fund amounts are limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
State Police facility repairs retain funding
The law renews up to $43,906 from the Capital Development Fund for State Police building and communications projects. These include headquarters elevator work, radio towers, equipment buildings, and emergency generators; only needed amounts are available. It also renews up to $58,900 for roof replacement and related improvements at Joliet District 5. Both allocations use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
State water quality programs receive funding
The law provides $900,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund for Illinois water quality planning, including prior-year costs. It also provides about $21.76 million from the Water Revolving Fund for Water Pollution Control Program support costs. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency receives both amounts. This funding supports state planning and operations, not direct household payments.
Stone Park police get facility funding
The law provides up to $1.5 million for the Village of Stone Park Police Department. The grant covers infrastructure improvements and construction of a new facility. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It funds a police facility, not direct household payments.
Study funds emergency alerts for schools
Southern Illinois University receives up to $500,000, as needed, for a six-month study and local school district grants. The study examines automatically sharing Illinois emergency incident information from 911 dispatch with public safety and school personnel. District grants support putting the system into use.
Suburban communities get local improvement grants
The law funds local projects through state commerce department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Lincolnwood gets $500,000, and Niles Township gets $850,000 for infrastructure improvements. Glenview gets $400,000, and New Trier Township gets $100,000 for capital improvements. These grants support community projects, not direct household payments.
Suburban communities keep capital improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements in seven communities. Limits are $1.075 million for Hickory Hills, $200,000 for Palos Hills, and $425,000 for Chicago Ridge. Limits are $645,400 for Hodgkins, $2.2 million for Justice, $200,000 for Oak Lawn, and $475,000 for Stickney. Each grant can use only funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025. Stickney’s funds must also be needed for the project.
Suburban communities retain capital project grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local infrastructure and capital improvements. Glen Carbon gets up to $80,000, East Alton $20,350, and North Aurora $500,000. Cicero has separate grants of up to $650,000 for infrastructure and $200,000 for capital improvements. Summit, Forest View, Bedford Park, McCook, and Burbank each get up to $100,000; Riverside gets up to $50,000. Each grant uses only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Summit emergency center improvement funding renewed
The law renews up to $2 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Summit Emergency Regional Center. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago receives the grant for facility improvements. Funding covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Temporary visitor license services get funding
The law provides up to $2.5 million from the DMV Transformation Fund for temporary visitor driver's license operations. It covers issuing licenses, personnel, facilities, computer programming, and data transmission. This funds administration; it does not change who qualifies for a license or create a household payment.
Ten local police departments retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants of up to $20,000 each for ten police departments. They serve Casey, Marshall, Martinsville, Lawrenceville, Hutsonville, Oblong, Robinson, Palestine, Kansas, and Greenup. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grants for equipment or general infrastructure improvements. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The grants create no direct household payments or duties.
Theaters and Arts Groups Get Construction Funding
The law funds arts facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $747,523 for a new Northlight Theatre facility and $26,580 for Oak Park Art League building renovations. These renewed funds are available only to the extent unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. It also provides $300,000 to the Oak Park Area Arts Council for Madison Theater restoration projects.
Theatre and library improvements retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two community venues. Rialto Square Theatre gets up to $500,000 for restroom renovations. Shorewood-Troy Library gets up to $269,735 for parking lot improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Three Chicago wards keep equipment funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for Chicago to buy equipment in three wards. The 8th Ward has up to $300,000, while the 6th and 7th wards each have up to $200,000. Each grant can use only funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund city equipment, not household payments.
Three communities keep improvement grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local infrastructure and building projects. Belvidere has up to $180,000 for needed infrastructure improvements. Lincolnwood’s capital improvement grant is $455,000, and Chicago’s 39th Ward capital improvement grant is $110,000. All three grants are limited to prior funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The money goes to local governments, not directly to households.
Three communities retain utility repair grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Illinois commerce department for three communities. Nameoki Township has up to $25,000 for lift station repairs and improvements. Smithton has up to $50,000 for infrastructure, including roads, sewer and water work, and sidewalks. O’Fallon has up to $25,000 to rebuild manholes. Each grant is limited to the amount needed that remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Three counties keep courthouse repair grants
The law renews up to $125,000 for McDonough County courthouse improvements and up to $50,000 for Fulton County courthouse improvements. Kankakee County has up to $25,000 for stair reconstruction at its courthouse. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these grants. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Three towns keep infrastructure equipment grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three towns. Arcola and Newman each have up to $75,000; Arthur has up to $25,000. The grants cover infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases, including previously incurred costs. Each grant is limited to prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Three villages keep water project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for three villages' water and sewer projects. Maryville receives up to $5,943 for waterline improvements from Illinois Route 157 to Stonebridge Drive. Shumway receives up to $1 for sewer or septic improvements, and Seatonville receives up to $1 for a water plant upgrade. Funding is limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Three villages retain water project funds
The law renews three Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Hoffman Estates retains up to $7,975 for water-main construction, and Hinckley retains up to $392 for water infrastructure. Hillcrest retains up to $1 for a new sewer system and other capital improvements. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Timeline Theatre retains renovation funding
The law keeps up to $1 million available for renovations at Timeline Theatre. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Only earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available.
Towns and townships get capital improvement grants
The law funds local capital improvements through Commerce Department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It provides up to $500,000 for Mount Prospect, $225,000 for Rolling Meadows, and $250,000 for Palatine. Rich Township gets $250,000, and Monee Township gets $100,000. Chatham gets up to $500,000, and Jerome gets up to $700,000. The Chatham and Jerome funds are available only as needed for their stated capital improvement purposes.
Towns retain funding for infrastructure improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local infrastructure, using only balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Grant limits are $100,000 each for Lacon, Viola, Yates City, Sheffield, and Harrisburg. Rosemont, Annawan, and Amboy each have a $50,000 limit. Golconda, Vienna, and Goreville each have a $25,000 limit. Galva has a $200,000 limit, Cary has a $540,000 limit, and Galesburg has a nominal $1 limit. Dana also retains up to $50,000 for sidewalk construction or upkeep. These grants go to local governments, not directly to households.
Towns retain road and building grants
The law renews small Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants are capped at $1 for Cooksville, $2,000 for Stanford, and $1 for Chrisman. Road grants provide up to $1,987 for Barrington repaving, $3,684 for Kirkland street reconstruction, and $1 for Mattoon improvements. Farrington Township gets up to $1 for a township/equipment building; Amboy gets up to $1 for a new maintenance building. Wayne gets up to $1 for new construction and/or infrastructure improvements. Each grant uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Towns retain water and drainage grants
The law renews small Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Petersburg gets up to $2 for lighting, sidewalks, wiring, and water line replacement. Coulterville gets up to $2 for infrastructure, road, sewer, water, and/or sidewalk improvements. Grants of up to $1 each cover Kangley's new stormwater drainage and Bolingbrook's Riverwoods Subdivision and Concord Creek erosion control. Up to $1 each also supports Curran sewer work and/or road construction, Poplar Grove low-flow channels, and Northbrook stormwater improvements. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Township equipment and police grants continue
The law preserves up to $180,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for St. Clair Township equipment. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants preserve up to $100,000 for Swansea's police building renovations. Swansea also retains up to $1,471 for a Metro Bike Link emergency transport vehicle. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these grants. Each is limited to the amount needed from earlier funding unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Trail and Historic Home Funding Renewed
The law renews $10 million for Cook County Forest Preserve upgrades to Swallow Cliff and the Palos Trail System. It renews $9.592784 million for Champaign County Forest Preserve District to complete the Kickapoo Rail Trail with Vermilion County Conservation District. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Lake County Forest Preserve District also gets renewed funding of $1.1 million from the Capital Development Fund for the Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Trail funding continues for outdoor users
The law renews up to $621,743 for matching recreational trail projects and state park and trail facilities and programs. Up to about $1.49 million funds local government, nonprofit, and other group grants for off-highway vehicle trails and parks. Those grants cover operations, upkeep, and land purchases under the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Another $554,746 supports administration and nonprofit snowmobile club grants for trail construction, repairs, upkeep, and use. The law also renews $1.5 million for land, design, and construction of a Calumet Township bicycle trail. Each funding line is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Troy fire district gets repair funding
The law sets aside up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements and repairs at the Troy Fire Protection District. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Two churches keep funding for building repairs
The law preserves up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements at Victory Apostolic Church. Saint Mary of Vernon gets up to $200,000 in Build Illinois bond funding for a new center roof. Both grants are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Saint Mary's grant is also limited to the amount needed. These are property grants, not direct household benefits.
Two community organizations retain building grants
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Illinois commerce department. PADS Lake County has up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements. The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago has up to $100,000 to replace elevators at Deerfield’s Weinberg Campus. Each grant is limited to the amount needed that remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Two local fairs keep infrastructure grants
The law renews infrastructure grants of up to $65,000 for Edgar County Fair Association and $10,000 for Moultrie-Sullivan Fair Association. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity handles the grants. Each grant uses only the needed prior funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Two nonprofits get court claim payments
The law provides $171,613.00 to the DuSable Black History Museum & Education Center. It also provides $476,906.62 to United Way of Greater St. Louis. These payments cover debts against the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Claims must match awards and recommendations from the Illinois Court of Claims.
Two YMCAs retain facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two YMCA facilities. B R Ryall YMCA gets up to $100,000, and Tritown YMCA gets up to $50,000 for facility improvements. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants do not specify changes to membership fees or services.
Union charities receive small grant funding
The law provides up to $6,000 from the Sheet Metal Workers International Association of Illinois Fund for chapter-sponsored charitable purposes. It also provides up to $10,000 from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Fund to the Teamsters Joint Council 25 Charitable Trust. The trust's grants support religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. Neither grant sets household payment amounts or individual eligibility rules.
United Power grant keeps remaining funding
The law renews up to $2.49 million through Human Services for a grant to United Power. It includes eligible costs from earlier years but does not name the services funded. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance.
United Power receives recovery grant funding
The law provides $2.49 million for a Department of Human Services grant to United Power. The money comes from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. Grant uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance. The grant can cover prior years' costs; it does not specify direct household payments.
Unspent funds support legislative district planning
The law makes up to about $7.33 million available again for planning state legislative district boundaries. Only specified General Revenue Fund money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, qualifies. The funds go to the four legislative leaders for redistricting preparation, not household payments.
Unspent funds support statewide 211 service
The law provides up to $405,082 for a Human Services grant to 2-1-1 Illinois NFP for Statewide 211 costs. The money comes from the Fund for Illinois' Future. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not create a direct household payment.
Unspent grants remain available for local infrastructure
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants capped at about $20.76 million and $3 million. They support infrastructure work by local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. A separate $25,000 capital grant does not name a recipient or project. Each grant is limited to the needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund projects, not household payments.
Unspent grants support nonprofit operating costs
Human Services receives funding for seven grants from the Fund for Illinois' Future. Grant limits are $62,027 for National Hook-up of Black Women, Inc. Joliet Chapter and $9,759 for Elyssa's Mission. Limits are $253,499 for Campaign for a Drug Free West Side and $270,953 for DLD For Youth. A Ray of Hope on Earth has a $128,946 limit; Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago has a $677,986 limit. Illinois Health Practice Alliance has an $887,900 limit. These grants cover operating costs; the Joliet Chapter grant also covers contingent expenses. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Vehicle Grants for Local Community Groups
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for vehicle purchases. Limits are $200,000 for Louis Angels 2, doing business as Louis Angels Lake County, and $180,000 for Waukegan Christian Faith Fellowship Church. Furthering the Lives of Youth gets up to $80,000 for vehicles. Each grant uses only its funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Venice water and sewer funding continues
The law carries forward up to $1.85 million for City of Venice water and sewer improvements. Only prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not set a project completion date or household savings amount.
Veterans facilities keep funding for improvements
The law preserves up to $115,000 in Build Illinois bond funding for Midwest Veterans Closet improvements in North Chicago. It also preserves up to $1 for Winnebago County's Veterans Memorial Hall infrastructure improvements. Both grants are limited to the amounts needed and balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Neither grant creates a direct payment to veterans.
Veterans groups keep building and operating grants
The law renews up to $500,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Midwest Veterans Closet capital improvements. It also renews up to $25,000 from the Fund For Illinois' Future for American Legion Post 52 Romeoville operations. The post's grant can cover prior years' costs. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants. Each is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Veterans groups retain building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three veterans organizations. Chicago Bridgeport VFW Post 5079, American Legion Post 687, and American Legion Cicero Post 0096 each have up to $50,000 for capital improvements. Each grant uses only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities, not individual veterans benefits.
Veterans hall keeps infrastructure improvement funding
The law renews $250,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #311. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant for infrastructure improvements to the Veterans Hall. Funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. This funds the hall, not individual veterans' benefit payments.
Veterans home libraries receive grant funding
The law provides up to $50,000 for library grants benefiting Illinois Veterans Homes. The money comes from the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. It supports libraries rather than direct payments to residents.
Veterans organizations retain facility improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for veterans organizations' infrastructure improvements. Limits are $250,000 for Will County VAC, $10,000 for American Legion 1080, and $40,000 for Cantigny VFW 367. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities, not individual veterans' benefit checks.
Veterans post keeps facility improvement funding
The law carries forward up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements at AMVETS Post 14. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant supports the post, not direct payments to veterans.
Veterans Posts Get Renewed Building Grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for six veterans posts' buildings and infrastructure. American Legion Dormna-Dunn Post 547 has $150,000, and American Legion Post 231 has up to $150,000 for infrastructure improvements. VFW Post 5079, American Legion Post 1017, and American Legion Cicero Post 0096 each have $50,000 for infrastructure improvements. American Legion Post 738 has up to $20,000 for building renovations, limited to the amount needed. Every grant is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Veterans services and homes receive funding
The law provides about $15.10 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Veterans' Affairs central office. It covers staff, operating costs, veterans' home safety and security improvements, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility work. Another $8.19 million supports veterans' field-service staff and operations, including prior years' costs. These amounts include employer Social Security contributions, not changes to veterans' Social Security benefits or individual payments.
Veterans shelter and post grants continue
The law renews up to $40,000 for infrastructure improvements at V.F.W. Post 8141. Shelter Care Ministries gets up to $30,000 for infrastructure repairs to a new homeless shelter for veterans. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Each grant is limited to needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities, not direct payments to veterans.
Veterans' facilities retain unspent project funds
The law carries forward up to about $18.86 million for campus reconstruction and improvements at the Illinois Veterans' Home in Adams County. This uses only prior funding unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. It also carries forward up to $1 for Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association's veterans initiative. That grant supports adaptive fitness equipment and accessibility, also using only money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Veterans' homes retain construction funding
The law renews up to about $3.196 million for a 200-bed veterans' home and other capital improvements. This Capital Development Fund money adds to earlier funding. It also renews up to about $7.513 million for Quincy Veterans Home campus improvements, water quality work, and emergency projects. That money comes from the Capital Development Board Contributory Trust Fund and can also support other state-owned buildings in Quincy. Both amounts are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Villages get infrastructure and safety grants
The law renews grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for village infrastructure, public safety, and security improvements. Build Illinois bond grants provide up to $75,000 for Lisle, $50,000 for Woodridge, and $10,000 for Bolingbrook. Additional grants provide up to $15,000 for Westfield, $20,000 for Flat Rock, and $25,000 for Hutsonville. Oblong gets up to $50,000, and Palestine gets up to $32,501. Each grant uses only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Villages retain public building repair funds
The law renews public building grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Inverness retains up to $75,000 for village hall rehabilitation; Sorento retains up to $42,000 for community building renovations. Summerfield retains up to $95,000 to build a new city hall. Roxana retains up to $190,000 for a new roof at its old village hall. Each grant is limited to needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Violence prevention programs keep unspent funding
The law renews up to $6.827302 million for Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority violence prevention grants and administration. Eligible costs from earlier years are included. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance.
Volkswagen settlement funds support cleaner air
The law carries forward up to $62 million from the Volkswagen settlement fund for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Projects must reduce emissions and qualify under the settlement's Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement. The money can also cover administrative expenses. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Water and drainage grants for communities
The law renews grants for local water and drainage work. Bellwood gets up to $1.5 million for water meters and $1.3 million for a water main. River Forest gets up to $1.3878 million for automated water meters. Hillside gets up to $4.425 million for the Oakridge Avenue Drainage Basin Expansion. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household water rates.
Water and sewer projects retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for five water-related projects. Crystal Lake gets up to $300,000 for wastewater improvements, and West Dundee gets up to $75,000 for water infrastructure. Tiskilwa gets up to $50,000 for water systems, while Wyanet gets up to $60,000 for water or sewer systems. NeighborSpace gets up to $50,000 for water access and installation. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Waterfowl stamp program retains operating funding
The law renews up to $250,000 from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund for Department of Natural Resources program operations. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. This is program funding, not a household payment.
Wetland conservation and education receive grants
The law provides up to $25,000 from the Ducks Unlimited Fund for grants to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. in Illinois. Grants support wetland protection, improvement, restoration, and education about waterfowl and wetlands conservation in Illinois. Reasonable advertising and administration costs tied to these projects and programs are also covered.
Wildlife conservation programs keep grant funding
The law renews up to $70 million from the Wildlife and Fish Fund for grant reimbursements, conservation, and restoration. This covers reimbursement reallocations and programs funded with state money, federal money, or both. Separate funding limits of $9 million and about $2.249 million support Department of Natural Resources payments to subgrantees. Each funding line is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The funding supports programs and grants, not stated household payments.
Will County senior center gets funding
The law provides up to $250,085 to Senior Services of Will County for costs linked to Ovation Center. Illinois’ commerce department administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The provision does not set individual benefit amounts or create direct payments to seniors.
Wilmette police station gets upgrade funding
The law provides $500,000 for infrastructure improvements to the Wilmette Police Station. The state commerce department administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant to the Village of Wilmette. The grant creates no direct household payment or personal legal duty.
Witnesses and homicide families get support
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority receives $4 million from the Death Penalty Abolition Fund. Grants support law enforcement training and services for families of homicide or murder victims. Eligible grant recipients include local governments, state agencies, and nonprofits. Another $20 million funds grants and administration for violent crime witness protection and crime-reduction work. These appropriations do not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules.
Woodridge tornado recovery keeps grant funding
The law renews $1.5 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Woodridge Neighbors Helping Neighbors Disaster Recovery. The grant addresses tornado damage. Only the grant balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. The law does not establish direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Youth and community centers keep building funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two organizations. Boys and Girls Club of Dundee Township has up to $250,000 for capital improvements. Channings Childcare has up to $900,000 to buy a building, renovate it, and improve a community center. Each grant uses only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These are building grants, not direct household payments or new child care benefits.
Youth and family centers retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements at youth, family, and neighborhood centers. It provides up to $1 million for the Jackie Joyner Kersee Center. Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, Metropolitan Family Services, and Youth Peace Center of Roseland each have up to $500,000. The state commerce department administers these grants. Only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Youth and family facilities keep grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Stephens Family YMCA has up to $1 million for construction, including building expansion and renovation. Renovation and equipment grants provide up to $30,000 for Courage Connection, $430,000 for Crisis Nursery, and $97,000 for Cunningham Children's Home. Champaign Boys and Girls Club has up to $962,500 for infrastructure improvements, limited to the amount needed. All grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Youth and recreation centers keep grants
The law renews up to $100,000 for construction improvements at the Boys & Girls Club of the Danville Area. It also renews up to $100,000 for capital improvements at the Elmhurst YMCA. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and do not provide direct household payments. Each uses only the needed prior funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Youth Centers Get Renewed Repair Grants
The law renews $50,000 for Saint Odisho Church to improve infrastructure at the Lamassu Youth Center. It also renews up to $50,000 for heating system upgrades at Southeast United Methodist Youth and Community Center. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and require money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The heating grant is also limited to the amount needed.
Youth facilities retain improvement grants
The law preserves up to $250,000 for building renovations at Lawrence Hall Youth Services. It also keeps up to $80,000 available for capital improvements at the Boys & Girls Club of Livingston County. Compassion Baptist Church retains up to $650,000 for building upgrades and/or playground construction. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Only earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available.
Youth groups keep project and operating grants
The law renews up to $500,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Elite Striders Drill Team capital improvements. Fund For Illinois' Future grants provide up to $3,128 for Ice and Fire Mentor Program youth operations. American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State gets up to $25,000 for operations from that fund. Both operating grants can cover prior years' costs. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers all three grants, each limited to its balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Youth groups retain grants for better facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for youth and community organizations. Guns over Guitars has $250,000 for capital improvements. Infrastructure grants include $500,000 for Parents Allied with Children and Teachers for Tomorrow, $2 million for After School Matters, and $480,000 for BUILD INC. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities rather than direct payments or new household benefit eligibility.
Youth jobs and violence prevention keep funding
The law provides up to $14.674137 million for youth employment, violence prevention, and related operating and administrative costs. The Department of Human Services administers the funding from the Fund for Illinois’ Future. Named recipients include Southwest Organizing Project’s Parent Mentoring Program, Ladders of Opportunity, National Alliance of Mental Illness, and Special Children’s Charities. They also include Bright Star Community Outreach, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Noah’s Arc Foundation, and Boys and Girls Club Alliance. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; no household payment amount is set.
Youth organizations get facility improvement grants
The law funds facility improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $250,000 for infrastructure at Teens Against Killing Everywhere, limited to balances unspent on June 30, 2025. Rise Scholarship Foundation receives up to $350,000 for infrastructure, and The Altitude Program NFP receives up to $325,000 for capital improvements. Each grant cannot exceed the amount needed. The funding does not create household payments or change scholarship eligibility.
Amusement ride safety administration receives funding
The law provides $450,000 from the Amusement Ride and Patron Safety Fund to the Department of Labor. The money pays operating costs for administering the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. The provision does not specify changes to inspections or enforcement.
Funding supports identity security and fraud education
The law provides up to $50 million from the Secretary of State Identification Security and Theft Prevention Fund. That money pays for identification security and theft-prevention measures. It also provides up to $1.5 million from the Securities Investors Education Fund for public education about securities fraud. These funds do not guarantee individual compensation or savings, and the education funding does not change investor rules.
Funding supports product and measurement safeguards
The law provides up to about $2.82 million from the Feed Control Fund for animal feed oversight. It provides up to $1.43 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Agriculture Department's Weights and Measures Division. It also provides $8.84 million from the Pesticide Control Fund for pesticide law administration and enforcement. A separate $780,000 pesticide enforcement line includes prior-year costs. These appropriations fund oversight rather than direct household payments.
More funding to prevent utility damage
The law raises the Statewide One-call Notice System grant from $750,000 to $6 million, a $5.25 million increase. The Illinois Commerce Commission administers this required grant from the underground utility damage prevention fund. The system helps prevent damage to underground utility facilities.
State funds workers' compensation fraud enforcement
The law provides up to $1.2 million from the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund for workers' compensation fraud technology. This covers establishing, running, and managing the information system. The Department of Insurance also gets up to $3.2 million for its Insurance Fraud Division's Anti-Fraud Program. That money comes from the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Operations Fund. These appropriations fund agency operations, not household payments.
Communities get wastewater and stormwater grants
The law provides up to $1 million for local governments with nonexistent or inadequate wastewater collection or treatment facilities. It renews up to $3.737727 million for the same purpose through the Water Revolving Fund. The municipal sewer overflow and stormwater reuse program gets up to $1.8 million, plus up to $3.2 million renewed from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund. Another $83.2148 million is renewed from the Anti-Pollution Bond Fund for local sewage treatment construction grants. Renewed money must remain unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; all lines except construction are limited to needed amounts.
Communities retain water planning and cleanup funding
The law renews up to $5 million for wastewater planning and $7 million for drinking-water planning under federal water laws. It also renews up to $8.470465 million for grants and contracts addressing water pollution from scattered sources. These amounts come from the Water Revolving Fund. Another $21.100198 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund supports green infrastructure that addresses water quality. All amounts are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Flood protection projects keep state funding
The law renews up to $645,000 for stormwater improvements in Richton Park through the state commerce department. It also renews $10 million for state flood plans, including buying flood-prone property and preparing open space. The flood-plan funding can cover prior years’ costs. Both awards are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding continues for flood and dam projects
The law renews Capital Development Fund allocations of about $7.53 million and $8.02 million for flood plans, property purchases, and open-space preparation with government partners. It also renews about $1.61 million for statewide flood-control and water projects, plus $125,000 for water management. Two more allocations, about $6.11 million and $5.90 million, cover public dam repairs, removal, rehabilitation, and waterway improvements. Sangamon County dam removals receive up to $1.5 million from the DNR Federal Projects Fund for projects authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. All amounts are limited to funds left unspent on June 30, 2025.
Funding continues for stormwater and lead pipes
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency gets renewed Water Revolving Fund authority for two infrastructure efforts. Up to about $59.14 million supports local governments’ stormwater and other projects that control runoff pollution. Up to about $12.72 million supports lead service line replacement authorized by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. For both, only needed amounts unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Funding for community water systems
The Water Revolving Fund provides about $11.21 million for drinking water operations and $735,000 for small-system technical help. It also provides $3.6 million for oversight, source protection, system capacity, and operator certification. Another $10 million supports clean water loan-administration activities, and $5.5 million supports local assistance under federal water law. The Illinois Clean Water Fund provides up to $17.03 million for clean water work. Marengo's water or wastewater grant renews about $14.02 million, limited to money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding for water and flood management
The law provides $17.5282 million for the Department of Natural Resources Office of Water Resources. Funding covers operations, community water planning, federal cost sharing, water development, flood monitoring, stream measurements, and boat grant matching. It also supports state assistance for the National Flood Insurance and National Dam Safety programs. Another $1 million from the Flood Control Land Lease Fund funds distributions of proceeds received under the September 3, 1954, federal act. Those distributions must follow 15 ILCS 515/1; neither appropriation sets a direct household payment.
Renewed funding for floods and dams
The law renews $21.4 million for eight named water projects. Allocations include Edgar Lake Pump Station ($2.7 million), Spring and Hickory Creek ($5.1 million), and Town Branch Jacksonville ($2.5 million). Others are Kingston flood control ($500,000), Trinski Island Fox Chain O’Lakes ($1.7 million), and East Dubuque flood control ($4.2 million). Palatine Road Closure Structure gets $500,000 and Stratton Lock and Dam gets $4.2 million. Separate renewals provide up to about $17.68 million for statewide flood and water projects and $19.73 million for public dams, spillways, and waterways. Dam work can include upgrades, repairs, or removal; all funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Two villages retain water project funding
The law renews up to $2.26 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund for South Wilmington’s regionalization work. It also renews up to $1 million from the Water Revolving Fund for the village’s water-service regionalization costs. East Brooklyn retains $2.19 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for water-system infrastructure. All three amounts are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The $2.26 million South Wilmington line is also limited to the amount needed.
Addiction treatment search tool retains funding
The Department of Human Services retains up to $450,000 for an addiction-treatment facility assessment and public search tool. Fund for Illinois' Future money covers the initial full year of implementation, including earlier years' costs. Only funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2024, remains available. The tool provides treatment information, not payment for treatment.
Alivio Medical Center gets improvement funding
The law provides up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements at Alivio Medical Center. The money comes from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. This funds the center's improvements, not direct payments to patients.
Alzheimer's care and caregiver programs receive funding
The law provides up to $1.3 million from the Alzheimer's Awareness Fund for care, support, education, and awareness programs. Grants go to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Greater Illinois Chapter. The funding does not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules.
Asthma medicine and training for schools
The law renews up to $13,283 for albuterol, related equipment, and training in Illinois schools, including past costs. Only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not set individual student eligibility.
Aunt Martha's renews health facility upgrades
The law renews up to $25,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Aunt Martha's Health Care Network's facility improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Funding is limited to the needed amount left unspent from the earlier appropriation at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not change health coverage, household payments, or eligibility.
Behavioral health centers get renovation funds
The law renews up to $500,000 for infrastructure improvements at The Josselyn Center in Northfield. It renews up to $50,000 for Nicasa Behavioral Health Services infrastructure improvements. The Kenneth Young Center gets renewed authority for up to $250,000 for renovations and other capital improvements. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants cover only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. They fund facilities rather than direct household payments.
Bloom Township renews food pantry upgrades
The law renews up to $137,500 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Bloom Township's food pantry improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. It uses only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant funds the pantry building, not direct food benefit payments or changes in eligibility.
Campus mental health grants for students
The law provides $7 million for grants and administration to carry out the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. The funding supports campus mental health implementation. It does not set individual student awards or service levels.
Cancer Institute Gets Facility Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $135,911 for facility improvements at the Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute. The state commerce department administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. This funds the facility, not changes to insurance coverage, care eligibility, or household medical costs.
Care providers keep facility improvement grants
The law renews facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund provides $300,000 for Thrive Counseling Center infrastructure and $100,000 for Pure Living Rehabilitation capital improvements. The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides $350,000 for Healthcare Alternative Solution capital improvements in Broadview and $100,000 for Community Health renovations. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not specify changes to patient charges or eligibility for care.
Care providers keep facility improvement grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Duane Dean Behavioral Health, Rincon Family Services of Chicago, and Clearbrook each retain up to $250,000 for capital improvements. VNA Health Care retains up to $500,000 for infrastructure; Elk Grove Milk Bank retains up to $60,000 for capital improvements. Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault retains up to $1 million to buy a building and make capital improvements. Each grant uses only prior funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; Duane Dean and Rincon funding is also limited to the amount needed. These grants do not establish household payments, change patient eligibility, or guarantee individual access to services.
Champaign health provider keeps facility grant
The law renews $300,000 for capital improvements at Champaign County Christian Health Care. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not set patient costs or change health coverage eligibility.
Chestnut Health Keeps Restroom Renovation Funding
The law renews up to $250,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Chestnut Health Systems. The grant funds remodeling of 14 restrooms, including changes for gender-neutral restrooms. Only prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. It funds renovations, not changes in health coverage or patient payments.
Chicago first responder wellness funding continues
The law renews up to $10 million for Chicago first responder wellness programs through the Department of Human Services. The money also covers prior years’ costs. Funding is limited to the amount needed and left unspent from the earlier funding at close of business June 30, 2025. The provision does not set individual eligibility or benefit amounts.
Child Development Center Gets Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $300,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Touch By an Angel Child Development Center. The grant funds infrastructure improvements using balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. It does not specify changes to child care eligibility, availability, or family costs.
Childcare center and kitchen construction funded
The law renews up to $5 million for the Chinese American Service League to build an industrial kitchen and childcare center. The grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This funds construction, not direct family payments. The provision does not set childcare prices or eligibility rules.
Community colleges get mental health funding
The law provides up to $6 million, as needed, for community college mental health grants and their administration. The Illinois Community College Board uses the money to carry out the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. The funding does not promise each student a specific service or payment.
Community food center retains facility funding
The law renews up to $2.694 million for Life Giving Community Center NFP from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The grant funds improvements to a facility that will include a community food distribution center. It also allows payment of costs already incurred. Only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. The grant does not set individual food-assistance eligibility or household payments.
Community food pantry gets construction funding
The law renews up to $50,000 for Loaves and Fishes to help build a new community food pantry. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The grant does not change food assistance eligibility or guarantee food benefits to individuals.
Continued funding for Illinois food assistance
The law renews up to $29.923 million from the DCEO Projects Fund for groups fighting hunger across Illinois. It supports grants, contracts, administration, and technical and financial help in urban and rural areas. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. This funding does not set household benefit amounts or eligibility.
Continued funding for local hospital projects
The law renews up to $473,154 for the University of Chicago Medical Center for costs tied to Provident Hospital. It renews up to $2.084459 million for Community Health and Emergency Services, Inc. to build a Cairo Megaclinic hospital wing. Both grants are limited to prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Both can cover costs already incurred.
Developmental disability agencies receive grant funding
The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities receives $2.5 million from its dedicated fund for awards and grants. Community agencies and other state agencies serving people with developmental disabilities can receive the funding. The law does not set individual benefit amounts or identify each grant's services.
Disability service staffing funding continues
The law renews up to $696,678 through Human Services for developmental disability service organizations, intermediate care facilities, and alternative community programs. The grants and administration support hiring and keeping workers, including bonuses for frontline staff, and cover prior years’ costs. Funding is limited to the amount needed and left unspent from the earlier funding at close of business June 30, 2025. It does not establish direct payments to people receiving care.
East St. Louis clinic facilities funding
East Side Health District in East St. Louis keeps up to $695,000 for urban farming and clinic service capital improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois bond grant. Spending is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This grant does not set individual health benefits or eligibility.
East St. Louis trauma center funding
The law renews up to $11 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for East St. Louis. The city receives the grant to build a trauma recovery center. Funding covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not set individual eligibility terms or direct household payments.
Facility funding for health service providers
The law renews up to $100,000 each for infrastructure improvements at Nicasa Behavioral Health Services and Rosecrance. Rosecrance's grant covers its Harrison Campus, Williamson Campus, and Mulberry Center. Both grants use only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. A new grant provides up to $300,000 for Rockford School District Direct Dental Service infrastructure improvements. All three Build Illinois Bond Fund grants are limited to what is needed; they do not set individual benefits.
Farm to Food Bank receives funding
The law allocates $2.5 million to the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program. The provision does not describe how the money is used or set household eligibility for assistance.
Food for Greater Elgin Keeps Funding
The law renews up to $300,000 for infrastructure improvements at Food for Greater Elgin. Funding cannot exceed the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. This supports the organization's infrastructure; it does not create direct food benefits or household eligibility rules.
Food Pantry Facilities Get Continued Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund money for two facility grants. Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry gets up to $38,431 for capital improvements. Care For Real gets up to $600,000 to buy and renovate a new facility. Only prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. These grants fund facilities, not direct household payments or new food-assistance eligibility.
Food pantry improvement grant renewed
The law renews up to $10,000 for infrastructure improvements at Building Our Own Community's food pantry. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. This funds the pantry facility, not a new household food benefit.
Funding aid for older and disabled people
The law provides $35.5047 million from general revenue for Aid to Aged, Blind or Disabled under the Illinois Public Aid Code. It also provides $25 million from the Old Age Survivors Insurance Fund for disability grants and services, including prior years' costs. These appropriations do not set individual payment amounts or new eligibility rules.
Funding Alzheimer's research, care, and support
The law provides $2 million from the General Revenue Fund for Alzheimer's research, care, and support. Another $500,000 from the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund covers grants and related expenses. This funding does not set individual benefit amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding assistance for nursing home residents
The law provides $8 million from the Equity in Long-term Care Quality Fund for grants and administration to assist nursing home residents. The assistance targets residents of facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act. The provision does not specify the form or amount of help each resident receives.
Funding asthma prevention and tobacco control
The law provides $3 million from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund for asthma prevention. Another $1.06 million covers grants and administration for tobacco prevention, the BASUAH Program, and asthma prevention. The fund also supplies $5 million for a state tobacco control program. These appropriations do not set household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Funding community health workers and mentoring
The law provides $2 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Community Health Worker Program. Another $1.5 million in federal project funds supports worker certification, reimbursement, and purposes listed in Public Act 102-4. It also provides $4 million for health care telementoring grants and program costs. These appropriations do not set household payments or individual service eligibility.
Funding continues for medication access distribution
The law renews up to $1.584923 million from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for PREP Medication Access distribution. Public Health administers the grants and related expenses, including prior years’ costs. Only funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not define individual eligibility or payment amounts.
Funding dental care and sensory screenings
The law provides $375,000 to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center for mobile dental services. It provides $100,000 to the Oral Health Forum and $72,000 to the Dental Lifeline Network for dental care and education. Another $400,000 from the Healthy Smiles Fund covers that program's expenses. Vision and hearing screening grants receive $441,700. These appropriations do not set individual eligibility, patient charges, or household payments.
Funding for addiction treatment and prevention
The law provides $15 million for compulsive gambling treatment and prevention grants and administration. Addiction treatment grants and related administration receive $3.2122 million, including prior-year costs, plus a separate $5.1058 million. Another $10 million funds grants and administration tied to cannabis law, addiction treatment, and related services. It provides $2 million to prevent prescription overdose deaths and $4 million for the Prescription Monitoring Program and related costs. The American Lung Association receives $5.1 million to run the tobacco quitline.
Funding for autism services and education
The law provides $1.5 million to SSM St. Mary's Hospital for children's autism services in Metro East and Southern Illinois. It also provides $4.8 million to the Autism Program for its Autism Diagnosis Education Program. Both grants come from the General Revenue Fund. The provisions do not set per-person benefits or individual eligibility rules.
Funding for cancer and disease research
The law provides $75,000 for childhood cancer research and $125,000 each for diabetes research by the American Diabetes Association and Breakthrough T1D. It provides $1 million for multiple sclerosis research and $60,000 for autoimmune disease research, treatment-related work, and administration. Prostate cancer funding includes $146,600 for awareness and $30,000 for research and administration. Another $2 million supports colorectal, prostate, and lung cancer grants. These funds support organizations and programs, not new household payments or treatment eligibility.
Funding for child care programs
The law provides $6.2 million for Great START grants and program costs. It also provides $4.4224 million for Migrant Child Care Services grants and program costs, including prior years' costs. Both amounts come from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund. These appropriations do not set individual awards or eligibility rules.
Funding for clinics and cancer care
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $10,000 for Family Health Partnership Clinic infrastructure or equipment and $113,581 for Southern Illinois Healthcare infrastructure, including building construction. Both grants are limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Separately, the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Fund provides up to $13,000 to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc. That grant supports ovarian cancer research, education, screening, and treatment in Illinois without setting individual award amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding for community and free clinics
The law provides $40 million to update payment rates for federally qualified health centers. It also provides a $9 million grant to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. The provisions do not specify the size of rate changes, patient savings, or a new right to clinic services.
Funding for community mental health services
The law provides $5 million from the Mental Health Reporting Fund for mental health treatment grants. Community services for people with mental illness receive $15 million from the DHS Community Services Fund. They also receive $16.0361 million from the DHS Federal Projects Fund. The community-service funding includes administration; these provisions do not set individual benefit amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding for free school meals
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $9 million to reimburse providers in the Free Breakfast/Lunch Program. The money supports meals for participating students, not direct payments to families. It cannot fund personal services, operations, or administration. The appropriation does not establish new student enrollment rules.
Funding for health testing and follow-up
The law provides $22.3363 million for public health laboratories, including clinical and environmental lab services. It provides $16.1003 million for metabolic disease testing and screening. Follow-up services receive $4.5051 million for related costs and $3.25 million in grants. These provisions support testing and follow-up care but do not set individual payments or eligibility rules.
Funding for HIV prevention and treatment
The law provides $4 million for HIV prevention, treatment, administration, and subgrantee payments through twelve named organizations. Listed grants are about $333,300 each and support services meant to reduce HIV and AIDS disparities. Another $7.8805 million from the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund supports twelve organizations, administration, and prior-year costs. Those listed grants range from about $104,600 to $2.3096 million, targeting populations disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. The health department also receives $5.5 million for HIV/AIDS programs, including Getting to Zero-Illinois, which aims to end the epidemic by 2030.
Funding for local disease prevention
The law provides $20.0985 million to certified local health departments for disease control, food safety, drinking water, and private sewage services. It also provides $4.1571 million for immunization and outreach grants. Mosquito control to curb West Nile virus and similar diseases receives $5.1 million. Another $1.3 million funds disease-carrying pest control, including mosquitoes. These funds support community health work rather than direct household payments.
Funding for maternal and child health
The law provides $2 million from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Fund. The money covers maternal and child health grants and program costs. This appropriation does not set individual benefits or eligibility rules.
Funding for military family relief
The law provides $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund for deposit into the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund. Before signing a contract or taking on an obligation, the Department of Military Affairs needs the Governor's written approval. That approval must cover the purposes and amounts. The deposit does not itself set individual grant amounts.
Funding for parent and child home visits
The law provides $2.505 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for home visiting services and administration. The funding supports Parents Too Soon and the Maternal and Child Home Visiting Program. It does not set individual payments or household eligibility rules.
Funding for preventive health programs
The law renews up to $60 million for a preventive health demonstration project from the Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund. Only money from the specified earlier appropriation left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. Separately, it provides $1.7268 million for preventive health and health services programs. Another $1 million funds prevention initiative grants, including operating expenses. These provisions do not set individual eligibility rules or benefit amounts.
Funding for reproductive healthcare navigation
The law provides $20 million for a reproductive health navigation hotline, training, and consultation programs. The money also supports security grants for freestanding reproductive health clinics and purposes stated in Public Act 102-1117. The appropriation does not set individual eligibility rules or household payments.
Funding for trauma recovery center services
The law provides up to $3.1762 million from the General Revenue Fund for trauma recovery centers. The money covers grants and administrative costs related to the centers. The provision does not set individual eligibility rules or direct household payments.
Funding for veteran suicide prevention therapies
The law provides $6 million to administer the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Program. It directs the entire $3 million identified as program funding to Sunstone Therapies through a direct grant. Sunstone must work with an Illinois-based mental health care provider, including on clinical research into emerging therapies. The provision does not set individual treatment amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding for women's and family healthcare
The law provides $14.5124 million for breast and cervical cancer screening and related work, plus $7 million for screening grants. Women's health promotion receives $682,500, and federally funded women's health programs receive $5.5708 million. School health centers receive $4.5511 million, pediatric mental health training receives $2 million, and family planning receives $5.8234 million. Maternal and child health funding includes $4.8 million for Title V, plus separate $15 million and $11 million appropriations. The Chicago Department of Health also receives a $6 million maternal and child health grant. These appropriations fund services, not specified payments to individual families.
Funding health records and Medicaid support
The law provides $5 million from the Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund for medical demonstration projects and federal HIPAA requirements. Another $1 million funds grants and costs to establish and run the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center. It also provides $4 million in federal project funds for health technology and electronic health record grants and administration. These appropriations do not establish direct household payments.
Funding healthcare services for Illinois refugees
The law provides $1.5 million from the General Revenue Fund for refugee health expenses. The Public Health Services Fund provides $514,000 for refugee healthcare operations and $1.95 million for healthcare grants. The funding supports services and providers, but does not set payments for individual refugees.
Funding helps cover eligible funeral costs
The law provides $6 million for funeral and burial expenses covered by Articles III, IV, and V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. The money also covers eligible prior-year costs. This provision does not change eligibility rules or set an individual payment amount.
Funding helps people seeking SSI assistance
The law provides $1.0094 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for Supplemental Security Income advocacy services and administration. The funding supports organizations helping people with SSI-related needs. It does not change SSI eligibility or benefit amounts.
Funding helps people with disabilities live independently
The law provides $6.3589 million for Independent Living Centers and $146,100 for Independent Living Older Blind services. It provides $1 million for Money Follows the Person grants and administration. Another $500,000 supports lifespan respite care grants and administration. The Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities Program receives $837,000 for operations. These provisions do not set household payments or service amounts, and the worker health funding does not change eligibility.
Funding Illinois insurance shopping and consumer protections
The law provides $45.2673 million from the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Fund to implement the state's health insurance exchange. It provides $2 million from the Parity Advancement Fund for consumer education, compliance advocacy, and parity implementation and enforcement. Two separate $375,000 appropriations support the Division of Healthcare Access and administration of the Health Care Protection Act. These appropriations do not themselves change premiums, coverage, eligibility, or financial help.
Funding Illinois' health insurance marketplace
The law provides $8 million from the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Fund to establish and operate the state's insurance marketplace. The money covers grants, outreach, operations, administration, and coordination with state medical assistance programs. This funding does not create a new household subsidy or change coverage eligibility.
Funding Illinois' medical cannabis program
The law provides $8.7726 million from the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund for Medical Cannabis Program expenses. This appropriation supports program operations. It does not change individual eligibility or provide a direct participant payment.
Funding keeps guaranteed income pilot running
The law makes up to $827,274 in previously approved funding available for Guaranteed Income Pilot operations, including past costs. Only the amount needed from funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The provision does not set participant eligibility or payment amounts.
Funding kidney, epilepsy, and diabetes services
The law provides $350,000 to the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois for kidney disease care services. It provides $30,000 for epilepsy education and treatment expenses. Another $26,400 grant supports education and services through the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois. The DHS Private Resources Fund supplies $700,000 for diabetes research, treatment, and programs. These appropriations do not set individual payments or eligibility rules.
Funding lead screening and poisoning prevention
The law provides $2 million from general revenue and $4 million from the Renewable Energy Resources Trust Fund for the state's lead fund. It also appropriates $8.4146 million for the lead program, $5.5 million for screening and prevention grants, and $1.6781 million for laboratory costs. The funding supports lead screening, prevention, abatement, and testing. It does not set household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Funding local health protection and tuberculosis care
The law provides $5 million in tobacco settlement funds for grants to certified local health departments. Grants support disease control, food safety, drinking water, private sewage, and anti-smoking programs. It also provides $335,000 from the General Revenue Fund for Will County Public Health Department services. Another $500,000 in tobacco settlement funds covers grants and administration for a community-based tuberculosis prevention, follow-up, and treatment pilot.
Funding mental health and overdose prevention
The law provides $1.3 million from the Health and Human Services Medicaid Trust Fund for Mental Health Home-Based Program grants. It provides $300,000 from the DHS State Projects Fund for opioid overdose prevention grants and program costs. Another $750,000 from the General Revenue Fund supports suicide prevention, education, and treatment. These appropriations do not set individual payments or service eligibility.
Funding public health response and planning
The law provides $8.5 million from the General Revenue Fund to respond to emerging health threats, including prior years' costs. It provides $3.5 million from the preventive health block grant fund for a health services needs assessment. The Public Health Services Fund supplies $3.6744 million for health promotion. Another $9.53 million supports public health grants, including operating expenses and prior years' costs.
Funding rural care and provider recruitment
The law provides $1 million and $350,000 for primary-care access programs under Illinois' two underserved-provider workforce laws. It also provides $2 million for rural health centers to expand primary care. Provider recruitment and retention receive $337,100 for operating costs and $450,000 for grants. The Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund supplies $175,000 for J-1 visa waiver application expenses. Another $1.1 million from tobacco settlement funds supports community health center expansion and workforce providers, who must serve Illinois health professional shortage areas.
Funding sickle cell clinics and services
The law provides $483,900 for the University of Illinois Sickle Cell Clinic. It also provides $1 million for deposit into the Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund. A separate $1 million spending authorization from that fund covers grants and administration for awareness, prevention, care, and treatment. These provisions do not set individual awards or household eligibility.
Funding supports addiction treatment and prevention
The law provides $2.8024 million for addiction treatment grants for Department of Children and Family Services clients. Another $6.0982 million supports treatment grants and administration for special populations, which this provision does not define. It provides $1.674 million for addiction prevention grants and administration, plus $530,000 from the Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund for treatment. A $500,000 pilot studies medication-assisted treatment and relapse prevention for opioid dependence in publicly funded programs. These provisions do not set individual payment amounts.
Funding supports asthma medicine in schools
The law provides up to $2.124251 million from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for albuterol, equipment, and training in Illinois schools. Human Services awards the grant to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter. Funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The provision does not establish household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Funding supports children's mental health services
The law provides $4.3418 million for community service programs for children and teens with mental illness. Another $1.5 million supports the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative, including information and technology services for child and teen care. These provisions do not set individual benefit amounts or change a child's eligibility for care.
Funding supports clinics serving uninsured patients
The law provides up to $3.339301 million from the Fund for Illinois’ Future to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. The Public Health grant supports COVID-19 prevention, vaccination, testing, and care for uninsured or underinsured people with acute or chronic conditions. Funding is limited to the fiscal year 2025 appropriation left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The grant does not guarantee care or a payment to any individual.
Funding supports foster children and families
The law provides $7.9183 million for services through the Department of Children and Family Services Foster Care Initiative. This includes $6.2127 million from general revenue and $1.7056 million from the DCFS Children’s Services Fund. It also provides $17.4873 million from the Children’s Services Fund for the Family Centered Services Initiative. These amounts support program services, not a set household payment or new eligibility formula.
Funding supports Illinois Heart Rescue
The University of Illinois receives up to $500,000, as needed, for Illinois Heart Rescue program costs. The law does not set individual eligibility, household payments, or health care cost reductions.
Funding supports mental health treatment and facilities
The law provides $1.3818 million to buy and distribute psychiatric medicines for people with mental illness living in the community. It provides $1 million for Westside Health Authority crisis intervention grants and administration. A $180,000 grant supports National Alliance on Mental Illness services. Unity Point Health can use up to $1.5 million to remodel and move inpatient behavioral health units. That project funding is limited to the necessary amount left unspent on June 30, 2025.
Funding supports named health care organizations
The law allocates $1 million each to Access to Care and MyOwnDoctor, without describing services or household eligibility. Human Services also renews up to $250,000 from the Fund for Illinois' Future for Berwyn Public Health District operations. That grant covers needed operating costs, including past costs. It uses only prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding supports organ donation awareness
The law provides up to $1.75 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Secretary of State to promote organ and tissue donation. It also provides up to $125,000 from the Organ Donor Awareness Fund for awareness grants. Grant recipients are the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois and Mid-America Transplant Services. Those grants must serve the purposes in Section 3-646 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The funding does not create household payments or change donation eligibility.
Funding supports prescription monitoring and tobacco enforcement
The law provides $3 million from the DHS State Projects Fund for the Prescription Monitoring Program and related costs. It also provides $3.8 million from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund for Tobacco Enforcement Program grants and administration. These appropriations fund program operations, not direct household payments.
Funding supports public health and wellness programs
The law provides $10.7423 million for public health program grants and administration. It provides $3 million for Wellness and Equity Program grants and administration. That program coordinates health, wellness, housing, employment, education, and other supports. These provisions do not set individual eligibility rules or payment amounts.
Funding Thorek Hospital's Project On-Ramp
The law provides $2 million from the General Revenue Fund for Project On-Ramp at Thorek Memorial Hospital. The money covers grants, administration, and project expenses. This appropriation does not name a specific service entitlement or household payment.
Funding to buy patients' medical debt
The law provides $15 million for a pilot program to buy medical debt incurred by patients. The money covers grants and program administration. The appropriation does not identify which debts qualify or guarantee that any particular patient's debt is included.
Funding to protect workers' paid leave
The Illinois Department of Labor gets up to $812,300 from the General Revenue Fund to administer the paid-leave law. Another $100,000 from the Paid Leave for All Workers Fund supports enforcement. This money supports existing paid-leave protections. It does not directly pay workers or change leave amounts or eligibility.
Funding transitions into developmental disability care
The law provides $5.2016 million for developmental disability community transitions or services at state-operated facilities. It also provides $2.4716 million for young adults moving from the Department of Children and Family Services into developmental disability services. Both appropriations come from the General Revenue Fund and include prior years' costs. Neither sets individual payment amounts.
Gibson Area Hospital Keeps Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $100,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for infrastructure improvements at Gibson Area Hospital. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. The grant does not change patient benefits or provide household payments.
Grants fund groceries and food assistance
The law provides $30 million for Local Food Purchase Assistance grants and administration. Another $2 million supports federal food assistance grants, including WIC. It provides $1 million for farmers market nutrition grants and administration. Food banks receive $500,000 to buy food and related supplies for low-income people. These provisions do not set individual food benefits or change household eligibility.
Grants fund mental health and recovery
The law provides General Revenue Fund operating grants of up to $780,000 for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Kennedy Forum gets up to $700,000 total, and Elyssa's Mission gets up to $50,000 for operating costs. Campaign for a Drug Free West Side gets up to $1 million for operations. Maine Township Recovery Program gets up to $30,000. These grants do not specify individual services, payments, or rules for who qualifies.
Grants Repair Care Facilities and Group Homes
The law funds facility grants through the Build Illinois Bond Fund, not direct household benefits. Holy Family Medical Center's rehabilitation department receives $100,000; Access Community Health Network receives up to $50,000 for roof replacement. Trinity Services receives up to $70,000 for Essington House and Murphy House; Aspire of Illinois receives up to $550,000 for North Pointe Group Homes. Those residential grants are limited to need, and North Pointe work includes locations in or near Zion and Beach Park. Methodist Center of Illinois receives up to $250,000 for behavioral health renovations and expansion; Easter Seals Central Illinois gets renewed funding of up to $50,000 for its Peoria center's heating and cooling.
Grants support autism research and awareness
The law provides $25,000 from the Autism Research Checkoff Fund for autism research grants and administration. It also provides $50,000 from the Autism Awareness Fund for awareness grants and administration. This funding does not create direct household payments or a right to individual services.
Grants support dental, epilepsy, and autism services
The law provides $995,900 for dental grants for people with developmental disabilities. It provides $1.75 million for epilepsy services and $1.5 million for grants associated with the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago. The Autism Society of Illinois receives a $50,000 grant. These provisions do not set individual payment amounts or application rules.
Grants support family and crisis organizations
The law provides up to $1.2 million for Shelter Inc.'s operating costs, limited to the amount needed. It renews up to $11,974 for CARITAS Family Solutions Development and $8,592 for Niles Township Early Childhood Alliance operations. It also renews up to $40,411 for Rape Advocacy, Counseling, & Education Services operations, limited to the amount needed. Renewed grants use only prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. All four grants use the Fund for Illinois' Future and can cover past costs; they do not set household payments or eligibility.
Grants support health and family charities
The law provides $250,000 from the General Revenue Fund for Danny Did Foundation operating expenses. The Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund provides $250,000 each to its Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana and Central Illinois charities. Another $50,000 from the Children's Wellness Charities Fund supports grants to Children's Wellness Charities. These grants do not set household payment amounts or individual eligibility rules.
Grants support health organizations and surveys
The law funds operating grants of up to $350,000 for Oral Health Forum and $1 million for Healthy Illinois Survey. Illinois Health Practice Alliance also gets up to $1 million for operating costs. A separate grant provides up to $1 million to the American Lung Association, without specifying its use. All come from the General Revenue Fund and do not establish individual health coverage or household payments.
Grants support hospital and care facilities
The law provides up to $300,000 for capital improvements at St. Bernard Hospital from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $89,246 to expand Christian Community Health Center. It also renews up to $17.3603 million for Children's Habilitation Center to acquire land and make capital improvements. These two renewed grants cover only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The grants support facilities, not changes in patients' coverage or bills.
Grants support opioid prevention and treatment
The law provides up to $250,000 for The Way Back Inn's operating costs, including past costs and only as needed. Human Services renews up to $850,000 for TASC's South Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force operations and prevention education. It also renews up to $21,315 for Prevention Partnership's first year of the Westside Heroin/Opioid Prevention Initiative. Both renewed grants cover needed costs, including past costs, using only prior money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate $1 million allocation goes to TASC, Inc., without specifying funded services or individual eligibility.
Health and abuse-prevention providers retain grants
The law renews operating grants through the Illinois Department of Human Services, including payment of prior years' costs. Limits are $170,858 for Joliet United Cerebral Palsy Center and $975,510 for Christian Community Health Center. The Center for Prevention of Abuse has an $87,320 limit. Each grant uses only its balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; Joliet's grant also cannot exceed need. These are provider grants, not direct household payments.
Health and counseling facilities get upgrades
The law funds two health-related infrastructure grants through the state commerce department, using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Howard Brown Health gets up to $500,000 for improvements at its Halsted facility. Community Counseling Centers of Chicago gets up to $75,000 for infrastructure improvements. These grants do not create patient payments or new health coverage eligibility.
Health and Disability Facilities Keep Funding
The law renews Aunt Martha's grants of up to $2.9 million for Chicago Heights Women's Health Center infrastructure improvements. It also renews up to $2.8 million for Aunt Martha's Carpentersville community health clinic infrastructure improvements. St. Alexius Medical Center gets up to $1 million for infrastructure improvements. The Association for Individual Development gets up to $500,000 to buy or renovate facilities for disability or mental health programs or residents. All funding depends on balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; the association's grant cannot exceed the amount needed. These grants do not change patient eligibility, benefits, or out-of-pocket charges.
Health and disability facilities retain grants
The law preserves up to $14 million for Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility improvements at Rush University Medical Center. It also preserves up to $187,500 for Access Community Health Network to move and expand its Evanston-Rogers Park Family Health Center. Another grant provides up to $40,000 for Countryside Association for People with Disabilities facility renovations. All three use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and depend on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Access and Countryside grants are also limited to the amount needed; these provisions do not establish new health coverage.
Health and Recovery Facilities Get Grants
The law renews $183,441 for Alivio Medical Center's infrastructure costs and adds a separate $100,000 infrastructure grant. It also renews up to $100,000 for TCA Health facility renovations and $50,000 for Henry's Sober Living House renovations. All grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Renewed grants are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; TCA and Henry's also receive only the amount needed. These are facility grants, not new health coverage or direct household payments.
Health and recovery facilities retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two facilities. Will County gets up to $200,000 to build the Recovery Home for Women. Greater Family of Elgin gets up to $50,000 to expand the Streamwood Community Health Center. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund buildings, not direct payments, new eligibility rules, or lower service prices.
Health and residential facilities get upgrades
The law carries forward bond grants of up to $598,600 for Promise Health Care infrastructure improvements. OSF Healthcare gets up to $11,625 for security and facility improvements. Cunningham Children’s Home gets up to $200,000 for sprinklers at Goodman Cottage and Sarah English Girls Group Home. Each grant covers only necessary funds left unspent from its earlier award at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not changes to household health coverage or benefits.
Health and service providers get repairs
The law renews $16,218 for Sarah's Inn renovations and $90,000 for Oak Leyden Developmental Services infrastructure. It also renews $50,000 for Trinity Services building repairs and $25,000 for Duane Dean Behavioral Health building repairs. Access Community Health Network has $50,000 for roof replacement. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants run through Illinois' commerce department and use only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. They support facilities, not direct household payments or changes to service eligibility.
Health and support facilities get upgrades
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for health and support facilities. Easter Seals Central Illinois gets up to $50,000 for heating and cooling at its Peoria center. Methodist Medical Center of Illinois gets $250,000 for behavioral health renovations and expansion. The Center for Prevention and Abuse gets $500,000 for improvements and expansion in Pekin and Peoria. Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center gets $85,000 for renovations, and Hatzalah Chicago gets $30,000 for driveway improvements. All five grants use only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund property improvements, not household payments or new eligibility for care.
Health and therapy facility grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for health and therapeutic facilities. Lawrence Hall has up to $9,067 for an outdoor trauma garden, hoop nursery, therapeutic spaces, and related improvements. A separate Lawrence Hall grant provides up to $200,000 for infrastructure. Advocate IL Masonic’s infrastructure grant is $265,136, and the Mental Health Center of Champaign County has up to $25,000 for renovations. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its prior funding at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Health and wellness facilities get improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants of up to $1.2 million for Christian Community Health Center. It also renews up to $1 million each for Heartlink Grief Center and the Illinois Medical District Commission. East Side Health District gets renewed funding of up to $650,000. These renewed grants use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A new grant to the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago provides up to $289,980 for Sankofa Wellness Center infrastructure, limited to the amount needed.
Health and wellness facilities retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Illinois commerce department for health and wellness facilities. Grants provide up to $15,000 for Southland Health Care Forum infrastructure and $60,000 for Access Community Health Network’s Armitage Family Health Center renovations. Erie Family Health Center has up to $250,000 for site improvements at Erie Helping Hands Health Center. Latino Pastoral Action Center has up to $100,000 to build and renovate its Chicago Midwest Holistic Family Wellness Center. Each grant is limited to the amount needed that remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Health Center and Hospice Facilities Funded
The law renews up to $166,780 for Greater Elgin Family Care Center to expand Streamwood Community Health Center. It also renews $1 million for Joliet Area Community Hospice facility improvements. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Each is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Neither provision specifies changes to patient eligibility, coverage, or household costs.
Health centers get building improvement grants
Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide $250,000 for radiology department improvements at Holy Family Medical Center Des Plaines, LLC. Rosecrance, Inc. receives $150,000 for improvements at Hillman House Rosecrance Mulberry Center. The law carries forward $11,500 for general infrastructure upgrades at the Alexian Brothers Center for Mental Health. That carryover is available only from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not changes to patient coverage, prices, or eligibility.
Health Centers Get Clinic and Lab Funding
The law funds health facility grants through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. OSF St. Joseph Medical Center gets up to $250,000 for nursing simulation lab equipment replacement and space upgrades. AHS Family Health Center gets up to $200,000 for capital improvements and infrastructure. Midwest Refuah Health Center gets up to $600,000 to build a dental clinic. These grants fund facilities, not new patient coverage or specified price reductions.
Health centers keep facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for three health providers' facilities. Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health Center, known as Pilsen Wellness Center, receives up to $2 for capital improvements. Heartland Community Health Clinic receives up to $1 for capital improvements. The South Suburban Council on Substance and Alcohol Abuse receives up to $6,860 for facility repairs. Only prior grant balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Health centers retain facility improvement grants
The law renews up to $150,000 for expansion and renovation at Friend Family Health Center. Access Community Health Network gets up to $60,000 for repairs at Access Melrose Park Family Health Center. That center is at 8321 West North Avenue in Melrose Park. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Health facilities get construction grant renewals
The law renews $500,000 in Build Illinois funding for Presence Saint Francis Hospital, part of Presence Chicago Hospitals Network. The grant builds a dedicated behavioral health space in its emergency department. It also renews up to $500,000 for Howard Brown Health Center infrastructure improvements, limited to necessary amounts. Both grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Health facilities retain building improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three facilities. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago retains up to $2 million for infrastructure improvements. DuPage County Convalescent Center retains up to $3,631 for capital improvements; Grand Prairie Services retains $1,154 for facility improvements. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not household payments or changes to health coverage eligibility.
Health funding for mothers and infants
The law provides $500,000 for maternal and child health program operations and $995,000 for related grants. Grants for care around birth receive $1.0027 million from general revenues and $3 million from a federal block-grant fund. Those services are for premature or high-risk infants and their mothers. Another $8 million funds the Birth Equity Initiative, including provider support, a review of needs and resources, access planning, and navigation tools. The provisions do not set individual payment amounts.
Health insurance funding for community college employees
The law provides $10.966632 million from the Education Assistance Fund for the state's required community college health insurance contributions. The State Universities Retirement System deposits the money into the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund. The funding supports covered employees, but does not set individual premiums or change coverage.
Health organizations retain expansion and equipment grants
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Tri City Health Partnership Medical and Dental Clinic gets up to $1,000 for an expansion project. Access to Care gets up to $1 to buy and install a phone system, computer software, and a computer system. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set patient eligibility or provide direct household payments.
Health support for firefighters and first responders
The law provides $500,000 to the Illinois Fire Service Institute for cancer screenings and exposure testing for Illinois firefighters. It also renews up to $1.584583 million for Chicago Police Memorial Foundation first responder mental health programs, including past costs. The mental health grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Neither provision sets individual payments.
Healthcare access grants for Illinois providers
The law provides up to $10 million from the General Revenue Fund for healthcare access and availability at 16 named providers. The funding covers grants, administration, and operating costs. Listed provider amounts range from about $300,000 to $2 million each. It does not set patient payments or eligibility rules.
Holy Family radiology gets improvement funding
The law renews a $250,000 Build Illinois Bond Fund grant for radiology improvements at Presence Holy Family Medical Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant to Presence Chicago Hospitals Network, doing business as the center. Only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. This funding does not change patient eligibility or set patient costs.
Home-visiting funding for parents and children
The law provides $21.0068 million for MIEC Home Visiting Program grants and administration. It also renews up to $4.520327 million for Parents Too Soon/Maternal and Child Home Visiting and Healthy Families. That renewed funding is limited to money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, and includes eligible prior-year costs. Its uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance. These provisions do not set household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Hospital and clinic projects keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three health care facilities. Holy Cross Hospital has up to $800,000 for renovations and facility improvements. Champaign County Christian Health Center has up to $500,000 to build a dental clinic. VNA Healthcare has up to $250,000 for the school-based health center inside Bolingbrook High School. Each grant uses only prior balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; no patient coverage or price changes are specified.
Hospital Grants Support Patient Care Facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Rockford Memorial Hospital gets $50,000 to expand its newborn intensive care unit and make other capital improvements. Swedish American Hospital gets $50,000 for x-ray, emergency room, and other capital improvements. Methodist Medical Center of Illinois gets $200,000 for construction and capital projects. Each grant uses only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities, not direct payments to patients.
Hospitals and healing center retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for health facility infrastructure. Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers, Gibson Area Hospital, and Iroquois Memorial Hospital each have up to $700,000. Nexus-Onarga Family Healing and OSF Saint James–John W. Albrecht Medical Center each have up to $190,000. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not direct household payments.
Hospitals and recovery centers retain grants
The law renews up to $9.2 million for Gateway Foundation to expand its existing residential program facility. Mount Sinai Hospital gets up to $1.2 million for building improvements. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide up to $610,000 for St. Bernard Hospital and $100,000 for Pure Living Recovery and Rehabilitation infrastructure. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These provisions do not change patient eligibility, coverage, or medical charges.
Illinois funds adult protection and advocacy
The law provides about $26.4 million for Adult Protective Services. It also provides about $10.2 million for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Both amounts include prior years’ costs. These programs support adult protection and advocacy for people receiving long-term care.
Illinois funds efforts to fight hunger
The law provides $5 million to the state commerce department's Projects Fund to address food insecurity across Illinois. Qualifying groups can receive grants, contracts, and technical or financial help for work in urban or rural areas. The money also covers administrative costs. This funding does not set household payment amounts or individual eligibility rules.
Illinois funds its nursing center
The law provides $1.7148 million to establish and operate the Illinois Center for Nursing. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation receives the money from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund. The appropriation does not name specific services, individual eligibility rules, or household payments.
Illinois funds veterans’ health and housing support
The law provides $2 million for veterans’ grants, added services, or research. It also carries forward up to about $1.64 million, limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Projects must address post-traumatic stress disorder, homelessness, health insurance costs, disability benefits, or long-term care. The funding does not set individual benefit amounts.
Insight Hospital gets building improvement funding
The law provides up to $300,000 for building and infrastructure improvements at Insight Hospital and Medical Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. This grant does not set new health coverage rules or household medical charges.
Joliet recovery and overdose prevention funding
The law provides up to $880,000 to Oasis Productions, doing business as Stepping Stones Network, for Joliet's Women with Children Recovery Home expenses. It renews up to $250,000 for Will County Health Department overdose prevention, including past operating costs. That program includes FDA-approved 8-milligram naloxone nasal spray doses. Both amounts come from the Fund for Illinois' Future and are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Individual eligibility and household payments are not stated.
Lincolnwood daycare center gets construction funding
The law renews a $250,000 Build Illinois Bond Fund grant to the Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation. It funds construction of a daycare center in Lincolnwood and other infrastructure improvements. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The grant does not set childcare prices or decide which families can use the center.
Local disease prevention and health screening grants
The law renews up to $28,279 for certified local health departments' disease control, food safety, drinking water, and private sewage programs. It renews up to $50,438 for sexually transmitted infection screening grants and administration, including past costs. East Side Health District receives up to $12,845 for community garden and sexual health programming, including past costs. All three amounts are limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The East Side grant is also limited to the amount needed.
Local food pantries get facility funding
The law carries forward bond grants of up to $100,000 each for two food pantry facility projects. The recipients are Glen Ellyn Food Pantry and Outreach House’s Lombard Villa Park Food Pantry program. Each grant covers only money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants improve facilities; they do not create new household benefit eligibility.
Local health facilities get improvement funding
Build Illinois bond grants include $100,000 for Horizon Health Foundation facilities in Paris, including costs already incurred. The law renews up to $1.624 million for infrastructure at the South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. It also renews up to $500,000 for United Way of South Central Illinois infrastructure in Jefferson County. That work includes building or renovating a behavioral and mental health facility. Renewed grants use only needed prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Medical and grief centers get building funds
The law renews up to $2 million for Heartlinks Grief Center to buy and renovate a building. That grant is limited to the amount needed. It also renews up to $1 million for capital improvements at West Suburban Medical Center. Both grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. They do not change health coverage eligibility or create household payments.
Mental health funding for first responders
The law provides $10 million from the First Responder Behavioral Health Grant Fund. The money funds grants and administration under the First Responder Mental Health Grant Program Act. This appropriation does not set individual benefit amounts or service eligibility rules.
Mental health funding for school communities
The law provides $3.6 million for a mental health professional demonstration grant, including $2.238 million for services. It also provides $7.5 million for school-based mental health services and $6.5 million for substance abuse and mental health services. Named service partners include Southern Illinois University, National Louis University, the Stress and Trauma Treatment Center, Regional Office of Education 40, and Intermediate Service Center 2. Separately, up to $13,317 supports CYN Counseling Center services at two Waukegan secondary schools, including past costs. That amount is limited to needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Mental health funding for Will County
The law provides up to $1.8 million to the Joliet Fire Department for All in Will County Mental Health Program costs. The money comes from the Fund for Illinois' Future. It is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not specify individual eligibility or household payments.
Mental health service grants remain available
The law carries forward up to about $3.82 million for mental health, behavioral health, substance use, and related services. A separate line carries forward up to about $2.19 million for first responder mental health services. Both cover grants, administration, and eligible prior-year costs through the Department of Human Services. Only balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and federal guidance; no individual entitlement is established.
Mental health support for farm owners
The law provides a $500,000 grant to Southern Illinois University Rural Health. The money supports mental health services for farm owners.
Mercyhealth campus keeps infrastructure grant funding
The law renews up to $700,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Mercyhealth Hospital's Rockton Campus infrastructure. The grant uses only earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It funds hospital improvements, not direct payments to patients.
Milton Food Pantry Gets Building Funding
The law provides up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements at Milton Township Food Pantry Inc. The grant comes from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It supports pantry facilities but does not expand food assistance eligibility or provide household payments.
More funding for SNAP program support
The law raises funding for SNAP grants and administration from $40 million to $60 million, adding $20 million. The money comes from the Department of Human Services' Special Purposes Trust Fund. This funding change does not increase individual household benefits or change the eligibility formula.
Nursing profession receives public health funding
The law provides up to $40,000 from the Illinois Nurses Foundation Fund to the Illinois Nurses Foundation. The grant supports public health by advancing the nursing profession in Illinois. It does not provide direct household payments.
Operating support for safety-net hospitals
The law states an $18 million appropriation for named safety-net hospitals' operating expenses. Listed payments are $4 million for Humboldt Park, $2 million for St. Anthony, and $4 million for Swedish. It also lists $8 million for Community First and $2 million for St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur. Those payments total $20 million—$2 million more than the stated appropriation. Hospitals must participate in the state's Medicaid managed care program to qualify.
Public health grants support two centers
Public Health receives up to $500,000 for Southside Help Center operating expenses, including prior years' costs. It also receives up to $1 million for Lake County Children's Advocacy Center. Both grants use the Fund for Illinois' Future and are limited to funds unspent at June 30, 2025's close of business. The Lake County grant is limited to the unspent portion of its prior state fiscal year 2025 appropriation. These provisions do not create direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Renewed grants support health-related facility projects
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for two health-related facility projects. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois receives up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Gateway Foundation receives up to $17 toward construction of a 128-bed youth residential substance abuse treatment center. That project serves Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, and western DuPage Counties. Both grants use only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; neither sets individual eligibility or payments.
Renewed Repairs for State Care Facilities
The law renews up to $2.057332 million from the Capital Development Fund for four state human services facilities. Work includes roofs, accessibility improvements, and expansion at Elgin Mental Health Center, Fox Developmental Center, Rushville, and Shapiro Developmental Center. Rushville's project is at the Treatment and Detention Facility. Spending is limited to need and prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renovation funding for health and recovery
The law renews up to $60,000 for Access Community Health Network to renovate Booker Family Health Center. It also renews up to $25,000 for Henry’s Sober Living House at 7143 South Harvard in Chicago. The commerce department administers both grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available; these grants do not provide household payments.
Rooted for Good gets center funding
The law provides up to $794,000 to DeKalb County Community Gardens, doing business as Rooted for Good. The grant funds improvements to its DeKalb community health and education center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. This is building funding, not a new household payment or health coverage benefit.
Roseland Hospital retains facility improvement funding
The law renews up to $2.9232 million for capital improvements at Roseland Hospital. The state commerce department administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This is facility funding, not a direct patient payment.
South Shore Hospital health funding continues
The law renews up to $921,955 through Human Services for South Shore Hospital health initiatives. These include youth mental health, ADHD treatment, men’s health, and women’s health. Funding includes prior costs and is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The provision does not set patient eligibility or guarantee a level of care.
South Shore Hospital retains improvement funding
The law renews up to $350,000 for capital improvements at South Shore Hospital. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding is limited to what is needed and remained unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The grant funds hospital improvements, not a stated reduction in patients' bills.
State funds authorized public aid purposes
The law provides $500,000 for purposes allowed by subsection (d) of Section 12-4.50 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Spending must follow that subsection. This funding provision does not state who receives services, set individual payment amounts, or change eligibility.
State grants fund two food organizations
The law allocates $2.5 million to Farm to Food and $250,000 to Food For Greater Elgin. These provisions do not say how the grants must be used or who qualifies for help.
State grants support Urban Autism Solutions
The law provides up to $1.116 million total in General Revenue Fund grants to Urban Autism Solutions. The money includes support for operating costs. The grants do not specify individual service amounts, payments, or rules for who qualifies.
State treatment and care facilities retain funding
The law renews about $34.67 million from the Capital Development Fund for state treatment facility projects. This includes about $4.58 million for Elgin Mental Health Center's powerplant and $30.09 million for Rushville Treatment and Detention Center expansion. Another $11.53 million covers safety, roofing, building controls, renovations, and cooling equipment at Alton, Chester, Chicago-Read, Choate, and Elgin mental health centers. Up to $2.6 million supports child care, mental and public health, and care facilities for disabled veterans and spouses. These allocations use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; they do not change service eligibility.
Statewide hospice organization receives grant funding
The law provides $3,000 from the Hospice Fund through the Illinois Secretary of State. Grants support a statewide organization whose members are mainly hospice programs. The provision does not change patient eligibility or set household payments.
Suicide prevention grants keep remaining funding
The law renews up to $4.995457 million for Human Services suicide prevention grants and related administrative costs. Eligible costs from earlier years are included. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance.
Thornton Food Pantry Improvement Funding Renewed
The law renews up to $500,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Thornton Township Food Pantry improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant to Thornton Township. Only the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. This funds the pantry's facilities, not individual food benefit payments.
Treatment facilities receive building project grants
The law funds health facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Stepping Stones Treatment Center receives up to $250,000 for capital improvements, limited to the amount needed. Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, LLC receives $500,000 to construct dedicated behavioral health space in its emergency department. These grants fund facilities; they do not specify changes to patient eligibility, insurance coverage, or charges.
Two health facilities retain improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two health facilities. Holy Family Medical Center Des Plaines, LLC, retains up to $100,000 for improvements to its rehabilitation department. OSF Saint Luke Medical Center retains up to $50,000 to expand or renovate the Galva Rural Health Clinic. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. These grants fund buildings, not changes to patient coverage, eligibility, or medical costs.
Two hospitals keep funding for facility improvements
The law preserves up to $100,000 for construction and infrastructure work at Silver Cross Hospital's Newborn Intensive Care Unit. It also preserves up to $200,000 in Build Illinois bond funding for South Shore Hospital capital improvements. Both grants are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. South Shore's grant is also limited to the amount needed. These grants do not establish lower patient costs or new coverage rights.
Unspent Funds Continue Supporting COVID Response
The law renews authority for the Illinois Department of Public Health to spend up to $13.878222 million on COVID-19 response. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The funding supports public health work, not direct household payments.
Wellness Centers Get Building Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $100,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Pilsen Wellness Center building improvements. It also renews $250,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for Tapestry 360 capital improvements. Both grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not direct household payments or new eligibility rights.
West Suburban pantry improvement funding renewed
The law renews up to $45,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for West Suburban Community Pantry facility improvements. The grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It does not change pantry eligibility or establish a direct household payment.
Capital grants for domestic violence shelters
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for improvements at two domestic violence shelters. A Safe Place and Lake County Haven each have grants of up to $250,000. Each grant is limited to what is needed and money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund shelter improvements, not direct household payments.
Community grants fund housing and shelter
The law provides $1 million through ICJIA to the Center for Housing and Health for the Flexible Housing Pool. That grant supports transitional and permanent supportive housing for returning residents, plus administration. A separate $5 million Home Illinois allocation includes $2 million for Live Free Illinois and $3 million for Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities. Its uses include homelessness prevention, shelter, rapid rehousing, outreach, and related services and program costs. Neither provision sets a direct payment for each resident.
Decatur residents retain public housing improvement funding
The law renews up to $2 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Decatur Housing Authority. The grant supports repairs and updates to HOPE VI public housing developments. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. The funding does not establish tenant payments or change eligibility.
Disability group homes keep construction funding
The law renews up to $200,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Disabled Citizens Foundation. The grant supports construction and renovation of group homes. Funding covers only needed amounts left unspent from the prior grant at close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not set individual eligibility rules or provide direct household payments.
DuPage Pads keeps facility improvement funding
The law carries forward up to $30,000 for infrastructure improvements at DuPage Pads. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. This supports the organization's facilities, not direct household payments.
East St. Louis abandoned property funding
East St. Louis keeps up to $1.175 million to improve or demolish derelict structures and abandoned properties. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois bond grant. Spending is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
East St. Louis retains home renovation grants
The law renews up to $4 million for East St. Louis to provide home renovation grants. Funding is limited to needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not state who qualifies or how much each recipient receives.
East St. Louis senior repair support
East St. Louis keeps up to $750,000 for infrastructure tied to its Senior Emergency Home Repair Program. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois bond grant. Spending is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This provision does not expand eligibility or set individual repair payments.
Elgin gets funding for unsheltered homelessness services
The law provides up to $750,000 from the General Revenue Fund for Elgin's Unsheltered Pilot Project. The project serves people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The appropriation does not specify individual eligibility rules or household payments.
Foreclosure prevention funding supports homeowners
The law provides up to $2.5 million for foreclosure prevention grants and administration through the Illinois Housing Development Authority. This includes up to $1.5 million from the Graduated Fund and $1 million from the Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund. These provisions do not set individual grants or homeowner eligibility rules.
Funding backs recovery and supportive housing
The housing authority receives up to $20 million from the opioid remediation trust fund for permanent supportive housing grants and administration. The law renews up to $4.900972 million for the Housing is Recovery pilot, including administration and eligible prior-year costs. It also renews up to $4.730149 million for grants, loans, forgivable loans, and administration to acquire or develop supportive housing units or beds in shared or separate settings. Both renewed allocations are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Their uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance; no individual award amounts are set.
Funding for neighborhood housing projects
The law provides up to $2.5 million for municipal grants and administration addressing abandoned homes. It carries forward up to $64,064 for the Chicago Housing Authority’s LeClaire Courts, including past costs. It also carries forward $250,000 for the Spanish Coalition for Housing to buy and redevelop homeownership and financial wellness centers. Both carryovers are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not establish direct household payments.
Funding helps prevent homelessness and support shelters
The law provides $11 million for homelessness prevention: $5 million in general funds, $4 million in housing trust funds, and $2 million in prevention revenue funds. It provides another $1.5 million from the Assistance to the Homeless Fund. Emergency and transitional housing receives $17.3837 million from the housing trust fund. The Emergency Solutions Grants Program receives $40 million, including prior-year costs, while one-system shelter initiatives receive $5 million, including community supports. These amounts fund services and related program costs, not a set payment for each household.
Funding keeps supportive housing services available
The law funds supportive housing services with $16.4901 million in general funds and $3.3825 million from a Medicaid trust fund. It also renews two earlier service allocations of up to $3.977728 million and $1.595568 million. Those earlier funds must remain unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. They can cover eligible prior-year costs and must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and federal guidance. The funding does not set household payments or individual housing eligibility.
Funding supports homelessness prevention data research
The law provides $700,000 from the General Revenue Fund for a homelessness prevention data pilot. The Illinois Department of Employment Security uses the money for data analysis and administrative costs. The funding does not provide direct housing payments or change who qualifies for assistance.
Funding supports services for homeless youth
The law provides $1 million from the housing trust fund and $1.3 million from federal project funds for homeless youth services. It also makes up to $389,012 in earlier funding available for youth services, administration, and eligible prior-year costs. That earlier money must remain unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Its use must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance. These provisions do not set individual eligibility rules or payment amounts.
Grants help remove lead from homes
The law renews up to about $14.91 million in Build Illinois bond funding for residential lead-hazard correction grants. The Illinois Department of Public Health administers the CLEAR-Win program. Only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. This provision does not set individual eligibility or grant amounts.
Grants support housing groups and properties
Interfaith Housing Development Corporation receives up to $500,000 for Ruth Shriman House improvements, including a heating and cooling system. Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation receives up to $500,000 for San Miguel Apartments improvements. Community Partners for Affordable Housing receives $1 million for capital improvements, and Housing for Families receives $50,000 in grants. The law also provides up to $1.1 million through the health care agency for Thornton Heights Terrace and Central Plaza. That last allocation must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and federal guidance; its specific activities are not stated.
Grants support senior and supportive housing
The law renews up to $2 million for the Indo-American Center to build affordable senior housing and improve infrastructure. It renews up to $150,000 for Full Circle Communities to build supportive living apartments in Arlington Heights. Little City Foundation's renewed allocation to acquire and renovate a senior community living home is just $1. All three grants require balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the latter two also require the amounts to be necessary. These provisions do not set resident eligibility, rents, or direct payments.
Homelessness organization gets facility grant renewal
The law renews $300,000 in Build Illinois funding for capital improvements at Connections for the Homeless. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not identify which services the improvements support or set household eligibility rules.
Hope Meadows keeps housing upgrade funding
The law renews up to $50,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for housing upgrades at Hope Meadows in Rantoul. The grant uses only the needed prior funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not identify which units or residents receive upgrades or provide a direct household payment.
Housing and neighborhood groups get grants
Human Services receives up to $1.7 million for Greater Auburn Gresham CDC's associated and operating expenses. It receives up to $1.2 million for Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago's operating expenses. Both grants use the Fund for Illinois' Future. These provisions do not establish a household housing benefit or change who qualifies for assistance.
Housing Forward keeps building improvement funding
The law renews up to $500,000 for Housing Forward through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant supports infrastructure improvements to the rectory building at the St. Catherine of Siena–St. Lucy campus. Funding is limited to the amount needed from money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This is not direct housing aid or a household payment.
Housing Forward Keeps Facility Improvement Grants
The law renews two grants to Housing Forward: up to $225,000 for capital improvements and $3 million for infrastructure. Both depend on money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The $3 million grant also cannot exceed the amount needed. These grants fund the organization's improvements, not direct rent payments or housing benefits for individual households.
Housing group keeps property purchase funding
The law preserves up to $300,000 in Build Illinois bond funding for the Spanish Coalition for Housing. The grant supports buying and renovating property. Funding is limited to the amount needed and balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not establish household eligibility for aid or state how many households it serves.
Housing groups get building improvement funds
The law renews up to $150,000 for PADS of Lake County infrastructure improvements. It also renews up to $193,051 for Community Partners for Affordable Housing capital improvements. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Each covers only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants do not create direct household payments or new housing eligibility rules.
Housing Organization Gets Building Security Funding
The law renews $50,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation. The grant funds building renovations and security additions. Funding is limited to balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. It does not create housing eligibility or direct household payments.
Housing organization retains property improvement grant
The law renews up to $250,000 for the Spanish Coalition for Housing to buy property and make renovations. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding is limited to what is needed and remained unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This grant does not itself provide housing assistance or direct payments to households.
Housing service facilities keep improvement funding
The law renews up to $500,000 for Cunningham Township’s Bridge to Home Program property purchases and renovations. It also renews up to $300,000 for capital improvements at Oak Park Regional Housing Center. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. These grants fund facilities rather than household rent payments or new housing eligibility rules.
Housing support for people in recovery
The law provides $300,000 from the Group Home Loan Revolving Fund to help cover housing costs for groups of recovering individuals. It does not set a per-person housing subsidy or an individual application process.
Housing support funding for veterans
The law provides up to $240,000 for specially adapted housing for veterans who qualify for that housing. It also provides $1.1703 million to operate the homeless veterans program at the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Manteno. These provisions fund housing support and program operations, not a stated payment for each veteran.
Lawndale housing preservation grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants to Lawndale Christian Development Corporation for housing preservation and improvements. It provides up to $1 million to preserve greystone buildings and $6,046 for improvements at Lazarus Apartments. Funding covers only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants do not set rent reductions or household eligibility rules.
Peoria County retains residential safety funding
Human Services renews up to $20,285 for Peoria County's residential safety improvements, including past costs. Funding covers only needed costs and prior money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not set household eligibility or direct payments to residents.
Renewed funding for Lake County homeless facilities
The law renews up to $10 million for the Lake County Coalition to buy and renovate homeless-service facilities. The money comes from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. This funds facilities, not direct household payments, and does not set individual eligibility or service amounts.
Renewed grants back local housing projects
Renewed grants include up to $326,500 for the Resource Center for Westside Communities to buy and renovate foreclosed low-income housing. Urbana receives up to $250,000 for its tiny home initiative through Health Care Consumers. The Spanish Coalition for Housing of Chicago receives up to $250,000 for property acquisition and redevelopment. Youthbuild Lake County receives up to $32,432 for affordable housing construction; AFC Community Development Corporation's affordable housing allocation is just $1. All grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; AFC's amount must also be necessary.
Shelter construction grants remain available
The law keeps up to $588,000 available for Sarah's Circle to build shelter and service space for homeless women. It also preserves up to $28,572 for costs tied to indoor renovations at Apna Ghar Shelter. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Each grant uses only earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not guarantee anyone a shelter space or payment.
Sound-reducing window and door funding continues
The law provides up to $9.5 million to the Illinois Department of Transportation from the Sound-Reducing Windows and Doors Replacement Fund. Spending is restricted to the purposes in Section 6z-20.1 of the State Finance Act. This allocation does not specify household eligibility, payment amounts, or an individual right to assistance.
Veterans shelter retains training center funding
The law renews up to $25,000 to renovate the training center at Featherfist Homeless Veterans Shelter. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding is limited to what is needed and remained unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The grant supports the facility without creating an individual veterans benefit or changing eligibility.
Women’s Shelters Get Construction Funding
The law renews up to $5 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Austin Peoples Action Center. The grant funds construction or renovation of one or more women’s shelters. It can also cover property purchases and related infrastructure improvements. Funding uses only the amount needed from funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant funds shelter facilities but does not create an individual right to assistance.
Broadband funding for approved school districts
The law renews authority to spend $7.76747 million from the School Infrastructure Fund on school broadband expansion. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. Districts must already have federal broadband funding approval through the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries. Districts without high-speed internet get priority.
Central Illinois schools get improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school facility improvements. Grant limits are $12,500 each for Argenta-Oreana District #1, Warrensburg-Latham District #11, and DeLand-Weldon District #57. Maroa-Forsyth District #2 and Clinton District #15 each have a $25,000 limit; Mount Zion District #302 has an $85,000 limit. Decatur District #61 gets up to $50,000 specifically for the Dwayne O. Andreas Agriculture Academy. Only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Champaign area schools get facility funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Champaign Unit 4 gets up to $24,476 to build and equip a permanent Young Adult Home. Urbana District #116 gets up to $50,000 for renovations and equipment from its prior unspent grant. Rantoul districts #137 and #193 each get up to $50,000, and Thomasboro #130 gets up to $25,000, for renovations and equipment. All use balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; the Rantoul and Thomasboro grants also require demonstrated need.
Champaign gets minority business training funding
The law renews up to $150,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for job training for minority business in Champaign. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant to the city. Only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not set participant eligibility or individual payment amounts.
Champaign housing authority gets training equipment
The law renews up to $50,000 for training equipment at the Champaign Housing Authority. The grant uses the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It does not establish rental assistance, household payments, or individual eligibility.
Chicago elementary schools get improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for Chicago Public School District 299. It provides up to $200,000 each for John Spry, Telpochcalli, Cyrus H. McCormick, Lazaro Cardenas, Charles G. Hammond, and Brighton Park elementary schools. Those six grants are limited to the amount needed. It also renews up to $200,000 for McDowell Elementary, $132,253 for Earhart School, and $100,000 for Harold Washington Elementary. All nine grants use only balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago School and Library Funding Renewed
The law renews $35 million for the Chicago Board of Education to improve Lane Tech College Prep High School. It also renews $15 million for Chicago to build a new library in Back-of-the-Yards. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Spending is limited to the amount needed from balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago school repair funds carried forward
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for Chicago school improvements. Awards include up to $2 million for Michelle Clark Magnet High School and $500,000 for Parkside Elementary Community Academy. Another package provides up to $3.55 million across 25 named schools, with listed awards of $100,000 to $250,000 each. Corliss, Chicago Vocational Career Academy, and Harlan Community Academy high schools each have a listed $250,000 award. Separate grants provide up to $75,000 for Darwin Elementary, $62,578 for Chase Elementary, and $175,000 for Pritzker Elementary's playground. Leif Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy and Robert Nathaniel Dett Elementary each have up to $250,000; Barton Elementary has up to $100,000. All awards are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Darwin, Chase, Leif Ericson, and Dett funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Chicago schools get auditorium and sports funds
Through the state commerce department, the law funds Chicago school projects from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Thomas Kelly receives renewed grants of up to $650,000 for auditorium and infrastructure work and $200,000 for auditorium improvements. Farragut receives renewed grants of up to $376,113 for improvements and an athletic field, plus $125,000 for a soccer and running field or other infrastructure. These renewed grants use only balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; the $650,000 and $376,113 grants also require need. A separate new grant provides up to $75,000 for Charles R. Darwin Elementary improvements, including a gym scoreboard.
Chicago schools get building improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for Chicago school improvements. Caps are $5 million for King, $2 million each for Kenwood drainage and EPIC Academy, and $1 million each for Phillips and Lindblom. Other caps are $700,000 for Dunbar, $250,000 each for Gurdon S. Hubbard and John F. Kennedy, and $100,000 for Chicago Vocational Career Academy. Each grant uses only its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. King, Kenwood, EPIC Academy, Hubbard, and Kennedy funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Chicago schools get renewed improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for Chicago school improvements, including up to $1.598352 million for Farragut Career Academy. James Doolittle gets up to $400,000; Goethe and Ravenswood each get up to $200,000 for facility work. Infrastructure grants include $150,000 each for Von Steuben and Volta, $100,000 for Edgebrook, and $40,000 for John M. Palmer. Arthur Dixon gets up to $25,000 for infrastructure, and Brentano Math and Science Academy gets up to $25,000 for site improvements. All use balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; Doolittle, Goethe, Ravenswood, Farragut, Dixon, and Brentano funding is also limited to needed amounts.
Chicago schools keep classroom improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for Chicago public school improvements. Up to $800,000 supports Bateman Elementary, and up to $795,859 supports Grover Cleveland Elementary. Both grants cover wall-mounted smart or white boards and playground improvements. Another $500,000 supports capital improvements to schools in Belmont Cragin. Only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available; Bateman funding also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Chicago schools keep facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund school grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It provides $250,000 for Chicago Board of Education capital improvements. Another $250,000 goes to Chicago Public School District 299 for Pulaski International School's track and athletic field. Grants also include $1,739 for Chicago Bulls College Prep capital improvements and $9,205 for Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy lighting. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago schools receive new improvement grants
The law provides up to $155,000 for capital and general infrastructure improvements at Lincoln Elementary School. It also provides up to $300,000 for Lakeview High School improvements, including a new counseling suite. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and are limited to the amount needed. The money goes to school improvements, not direct payments to families.
Chicago schools retain facility improvement funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois bond grants for Chicago school security, building, and infrastructure work. Caps include $20,000 for Lincoln Park High School security and separate Alcott Elementary awards of $125,000 for building improvements and $200,000 for infrastructure. Other awards are $200,000 for Nathan S. Davis, $300,000 for Nettlehorst, and $211,894 for Ravenswood. Waters and Bell each have $225,000 awards, and Oscar Mayer Magnet has $200,000. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its prior funding balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Children's preschool and health programs funded
For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $35 million for Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five. It also provides $500,000 for adolescent health programs and $1 million for STOP School Violence and Mental Health Programs. The money comes from the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund. These appropriations support programs rather than direct household payments.
Children's programs renew facility project grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for children's facilities. Plano Child Development Center gets up to $400,000 to buy or rehabilitate a building to expand Eye Can Learn. Daniel J. Nellum Youth Services gets up to $28,750 for facility improvements. Glenwood School for Boys and Chicago Heights Youth Committee each get up to $25,000 for facility improvements, limited to needed amounts. All grants use only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Children's reading program gets grant funding
The law provides $3.347 million from the Imagination Library of Illinois Fund to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Illinois Foundation. The grant pays costs associated with the Imagination Library of Illinois Grant Program. This appropriation does not state household eligibility or individual payments.
Coal City schools retain infrastructure funding
The law renews up to $40,000 for infrastructure improvements in Coal City Community Unit School District 1. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. It covers only necessary costs and funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The funding supports school infrastructure, not direct payments to families.
College grants fund labs and buildings
The law renews up to $75,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for a geology laboratory at Triton College. It also renews $150,000 for infrastructure at Hebrew Theological College's Blitstein Institute. Both grants use funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. They fund college facilities, not direct student payments or tuition aid.
College students get admissions system support
The law provides $2.45 million for college admissions services, including Common App and other systems at public institutions. It provides $183,300 to the Board of Higher Education for the My Credits Transfer System. A $73,800 grant supports the Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center under the Higher Education Cooperation Act. These appropriations do not guarantee admission, change accepted transfer credits, or set individual student payments.
Colleges receive operating and project support
Illinois Central College receives up to $1.7 million for needed operating expenses, including prior years' costs. The University of Illinois receives up to $330,000 for College of Education costs tied to Teen Summit 2.0: Communiversity Public Media Project. Both appropriations use the Fund for Illinois' Future. South Suburban College also has up to $500,000 in Build Illinois Bond Fund money carried forward for capital improvements. That grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These provisions do not set direct student payments.
Community centers serving people with disabilities
The law provides $8.5 million from the Vocational Rehabilitation Fund for Independent Living Center grants. It also renews up to $740,000 in Build Illinois Bond Fund money for the Little City Foundation. That grant supports building, buying, or renovating commercial spaces for employment and activity centers serving adults with disabilities. Only the grant balance left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available.
Community training groups keep site funding
The law keeps Build Illinois Bond Fund money available for community training facilities. Fathers Who Care has $600,000 to secure a homesite location for training and development. Ebenezer Community Outreach has $172,383 to secure or renovate a homesite for training and development. Total Capacity Training and Development of Belwood has up to $185,528 for infrastructure improvements, limited to the amount needed. All three grants depend on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Continued funding for youth employment programs
The law renews up to $31.176837 million for youth employment grants through the Illinois Department of Human Services. Community providers and local governments receive the grants, which can cover eligible prior-year costs. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance. This provision does not set youth eligibility, wages, or individual payments.
Cowden-Herrick schools retain equipment grant funding
The commerce department renews up to $12,500 for Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District #3A. The grant pays for equipment or general infrastructure improvements. It can use only the amount needed from prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money goes to the district, not directly to families.
Dolton and Chicago school grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school building improvements. Dolton School District #149 has up to $3.5 million. Chicago Public School District 299 has up to $28,793 for Stephen K. Hayt Elementary School and $10,000 for Carl Schurz Elementary School. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its prior funding at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants improve facilities; they do not provide payments to families.
Education facilities keep improvement grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for education facility improvements. Aurora University gets up to $750,000, and Wilco Area Career Center gets up to $350,000. Crete-Monee High School Agriculture Department gets up to $50,000, and Champaign Education Justice Program gets up to $100,000. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not individual student awards.
Elmhurst and Montini keep school grants
The law renews up to $90,000 for capital improvements at Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205. It also renews up to $80,000 for infrastructure improvements at Montini Catholic High School. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. They use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Elmhurst schools keep building improvement funding
The law renews up to $150,000 for capital improvements at Elmhurst Community Unit School District #205. The grant comes from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It uses only the needed prior funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money goes to the district, not directly to students or households.
Employment support for people with disabilities
The law provides $16.4509 million from the General Revenue Fund for vocational rehabilitation, including case services. Another $6.8829 million from the Illinois Veterans' Rehabilitation Fund supports federal vocational rehabilitation matching funds and related services. Both amounts also cover prior years' costs. Supportive employment gets $8 million from the Vocational Rehabilitation Fund and $90,000 from the General Revenue Fund. The Vocational Rehabilitation Fund also provides $5 million for Business Enterprise Program for the Blind grants and administration.
Facility and Playground Grants for Schools
The law funds school facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. It renews up to $750,000 for Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization capital improvements and $100,000 for Notre Dame College Prep in Niles. Those grants use only their funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate appropriation provides Jane Addams School up to $40,000 for playground and equipment repairs, limited to the amount needed.
Facility repairs for child care families
The law renews up to $500,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for Wesley Child Care Center improvements. It also renews up to $35,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Rathje Park preschool roof. Wheaton Park District receives the roof grant. Both grants are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These are facility grants, not new household payments or child care eligibility rules.
Funding continues for youth job programs
The law provides the Department of Human Services up to about $10.69 million for Youth Summer Jobs grants and administration. Separate Fund for Illinois’ Future lines provide up to about $36.98 million and $35.54 million for youth employment. Another line provides up to about $9.27 million for named organizations’ violence prevention, youth employment, administration, and operations. All four lines are limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The summer-jobs and named-organization lines also cover prior years’ costs; none sets individual wages or eligibility.
Funding for after-school and classroom learning
The law provides up to $28,000 to the Illinois Association of Park Districts for after-school programs. It also provides up to $170,000 for Agriculture in the Classroom grants in Illinois public and private schools. These funds support programs, not direct payments to families. The after-school funding does not set family eligibility or program fees.
Funding for education grant oversight
The law provides $1.85 million from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund for grant oversight and budgeting initiatives. The funding supports work under the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and Budgeting for Results. It does not create a direct household benefit.
Funding for education planning and accountability
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $380,000 for grant accountability, transparency, and results-based budgeting work. It also provides $150,000 for the P-20 Council's work connecting education systems. A $250,000 grant to Chapin Hall supports updates to the Children's Adversity Index and technical help for state education officials. The index work follows Section 2-3.196 of the School Code. These funds support planning and administration, not household payments.
Funding for firefighter training and support
The law funds Chicago firefighter training with $4.9058 million, basic training with $1 million, and Fire Explorer/Cadet School with $100,000. It provides $380,000 for online training management and $590,000 for online certification tests. Training funds include $55,000 for senior officers, $500,000 for Cornerstone, $250,000 for firefighter programs, and $160,000 for leadership. It also provides $75,000 for firefighter peer support. The Illinois Fire Service Institute receives $250,000 for research.
Funding for foster and adoptive training
The law provides $18.8386 million for foster and adoptive care training through the Department of Children and Family Services. The money comes from the DCFS Children's Services Fund. It supports training, not specified payments to individual families.
Funding for Illinois college savings program
The law provides up to $2.5 million to the State Treasurer for the Illinois Higher Education Savings Program. The money comes from the program's fund. This funding provision does not change participant eligibility or set household contributions or individual benefits.
Funding for job seeker services
The law provides $5 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for federal and state employment programs. The money covers grants, administration, and related services. This funding does not set individual eligibility rules or payment amounts.
Funding for learning and literacy programs
The law provides $5 million from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for the Race to the Top Program. That funding covers grants and administrative expenses. It also provides up to $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund for Reach Out and Read. These appropriations do not set household eligibility rules or individual payments.
Funding for libraries and literacy programs
The law provides up to $6.5 million for library services under two federal library and arts laws. Literacy programs receive $6.7683 million: $5.4683 million from general revenue and $1.3 million from the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. Schools, libraries, volunteers, community groups, and their coalitions can run these literacy programs. Chicago Public Library receives up to $1.2888 million, in addition to other funding for that purpose. The State Library gets up to $24,300 for collections, public forums, equipment, materials, and building upkeep.
Funding for nurse agency licensing
The law provides up to $895,700 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Labor. The money covers administration of the Nurse Agency Licensing Act. It funds licensing oversight, not direct household payments or changes to benefit eligibility.
Funding for School Transportation Services
The law provides $2.273 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Secretary of State. The money covers grants, contracts, and administrative costs associated with Agudath Israel of Illinois and school transportation. It does not set individual eligibility rules or a direct household payment.
Funding for student learning and testing
The law provides $40 million for student assessments, including bilingual assessments. It provides $3 million for the Computer Science Equity Program. Another $1.5 million funds grants, contracts, and administration to carry out state reading and math plans. The money supports education programs, not direct payments to students.
Funding for students needing extra support
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $20 million for Alternative Education/Regional Safe Schools and $5 million for the Philip J. Rock Center and School. Those appropriations cannot pay personal services or operational or administrative costs. It also provides $850,000 for the Community and Residential Services Authority and $3.5 million for school resilience programs. Resilience funding includes $1 million for Lurie Children's Hospital Center for Childhood Resilience. Six regional offices and Chicago School District 299 each receive $357,143 for resilience work.
Funding for teacher staffing and oversight
The law provides $30 million for grants, contracts, and administration under the Teacher Vacancy Pilot Program. It also grants $1 million to Teach Plus Illinois for its Affinity Groups program. Another $615,100 supports educator misconduct hearings and investigations. The law provides $500,000 for educator licensing costs, including refunds authorized by the School Code. These provisions do not set individual refund amounts or participant eligibility details.
Funding for worker safety oversight
The Illinois Department of Labor gets up to $2 million for safety promotion and enforcement at public-sector workplaces. That money comes from the Department of Labor Federal Trust Fund. Another $4 million from the Federal Industrial Services Fund covers workplace safety program operations, refunds, and prior years' costs. Up to $400,000 from the Department of Labor Federal Indirect Cost Fund covers related overhead. The funding supports oversight and agency operations, not direct household payments.
Funding for youth conservation learning
The law provides $2.5 million to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for its youth and young adult conservation education pilot. The money covers grants and program costs. This funding provision does not set participant eligibility or individual grant amounts.
Funding keeps labor relations board operating
The law provides $2.7522 million in general funds for Illinois Labor Relations Board operations. The funding covers the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. It does not itself change workers' pay, benefits, or labor rights.
Funding renewed for school facility improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school buildings and playgrounds. Downers Grove District #58 gets up to $255,000 for Henry Puffer and $111,000 for Highland playground improvements. Dolton Riverdale District #148 gets up to $100,000 for playground improvements. Thornton Township #205, Harvey #152, and West Harvey-Dixmoor #147 each get up to $100,000 for building improvements. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding supports education data and surveys
The Board of Higher Education receives $458,100 to administer and enforce the P-20 education data system law. Another $200,000 funds the campus sexual misconduct climate survey program, including staff and administration. These appropriations do not change student eligibility or create individual payments.
Funding supports students' school transportation
The law provides $2.273 million from the General Revenue Fund for school transportation linked to Agudath Israel of Illinois. The Secretary of State administers grants, contracts, and related administrative expenses. The funding supports transportation services, but the law does not state which students qualify or how much families save.
Funding supports unemployment legal help
The law provides $2 million from the Unemployment Compensation Special Administration Fund for legal help required by law. It also provides $100,000 for interest on refunds of wrongly paid contributions, penalties, and interest. The refund funding covers those specific erroneous payments, not a general household payment.
Funding Supports Youth and Learning Centers
The law renews up to $500,000 for Grace Memorial Baptist Church and Grace at Jerusalem C.D.C. to build two centers. Those projects are the New Laquan McDonald Business Tech Center and Lawndale STEAM Engine. It also renews up to $350,000 for DLD For Youth improvements and $500,000 for Tender Care Early Learning Center improvements. U-2 gets up to $1 million for mentorship program costs. Each grant depends on funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; these provisions do not set household payments or child care discounts.
Funding to enforce worker pay protections
The Illinois Department of Labor gets $3.5 million to administer child labor and day and temporary labor laws. It gets $150,000 from the Employee Classification Fund to administer worker classification law. Wage-payment administration gets up to $500,000 from the Wage Theft Enforcement Fund. Equal-pay administration gets up to $1 million from the Equal Pay Fund and $681,500 from the General Revenue Fund. These appropriations fund existing protections; they do not themselves change pay, classification rules, or eligibility.
Grants fund education and parent mentoring
The law provides General Revenue Fund grants for operating costs: up to $8 million for HOPE Chicago. Southwest Organizing Project's Parent Mentoring Program Ladders of Opportunity gets up to $2.5 million. XS Tennis and Education Program gets up to $2 million. These grants do not set household payments or rules for who qualifies for services.
Grants renovate schools, library, and children’s museum
The law renews educational facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Evergreen Park Community High School District #231 gets up to $200,000 for renovations. Community High School District #218 gets up to $200,000 to renovate Richards High School. Chicago Ridge Public Library gets up to $200,000 for renovations, and DuPage Children’s Museum gets $175,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Grants support community college facility improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants of up to $10 million for Illinois Central College and $6.041141 million for Richland Community College. Both grants fund capital improvements and are limited to balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate $2.6 million grant through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity improves Lincoln Land Community College's truck driver training infrastructure. These grants support facilities, not direct household payments or tuition cuts.
Grants support training, foundations, and libraries
The law funds education-related organizations through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It renews up to $200,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Insight Chicago’s workforce development and training center. It also renews up to $1,482 from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for Barat Education Foundation operating costs, including prior years’ costs. Both renewed grants are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, the Fund for Illinois’ Future provides up to $1.7 million each to South Suburban College Foundation, Governors State University Foundation, and Calumet City Public Library for operating costs, including prior years’ costs, limited to the amount needed.
Grants support two worker organizations
The law provides up to $100,000 for Chicago Workers Collaborative's operating costs. It also provides two grants totaling up to $500,000 to Centro Trabajadores Unidos, without specifying detailed uses. The grants come from the General Revenue Fund. They do not set household payments or rules for who receives services.
Grants support youth learning and mentoring
The law funds grants through the Department of Human Services from the Fund for Illinois' Future. Operating grants provide up to $120,000 for Angel's Youth Center and $350,000 for STEAM Genius NFP. The Wayne McClain Pipeline Foundation gets up to $180,000 for Foster Grandparent Program costs and operations. The Well Experience gets up to $400,000 for its Well Kids Learning Hub. These grants do not set household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Greenfield and North Greene School Grants Continue
The law renews $100,000 for building renovations at Greenfield Community Unit School District #10. It also renews $100,000 for general infrastructure improvements at North Greene Unit School District #3. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each grant covers only needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money supports school facilities, not direct payments to families.
Head Start coordination receives funding
The law provides $500,000 from the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund for Head Start State Collaboration. The money covers collaboration grants and administrative expenses. It does not establish direct family payments or individual eligibility rules.
Homeless children get service program funding
The law provides $4.417 million for Homeless Children and Youth under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Money from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund covers grants, contracts, and administrative costs. The funding supports services rather than direct household payments.
Illinois Future Farmers association receives grants
The law provides $100,000 from the Future Farmers of America Fund for grants to the Illinois association. The Department of Agriculture administers the funding. The law does not set an award amount for individual participants.
Infrastructure grant for Rock Valley College
The law renews up to $500,000 for infrastructure improvements at Rock Valley College from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The grant is limited to what is needed and money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. It funds college infrastructure, not direct student payments.
Job training programs and centers funded
The law provides $50 million for employment and training programs, income assistance, social services, and administration, including prior years' costs. It also provides $200,000 for Insight Chicago's workforce development and training center. At Elgin Community College, it carries forward up to $25 million for a manufacturing training facility. Separate Elgin grants provide up to $500,000 for a Regional Technical Training Center and $200,000 for mechatronics improvements. These Elgin grants use Build Illinois Bond Fund money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The manufacturing grant is also limited to the amount needed. The provisions do not guarantee anyone a training place, job, or direct payment.
Job training recovery funds remain available
The law renews about $33.09 million for Job Training and Workforce Recovery programs through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Money comes from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund and covers grants, contracts, and operating costs. It includes work to carry out the equity and access workforce commission’s recommendations. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not set personal payments or eligibility.
Kankakee career center keeps improvement funding
The law renews up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Kankakee Area Career Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This funds the center’s infrastructure, not direct payments to students or households.
Kaskaskia college retains campus improvement funding
The law renews up to $75,000 for capital improvements at Kaskaskia Community College. The grant comes from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It covers only the amount needed from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Lanphier High School keeps improvement funding
The law keeps up to $10,000 available from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Springfield School District #186. The grant supports infrastructure improvements at Lanphier High School. Funding is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Libraries get service and technology funding
The law provides $38.5749 million from the General Revenue Fund for annual library-system equalization, per capita, and area grants, plus public-library per capita grants. It also provides up to $1.6095 million for annual per capita grants to districts to start, operate, or support qualified school libraries. Another $7.406 million funds annual library technology grants and direct equipment or service purchases: $5.58 million from general revenue and $1.826 million from the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. Up to $870,800 in general revenue supports library construction and renovation. Library-system, public-library, and construction grants follow Section 8 of the Illinois Library System Act; school libraries must qualify under Section 8.4.
Local middle schools get building improvement grants
The law funds school improvements through Commerce Department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Mount Prospect School District 57 gets up to $240,000 for construction and infrastructure improvements at Lincoln Middle School. Prospect Heights School District 23 gets up to $175,000 for Douglas MacArthur Middle School and the Grodsky Administrative Building. A separate grant provides that district up to $350,000 for capital improvements at MacArthur Middle School.
Local school districts retain improvement grants
The law carries forward school improvement grants administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $400,000 for Springfield District 186 and $250,000 for Ball Chatham District 5 building improvements. It also preserves up to $50,000 for Rich Township District 227 infrastructure and $100,000 for Harlem District 122 infrastructure. Rockford District 205 retains up to $200,000 for improvements at Welsh and West View Schools. Each grant remains limited to its prior funding balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; Rockford and Harlem also require that the amount be needed.
Local schools retain building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund school grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants provide $125,000 for Country Club Hills District #160, $50,000 for Hazel Crest District #152.5, and $100,000 for Prairie Hills District #144. Lincoln Way District #210 receives $100,000 for infrastructure and security systems at Lincoln-Way Community High School. Chicago District #299 receives up to $75,000 for Ninos Heros Elementary capital improvements, $49,501 for Horace Mann Elementary infrastructure, and $49,500 for Isabelle C O'Keeffe Elementary infrastructure. All grants use only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; Chicago grants also cannot exceed what is needed.
Local schools retain building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school improvements. Chicago public school awards provide up to $50,000 for Avondale-Logandale Elementary, $150,000 for Cassell Elementary, and $155,000 for Kellogg School. They also provide up to $25,000 for the Agricultural High School of Science. St. Michael's School in Orland Park gets up to $150,000 for security improvements; Alsip-Hazel Green-Oak Lawn School District #126 gets up to $25,000 for building improvements. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local schools retain building project funding
The law carries forward up to $4.125 million for LEARN Charter School Network infrastructure and $100,000 for Momence District 1 improvements. It also carries forward up to $600,000 for needed renovations or new construction at Johns Hill Magnet School in Decatur. Lions Math and Science Christian Academy has up to $46,745 for building upgrades and repairs. These grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. St. Joseph Academy has up to $360,000 from the Fund for Illinois' Future for repairs, maintenance, improvements, operations, and services, including prior years' costs. All these grants are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
More funding for early childhood administration
The law raises funding for costs tied to the Department of Early Childhood from $10 million to $13.9 million. The $3.9 million increase goes through the Department of Human Services. This funding does not specify a new family benefit, service expansion, or eligibility change.
Nursing schools receive competitive grant funding
The law provides $1.5 million from the General Revenue Fund for competitive grants to nursing schools. The grants aim to increase the number of graduating nurses. The provision does not set school award amounts, student eligibility, or direct payments to students.
Oakton students get classroom renovation funding
The law renews up to $125,000 for classroom renovations at Oakton Community College. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. It funds classrooms rather than tuition assistance or direct student payments.
Operating grants support youth and arts
The law funds operating grants from the General Revenue Fund for youth and arts organizations. Youth Guidance gets up to $3 million, and Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts gets up to $1 million. Kids Above All and DLD For Youth each get up to $500,000; Introspective Youth Services gets up to $75,000. The grants do not specify individual payments or rules for who qualifies for services.
Oswego schools retain building improvement funding
The law renews up to $653,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Oswego Community Unit School District 308. The grant pays for capital improvements. It uses only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, rather than providing household payments.
Peoria stadium and school renovation funding
The law keeps Build Illinois bond grants available through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two education facilities. Peoria Public School District #150 gets up to $3 million for Peoria Public Stadium improvements. Art, Inc. Greeley School gets up to $530,000 for building renovations. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Regional education warehouse keeps improvement funding
The law renews up to $50,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Regional Office of Education #26 infrastructure. The grant includes warehouse repair and expansion at its regional purchasing cooperative. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Funding is limited to the amount needed and earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding renovates children's learning room
The law renews up to $50,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Indian Boundary YMCA. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant to renovate its Early Childhood after-school learning room. Funding is limited to amounts needed from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This is facility funding, not a payment to families or a change in child care eligibility.
Renewed grants improve schools and libraries
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for school and library projects. Grants include up to $150,000 for Hyde Park Academy and $30,000 for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It also renews up to $100,000 for Peoria County Regional Office of Education school safety enhancements. Plainfield receives up to $100,000 for library improvements; Western Illinois University receives up to $2 for Alumni House windows and doors. All amounts depend on funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; the Art Institute grant also cannot exceed project needs.
Renewed grants support children and families
The law renews up to $97,723 for The Well Experience to support children from birth through age 18. It also renews up to $228,150 for DREAAM Opportunity Center's early childhood center, including development, operation, and evaluation. The center focuses on Black cultural education, wraparound services, early intervention, family mental health, and culturally relevant parent engagement. Both grants use the Fund For Illinois' Future through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. They cover past costs only within balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, and guarantee no individual services.
Robotics classroom construction gets grant renewal
The law renews up to $50,000 in Build Illinois funding for APS Training Institute to build an industrial robotics classroom. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The provision does not set enrollment eligibility or provide individual payments.
School accessibility and special education facilities
Des Plaines School District 62 gets up to $500,000 for an accessibility-related playground project. The Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization gets up to $500,000 for building and infrastructure improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants using the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
School and College Facilities Get Grants
The law renews $100,000 for renovations and repairs at Saint Ann Catholic School. That grant is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It also provides a new $100,000 infrastructure grant to Morton College. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The grants support facilities, not tuition cuts, student aid, or direct household benefits.
School and college improvement grants
The law provides up to $500,000 for capital improvements at Parkland College. It also provides up to $250,000 for capital improvements at Urbana School District 116. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. These grants fund facilities, not payments to students or families.
School and library improvements keep funding
The law renews up to $316,000 for capital improvements in Prospect Heights School District 23. It also renews up to $89,000 for Friends of Arlington Heights Library for capital improvements at the library. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
School and library improvements keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. School infrastructure grants provide up to $30,000 for Prairie Central CUSD #8 and $75,000 for Pontiac CCSD 429. Rantoul Public Library gets up to $30,000 for building renovations and equipment. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The school grants are also limited to the amount needed.
School and library retain improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school and library building improvements. West Harvey-Dixmoor School District 147 gets up to $250,000, limited to the amount needed. Dolton Public Library gets up to $300,000. Both grants are limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
School and youth facilities keep grants
The law carries forward up to $40,000 for infrastructure improvements at Iroquois County CUSD #9. It also carries forward up to $1 for the Boys and Girls Club of Livingston County's infrastructure. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Funding covers only necessary costs and money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These are facility grants, not payments to families.
School building projects retain funding
The law preserves up to $50 million to build a Chicago high school serving Chinatown, Bridgeport, and South Loop. It also preserves up to $2 million for Niles Township Special Education District #807 building costs. Both grants use the School Construction Fund through the Capital Development Board and State Board of Education. Another $55,000 in Build Illinois bond funds supports improvements at Saint Michael’s Catholic Grade School in Wheaton through the commerce department. All three amounts are limited to needed funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
School communities get building improvement funding
The law carries forward up to $17 million for East St. Louis School District 189 capital improvements. It also carries forward up to $320,455 for Chicago Public Schools improvements at John B. Murphy Elementary School. Both bond grants cover only necessary money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money supports school buildings, not direct payments to families.
School districts retain building repair funds
The law renews funding through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for repairs in two school districts. Community Consolidated School District 15 gets up to $75,000 for plumbing renovations, other capital improvements, or both. Township High School District 211 gets up to $75,000 to replace water and sewer pipes. Each grant is limited to needed funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
School Facility Improvement Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school infrastructure. Illinois State University gets up to $100,000 for its Laboratory Schools. A separate grant provides up to $80,200 for University High School at Illinois State University. Tri-Point CUSD 6-J gets up to $36,855. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
School grants fund buildings and apprenticeships
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Forest Park District #91 gets up to $5 million for a community center and apprenticeship program at Betsy Ross Elementary. Proviso Township High School District #209 gets up to $10 million for heating and cooling upgrades. Madison District #12 gets up to $6.5 million for Madison High School athletic fields. Each grant is limited to needed funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
School grants fund buildings and fields
The law funds school improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grants provide up to $250,000 for George Washington Middle School in Lyons District #103, plus $250,000 for Gage Park High School turf fields and $40,000 for its infrastructure. Chicago District #299 also gets up to $250,000 each for Lake View and Walter Payton high schools. Its grants include up to $100,000 each for Alexander Hamilton and Harriet Tubman elementary schools; $75,000 each for Hawthorne Scholastic Academy and John James Audubon Elementary; and $50,000 each for Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center. Separate capital and infrastructure grants provide up to $300,000 for Brennemann Elementary and $500,000 for Hamilton Fine and Performing Arts School. These grants fund school projects, not direct payments to families.
School improvement and accessibility grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund school grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Greenfield Community Unit District 10 gets up to $25,000 to buy a portable wheelchair lift. Thornton Township High Schools District 205 gets up to $130,000 for Thornton Township High School infrastructure improvements. The Chicago Board of Education gets up to $12,500 for Barbara Vick Early Childhood Center infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
School improvement funding for Kenwood Academy
The law renews up to $250,000 for the Chicago Board of Education to improve Kenwood Academy’s facilities. The commerce department administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The funding does not change student eligibility or provide household payments.
School safety and playground projects funded
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants to Roundlake School District #116: $143,324 for Village Elementary fire alarms. It also renews $125,520 for Magee Middle School and $54,756 for the Early Childhood Center. Those two grants cover building and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire-protection work marked urgent or required in the 2018 Life Safety Survey. Another renewed grant provides $250,000 for Meadow Lane School playground repairs; all renewed grants depend on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A new $250,000 grant from the same fund supports playground and locker improvements at Atwood High School District #125.
Schools and college campus get improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school and college projects. Illinois Central College gets up to $300,000 for improvements and expansion at its East Peoria Campus. School District #150 gets up to $50,000 for a playground at Whittier Primary School. Roger C. Sullivan High School gets up to $500,000, and Uplift Community High School gets up to $200,000 for improvements. All grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Sullivan and Uplift grants also cannot exceed the amounts needed from their specified prior funding.
Schools and college get facility funding
The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides up to $36,000 for Elgin Community College improvements, including buying a new building. The law carries forward $14,710 for Salem Christian Academy infrastructure improvements. It also carries forward $225,000 for infrastructure improvements at Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy. Both carryovers are available only from prior funds still unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities rather than student payments or tuition reductions.
Schools and college retain construction funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for education facilities. Lake Land College has up to $4 million for a new agricultural education building, and Chaddock School of Quincy has $75,000 for infrastructure. Infrastructure caps are $40,000 each for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley District #5 and Morris District 54, and $110,000 for Woodland District #5. Lawrence County District #20 has up to $25,000 and Jasper County District #1 has $50,000 for infrastructure or equipment, including earlier costs. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and colleges keep improvement grants
The law renews up to $1.5 million for Lutheran High School infrastructure and $1.4 million for Triton College capital improvements. Triton's grant also covers prior-year costs. Dominican University gets renewed funding of up to $1 million for Lund Auditorium infrastructure, limited to the amount needed. All three grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These are building grants, not student aid.
Schools and colleges retain repair funding
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school and college facilities. Joliet Junior College gets up to $250,000 for its Mental Health and Wellness Office; Willowbrook High School gets $269,786 for disability-access improvements. Grants also retain up to $100,000 for Leo Catholic High School improvements and $150,000 for Hebrew Theological College repairs. Chicago Public Schools gets up to $3,703 for Thomas Drummond Elementary School playground and campus improvements. Each grant is capped at prior funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Except for Joliet Junior College, grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Schools And Learning Spaces Keep Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school and learning spaces. McLean County Unit School District #5 gets up to $250,000 for expansion. Illinois State University gets up to $250,000 to buy or renovate Milner Library space for student support services. Chicago school grants include up to $250,000 for Manierre Elementary repairs, $500,000 for 22nd District improvements, and $300,000 for Foremant High School repairs. Roundlake School District #116 gets up to $144,665 to update or replace Ellis Elementary's fire alarm system. Kohl Children's Museum gets up to $250,000 for modular science, technology, engineering, and math exhibits in its Mobile Learning Lab. Each grant uses only prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities and exhibits, not direct student aid or tuition cuts.
Schools and library get facility funding
The law funds education facilities through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. City Colleges of Chicago gets $200,000 for capital improvements at Wilbur Wright College. Morton College and School District 103 each get $250,000 for infrastructure improvements. Summit Public Library District gets up to $175,000 for infrastructure improvements. These grants fund facilities, not new tuition aid or direct household payments.
Schools and Library Keep Repair Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school and library improvements. Frederick Douglass Academy High School gets up to $175,000 for repairs and renovations; Elmwood Park Public Library gets $150,000 for improvements. Valley View School District #365U gets $41,980 for Pioneer Elementary roof repairs and facility work. Chicago Public School District #299 gets up to $100,000 each for infrastructure improvements at Canty and Bridge elementary schools in the 38th Ward. All renewed money is available only to the extent unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and university get building funds
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants for school and campus improvements. Allocations include up to $3.2 million for Rosalind Franklin University and $250,000 for Butler College Preparatory. Calumet City School District 155 receives an allocation of up to $100,000. Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157 and Lansing Elementary School District 158 each receive allocations of up to $200,000. Each grant is limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and university get facility grants
The law renews grants administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school and university improvements. Five school districts each get up to $50,000 for capital improvements: Casey-Westfield 4C, Marshall No. 2C, Hutsonville No. 1, Oblong No. 4, and Palestine No. 3. Benedictine University gets up to $150,000 in Build Illinois bond funding for infrastructure, public safety, and security improvements. Each grant uses only needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The university grant does not provide tuition aid or direct student payments.
Schools and youth centers keep improvement funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Little Angels Learning Center retains up to $500,000 for capital improvements; Niles Teen Center retains up to $700,000 for infrastructure. Bremen High School District 228 retains up to $200,000 for Tinley Park High School capital improvements, including earlier costs. Each grant uses only prior funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Little Angels and Tinley Park High School funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Schools and youth facilities retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $1 million for Child Care Advocates United and $300,000 for Rauner YMCA capital improvements. Chicago Public School District 299 retains up to $5,749 for Edgebrook Elementary; West Cook County's Boys and Girls Club retains $527 for repairs. North Suburban YMCA retains $1 for heating, cooling, roof, pool, and parking lot work; child care eligibility does not change. Each grant is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools get building and gym funding
The law funds school projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. New grants allow up to $1.718133 million each for infrastructure at Kenwood Academy High School and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School. Renewed grants allow up to $150,000 for James H. Bowen High School improvements, $100,000 for Murray Language Academy improvements, and $150,000 to build Woodlawn Community Elementary School's gym. Renewed grants also allow up to $100,000 for Parkside Elementary Community Academy, $75,000 for Bret Harte Magnet School, and $150,000 for George Washington Elementary improvements. All grants are limited to amounts needed; renewed grants also require funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools get building and gym grants
The law funds these grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Chicago Public Schools District 299 gets up to $500,000 for Dyett High School's gym and $400,000 for Doolittle Elementary improvements. Community Consolidated School District 15 gets up to $339,000; Prospect Heights School District 23 gets up to $500,000. Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization gets up to $156,000; Township High School District 211 gets up to $450,000. These last four grants fund capital improvements and infrastructure, with spending limited to the amount needed.
Schools get cameras and facility funding
The law renews $50,000 for Matteson School District 162 to buy and install school cameras. It also renews $50,000 for Glenwood Academy infrastructure improvements. Both grants use only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate grant provides up to $100,000 for Kankakee School District 111 capital improvements, without that unspent-balance condition. Illinois' commerce department administers all three Build Illinois Bond Fund grants.
Schools get funding for capital improvements
The law renews two separate Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for Altus Academy Chicago capital improvements: $560,020 and $760,020. Both use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A new grant provides up to $550,000 for The Black Academy of Excellence’s capital improvements, limited to the amount needed. Another new grant provides up to $150,000 for Kankakee School District 111 capital improvements. This money supports school facilities, not direct payments to families.
Schools Get Playgrounds and Lunch Upgrades
The law funds school facility grants through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Bloomington Public Schools District 87 gets up to $600,000 for elementary school playground renovations. The Chicago Board of Education gets $1 million for a turf field at Mark Twain Elementary School in District 299. Downers Grove Grade School District 58 gets $500,000 for hot lunch building and equipment updates at seven elementary schools. The lunch grant does not change who qualifies for school meals.
Schools get renewed building and playground funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school improvements through Illinois' Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Chicago schools get up to $150,000 for 5th Ward improvements and $300,000 for Washington High School heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Naperville Scott School gets up to $50,600 for disability-access and infrastructure improvements. Downers Grove District 58 playground grants reach $234,000 at Fairmount, $195,000 at Indian Trail, $26,200 at Whittier, and $190,000 at Kingsley. Each grant covers only needed amounts unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Schools keep funding for building improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for improvements at seven schools. Chicago Public School District 299 receives up to $155 for Armstrong G Elementary International Studies School and $367 for Belding Elementary. Other Chicago limits are $4,001 for Decatur Classical, $869 for DeWitt Clinton Elementary, and $3,080 for Edison Regional Gifted Center. Frederick Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center has a $199 limit. Golf School District 67 receives up to $4,910 for Hynes Elementary School. Each grant is limited to needed amounts still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools receive grants for facility improvements
The law funds school improvement grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The Chicago Board of Education receives $10,000 for John C. Coonley Elementary School improvements, including playground equipment. Round Lake School District #116 receives $125,520 for John T. Magee Middle School improvements. The district also receives $54,756 for its Early Education Center. These are facility grants, not direct payments to families.
Schools retain building and equipment grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school facilities and a learning center. Chicago Board of Education has up to $750,000 for Hubbard High School pool repairs; Poder Learning Center has up to $221,736 for building construction. Butler School District 45 has $20,000 for lockers and capital work; Community Consolidated School District 99 has $40,000 for parking, repairs, and capital work. Downers Grove District 58 has $20,000 for capital work, and Glen Ellyn District 41 has $45,000 for its Courtyard classroom and Performing Arts Center. Lombard Elementary District 44 has up to $15,000 for kitchen and capital work. Funding is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools retain building and playground grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school facilities, not direct payments to students. Capital improvement limits are $250,000 for South Suburban College and $250,000 for Thornton Township School District 205. Thornton Fractional North High School has two separate capital grants, capped at $200,000 and $150,000. Ravenswood Elementary has up to $225,000 for theater and/or gym renovations. Budlong Elementary has up to $225,000 for a playground and/or outdoor track; McCutcheon Elementary has up to $100,000 for a student playground. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
State funds Department of Labor operations
The law provides $11.9015 million from the General Revenue Fund for Department of Labor operations. It covers staff, services, equipment, data processing, telecommunications, and vehicle operations. This funding does not change worker pay, benefits, or labor rules.
Students get technology and science funding
For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $7.5 million for school technology loans. It also provides $2.5 million for the School STEAM Grant Program through the Illinois State Board of Education. Science and math diversity funding includes $95,900 for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Fusion Program. Another $1.4336 million supports Creating Pathways and Access for Student Success Foundation initiatives for students from underrepresented groups. These appropriations do not state loan terms, individual award amounts, or detailed student eligibility rules.
Suburban schools get building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants: $500,000 for Golf District #67 infrastructure and $100,000 for Rosemont District #78 building study and design. It also renews $250,000 for Arie Crown Hebrew Day School infrastructure, $50,000 for MCC Academy capital work, and $10,000 for District #73.5 infrastructure. Renewed grants include up to $30,000 for Caroline Sibley School in District 149 and $55,000 for West Harvey-Dixmoor District 147 infrastructure. Renewed grants use balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; the last two are also limited to needed amounts. A separate $100,000 grant funds Madison Elementary infrastructure in Skokie through District #69, without a stated unspent-balance date.
Suburban schools get classroom and playground funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for suburban education facilities. It provides up to $450,000 each for Naperville District 203 Connections classrooms and Turning Pointe Autism Foundation outdoor classrooms. Playground grants provide up to $200,000 for Liberty Elementary in Cicero District 99 and $59,624 for listed Indian Prairie District 204 elementary schools. General capital improvement grants provide up to $500,000 for Oswego District 308 and $4,154 for Indian Prairie District 204. Each grant uses only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Suburban schools receive facility improvement funding
The law provides up to $40 million for needed infrastructure and improvements at Proviso West High School, including an outdoor sports complex. It also carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for several suburban school districts. These include up to $250,000 each for Thornton Fractional North and South high schools. District awards include up to $1 million for West Harvey Dixmoor 147 and $500,000 for Homewood Flossmoor 233. They also include up to $1.1 million for Dolton West 148, $1.5 million for Dolton 149, and $1 million for Thornton Township 205. These carried-forward grants are limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Proviso West appropriation is separate from that carryover limit.
Teacher preparation and faculty grants funded
The law provides $6 million for the Grow Your Own Teachers Program, including prior years' costs. It also provides $2.0502 million to administer and distribute Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program grants. The University of Illinois at Chicago receives $500,000 for its Brothers Teaching Initiative Program. These provisions do not set individual award amounts or participant eligibility.
Three Chicago schools keep improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements at three schools. Chicago Public School District has up to $675,000 for Owen Scholastic Elementary School. Simeon Career Academy has up to $1 million, and Leo High School has up to $1.2 million. Each grant can use only funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025. The money supports school facilities, not direct payments to families.
Triton College facility funding continues
The law renews up to $20,515 for an accessible automatic door operator and other improvements at Triton College. The state commerce department administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Two local schools keep improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school improvements. J. Sterling Morton High School has up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Cicero School District #99 has up to $100,000 for improvements at Burnham Elementary School. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Two School Districts Get Building Support
The law renews up to $100,000 to replace a portable classroom at Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District #5. It also renews up to $150,000 for safety improvements at Triopia Community Unit School District #27. The state commerce department administers both Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available; Triopia's funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Two school districts keep repair funding
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school repairs. Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 has up to $75,000 to replace the middle school roof. Nokomis Community Unit School District #12 has up to $50,000 for building maintenance or upgrades. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money funds school facilities, not direct payments to families.
Two school districts retain infrastructure funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund school infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Bloomingdale School District 13 has a $50,000 cap. DuPage High School District 88 has a separate cap of just $1. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund district improvements, not payments to students or families.
Two school districts retain repair grants
The law preserves up to $40,000 for facility improvements in Eldorado Community School District No. 4. It also preserves up to $75,000 for high school improvements in West Frankfort Community Unit School District. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Two schools get money for upgrades
The law funds school infrastructure through state commerce department grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Community Consolidated School District #21 gets up to $125,000 for Kilmer Elementary. Chicago Public School District #299 gets up to $500,000 for Mather High School. The money supports school improvements, not payments to families.
Unspent grants remain available for schools
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants are capped at $2.01 million for Chicago Public Schools and $497 for Riverton CUSD 14. Downers Grove School District #58 gets up to $1 for playground improvements at El Sierra. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These are school project grants, not household payments.
Unspent grants support local school improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school capital improvements. Up to $200,000 each supports Sunnybrook District 171, Burnham District 154.5, Community Consolidated District #168, Beecher District #200, and Grant Park District #6. CICS Prairie School Campus and Sandridge District #172 each have up to $100,000 available. Chicago Public School District has up to $2 million available for DuSable High School improvements. Each grant is limited to its balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; DuSable uses its prior reappropriation balance.
Veterans’ education approval work receives funding
The law provides up to $2.6914 million from the GI Education Fund for State Approving Agency operating expenses. The money also covers prior-year costs. This funds agency work without changing individual education benefits or eligibility.
Vocational and workforce facilities keep funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for vocational and workforce facilities. It provides up to $50,000 for infrastructure at St Clair Associated Vocational Enterprises. It also renews $50,000 for workforce-related capital improvements at NEBC Employment Resource Services and $50,000 for Revolution Workshop's training facility. Funding is limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not direct payments to workers.
Western Illinois University gets building improvement funding
The law provides up to $570,000 for capital improvements at Western Illinois University. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Funding is limited to the amount needed. The grant does not provide money directly to students or households.
Workforce grant legal claims get funding
The law sets aside $675,000 from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund for tort claims tied to Workforce Development grants. This money funds those legal claims, not a general household benefit. The law does not state how much any individual claimant receives.
Youth and education groups retain grants
The law renews operating grants through the Illinois Department of Human Services, including payment of prior years' costs. Limits are $166,353 for Youth Build, $50,150 for Howard Brown Youth Center, and $210,000 for Atlas Academy. Limits are $10,000 for 4 K.I.D.S Sake, $35,783 for Junior Achievement of Central Illinois, and $504,140 for Monument of Faith After School Program. Each grant uses only its balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The first four grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Youth jobs and violence prevention receive funding
The law provides two General Revenue Fund allocations totaling $60.882 million for violence prevention, youth employment, and related costs. The Department of Human Services administers $16 million for entities listed in Section 1036 and $44.882 million for those in Section 1040. Funding covers grants, administrative services, and operating expenses. The law does not set individual benefit or wage amounts.
Youth programs get jobs and after-school funding
The law provides $17.8124 million from the General Revenue Fund for Teen REACH after-school programs. It also provides $45 million for youth employment grants and related administrative costs. These provisions do not set participant eligibility, wages, or household payment amounts. The after-school funding does not specify local program availability.
Little Village chamber gets facility funding
The law provides up to $400,000 for the Little Village Chamber of Commerce to buy a facility and improve infrastructure. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The grant goes to the chamber, not directly to businesses or households.
Historic tax credit administration gets funding
The law provides $630,000 from the Historic Property Administrative Fund to administer the Historic Tax Credit Program. This appropriation does not change credit amounts, who qualifies, or household tax bills.
Aging Agency Facility Grant Continues
The law renews up to $30,000 for capital improvements at the Southeastern Illinois Agency on Aging. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant runs through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It can use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not change services, eligibility, or payments to older residents.
Alexander-Cairo port improvements keep grant funding
The law renews about $38.42 million for infrastructure improvements at the Alexander-Cairo Port District. The grant comes from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Alton broadband development keeps grant funding
The law renews up to about $19.064 million for broadband development through a grant to Alton Works. The money comes from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The grant does not provide household subsidies or promise lower internet prices.
Arts and museum facilities retain grants
The law renews up to $100,000 for Monument of Faith's Green Screen Studio and Performing Arts build-out. It also renews up to $100,000 for infrastructure at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund and use only balances left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The provisions do not set individual access rules or provide household payments.
Arts organizations retain building improvement grants
The law carries forward Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for arts and cultural facilities. Each grant can use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grant amounts are: • National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture: up to $300,000 for capital improvements. • Rome in a Day Productions: up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. • Timeline Theater: two separate grants, up to $400,000 for infrastructure and up to $500,000 for capital improvements. • Old Town Triangle Association: up to $420,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Old Town Art Center. These grants support facilities rather than direct household payments.
Arts venues get construction and upgrades
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for arts facilities. Caps include $49,145 for Chicago's National Museum for Gospel Music and $350,000 to build Black Ensemble Theatre's Free to Be Educational Outreach Theatre. Harold Washington Cultural has a $100,000 cap for infrastructure and technology upgrades. ETA Creative Arts Foundation has a $100,000 cap for infrastructure and other capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Aviation operations and airport property get funding
The law provides about $1.564 million from three transportation funds for state aviation operating costs. Up to $1.6 million from the Tax Recovery Fund supports state-owned property used for Will County airport development. That money covers maintenance, repairs, applicable lessee security-deposit refunds, and county payments replacing lost leasehold taxes. Another $500 from the Aeronautics Fund covers refunds, without specifying who qualifies.
Batavia fiber pilot funding continues
The law renews up to $10,433 for construction of Batavia's fiber optic pilot program. The state commerce department administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not guarantee household internet service or lower bills.
Black Researchers Collective retains operating support
The law renews up to $700,000 for Black Researchers Collective through the Illinois Department of Human Services. The grant pays operating costs, including costs from prior years. Funding cannot exceed need or the prior grant balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Bloomingdale retains money for drainage improvements
The law renews a Build Illinois Bond Fund grant of up to $8 million for drainage improvements in Bloomingdale. Funding is limited to the amount needed from funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This is infrastructure funding, not a direct household payment.
Bolingbrook gets wastewater station repair funds
The law provides Bolingbrook up to $250,000 to repair a wastewater lift station. The grant uses the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the state commerce department. Money is available only as needed for that purpose. The law does not specify any change to household utility bills.
Broadband and community technology grants continue
The law renews up to $72.8 million in grants and loans for broadband deployment and network expansion. The money also supports health technology, telemedicine, distance learning, and public safety projects. It can cover earlier costs. Only prior funding unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Building Grants for Chicago-Area Communities
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local improvements. Capital improvement limits are $100,000 for Palatine, $200,000 for Des Plaines, $750,000 for Prospect Heights, and $740,000 for North Chicago. Infrastructure limits are $200,000 each for Elk Grove Village and Niles, plus $100,000 for Maine Township. Park Ridge gets up to $300,000 to build a salt dome. Each grant is limited to its funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Business associations retain signs and improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two business associations. Hegewisch Business Association retains up to $75,000 to buy signs. Chatham Business Association retains up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its earlier allocation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The associations receive the grants; the law does not establish payments to individual business owners.
Calumet Park gets infrastructure repair funding
The law carries forward three Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for Calumet Park through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The caps are $300,000 for general infrastructure, $200,000 for sewer lining, and $300,000 for water system improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund village projects, not direct household payments.
Capital Improvement Grant for Urban Smoke
The law provides a $100,000 Build Illinois Bond Fund grant to Urban Smoke Cafe LLC for capital improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. The funding does not set prices, job targets, or household payments.
Central Illinois communities keep infrastructure funding
The law makes Build Illinois Bond Fund money available again for local infrastructure grants of up to $50,000 each. Recipients include Tazewell County and the Town of Normal. In Tazewell County, township recipients are Morton, Deer Creek, Washington, Mackinaw, and Fondulac. In McLean County, township recipients are Mount Hope, Allin, Dale, Danvers, Funks Grove, Normal, Bloomington, Dry Grove, and Randolph. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Central Illinois community facilities receive grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. Baby Fold gets up to $200,000 and Children's Discovery Museum up to $230,000 for capital improvements. Infrastructure grants provide up to $200,000 each for Youth Build and Peoria Grown, plus $300,000 for Goodwill Industries' East Peoria facility. These five grants are limited to their balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate appropriation provides up to $100,000 from the same fund for East Peoria Community Foundation capital improvements, without that balance condition. These grants do not establish direct household payments.
Charging company retains capital grant funding
The law renews up to $1 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for EV Clean Charging, Inc. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant for capital improvements. Funding covers only the amount needed from prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This is a company grant, not a household charging rebate.
Chicago and nearby communities retain infrastructure funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Chicago's maximum grants are $405,468 for the 8th Ward and $250,000 each for the 9th and 10th Wards. Sauk Village, Calumet City, Lynwood, and Lansing each retain up to $100,000; Cook County retains $100,000 for capital improvements. Beecher, Burnham, and South Holland each retain up to $50,000; Grant Park retains up to $25,000. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its earlier allocation at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago community groups retain facility grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. Infrastructure grant caps are: Northwest Center, $250,000; La Casa Norte, $500,000; The Miracle Center Inc., $125,000; Casa Central of Chicago, $225,000; Rincon Family Services, $200,000; The Bloc Chicago, $150,000; Puerto Rican Cultural Center, $300,000; Urban Equity Inc. for Soul City Kitchens, $450,000; Matthew House, $100,000; and Sow Community Development Corporation, $1 million. Capital improvement grant caps are: Dion's Chicago Dream, $1 million; Wholistic Community Development Association, $250,000; Growing Home, $500,000; and Urban Market Exchange, $200,000. Life Impacters Foundation gets up to $500,000 to help buy a building at 2100 N Kildare Ave. Every grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund organizational facilities, not direct household payments.
Chicago neighborhoods get street repair funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants to Chicago for street and alley repairs. Street resurfacing gets up to $512,000 each in the 38th and 45th Wards. Alley repairs get up to $150,000 in the 38th Ward and $71,000 in the 45th Ward. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago neighborhoods retain street improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for Chicago streets and neighborhood infrastructure. Street resurfacing and related improvement limits are $555,000 in Ward 38, $1.302 million in Ward 45, and $622,077 in Ward 41. Wards 39 and 29 each have a $156,000 limit for street and capital improvements. Ward 38 also has $100,000 for tree replacement and utility work, plus $35,000 for Dunning neighborhood infrastructure. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago station and viaduct repair funding
The law renews up to $500,000 for Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation to improve and develop a Chicago Metra station. The station is at 79th Street and Fielding Avenue. Chicago also gets up to $67,705 to renovate viaducts at 79th Street and 75th Street. The commerce department administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants using only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago streets and township improvements funded
The law renews up to $1 million each for street, lighting, and curb work in Chicago's 6th and 8th Wards. It also renews up to $100,000 for capital improvements by the Orland Township Highway Department. All three grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Orland Township's grant is also limited to the amount needed.
Chicago suburbs retain road repair funding
The law renews Build Illinois grants through the state commerce department for suburban road, sidewalk, and water projects. Harwood Heights has limits of $116,500 for Car Cassata resurfacing from Oak Park to Sayre and $70,000 for sidewalks. Niles has $105,000 for Jarvis Street from Harlem to Milwaukee and $65,000 for Glendale Road from Maynard to the village limit. Limits also include $60,000 for Rosemont resurfacing at 10040 Norwood Willow Creek, $360,000 for Des Plaines resurfacing and accessibility, $60,000 for Franklin Park street repairs, and $200,000 for Schiller Park road reconstruction and water main replacement. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago wards get infrastructure funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants to Chicago through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It allows up to $500,000 for infrastructure improvements in the 6th Ward and $248,450 in the 7th Ward. Each grant uses only money from the prior funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Spending is also limited to the amount needed. These grants fund local projects, not direct household payments.
Cities and townships retain infrastructure grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local construction and infrastructure improvements. Grants include $500,000 for Vernon Township, $250,000 for Waukegan, and $250,000 for Chicago Heights. Evergreen Park has $500,000 for infrastructure, and Chicago Ridge has $250,000. Mattoon has $900,000 and Charleston has $500,000 for infrastructure, including costs already incurred. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The money goes to local governments, not directly to households.
Cities get funding for local improvements
The law provides $1 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for improvements in Chicago’s 13th Ward. It also keeps available up to $550,000 for Chicago’s 21st Ward, $1.65 million for Bridgeview infrastructure, and $250,000 for infrastructure grants to local governments, schools, and community providers. Peoria Heights has $50,000 for a vehicle exhaust system at Village Hall and the Fire Station. North Chicago has up to $113,977 for City Hall renovations, limited to the amount needed. Except for the 13th Ward grant, these grants use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Cities get renewed capital project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund money for municipal and state-administered capital projects. Northlake gets up to $125,000 to replace City Hall's emergency generator. Capital improvement grants include up to $795,000 for Rolling Meadows and up to $250,000 for Caseyville. Granite City gets $250,000, and Riverside gets $150,000 for capital improvements. The commerce department also gets separate $1 million and $145,000 capital allocations, with no specific projects identified. All funding comes from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Northlake's and Rolling Meadows' grants are also limited to the amounts needed.
City Improvement Grants Remain Available
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. General infrastructure grants include $100,000 for Greenfield, $150,000 for Jerseyville, and two separate Barry grants of $90,000 and $96. Carrollton has $30,000 for the Carrollton Square Initiative, and Jacksonville has $600,000 for the East Morton Project. Each grant covers only needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund local projects, not direct household payments.
Commerce Department keeps program administration funds
The law renews $258,503 for Commerce Department administrative and contingent costs, including prior-year costs. The money comes from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. It supports programs funded partly through section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act. Only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Communities get road and infrastructure grants
The law funds local infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Blue Island gets up to $1.5 million; Naperville gets up to $150,000; Wheatland Township gets up to $250,000. Plainfield, Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Chicago Ridge, and Springfield each get up to $500,000 for infrastructure improvements. Richton Park gets up to $500,000 for road reconstruction. Crystal Lake gets up to $300,000 to replace the concrete floor at its Public Works Department.
Communities retain street and park grants
The law carries forward Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for local buildings, infrastructure, streets, and parks. Each grant can use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grant amounts are: • Village of Lyons: up to $100,000 for capital improvements. • Town of Cicero: up to $300,000 for capital improvements. • Chicago's 14th Ward: up to $300,000 for capital improvements. • Archer Park: up to $50,000 for capital improvements. • Village of Maywood Park District: up to $235,000 for capital improvements. • Local governments, school districts, and community-based providers: up to $400,000 for infrastructure grants. • Chicago Department of Transportation: up to $150,000 for streetscape and infrastructure work in Lakeview East's 44th Ward commercial district. • Village of Franklin Park: up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. • City of Berwyn: up to $200,000 for capital improvements. These grants fund local projects, not household checks.
Community and youth facilities retain grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community buildings and youth facilities. Limits include $50,000 for Posen Community Center improvements and $500,000 for Trinity AME Church improvements, including a new youth center. Infrastructure grants include $1.5 million for UCAN Dorst Harding Campus, $500,000 for North Lawndale Diermeier Therapeutic Youth Home, and $300,000 for Lawrence Hall. The Outlet receives up to $1.5 million for improvements and a building purchase, including costs already incurred. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community care organizations get building grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community care facilities. Hesed House, Mutual Ground, and Thresholds in Chicago each have a $150,000 cap; Chicago's Friend Family Health Center has a $50,000 cap. Separate lines provide up to $100,000 for Matthew House Incorporated's capital improvements and $23,000 for Matthew House infrastructure. Each line is limited to the amount needed and money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants improve facilities rather than provide direct household payments.
Community centers retain building project funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $200,000 for Pilsen Wellness Center's building purchase and $250,000 for Gads Hill Center improvements, including Brighton Park's second floor. Pilsen Neighbors Community Council gets up to $250,000 for improvements, including a new building. Chinese American Service League gets up to $350,000 for improvements, including a new building. Each grant covers only the amount needed from money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community development groups get improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for capital improvements. Grant limits are $250,000 for Quad Communities Development Corporation and $150,000 for South Shore Chamber Community Development Corporation. Great Cities Institute gets up to $25,000. Each grant uses only money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, and only as much as needed. The grants support organizational projects rather than direct household payments.
Community facility repair grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants include up to $50,000 each for Phalanx Family Services and Milestone Inc. in Rockford. South Central Community Services has up to $200,000 for roof repairs, and Forest Park Community Center in Joliet has up to $23 for building improvements. Gordie's Foundation has up to $1 for facility construction and renovation; Ark of Saint Sabina has up to $1 for lighting and heating and cooling equipment. East Bluff Community Center has up to $1 for disability access, parking, heating and cooling, masonry, roof, fire protection, security, and doors. All grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; all except Forest Park's also have an amount-needed limit.
Community groups get facility improvement funds
The law funds community organizations' facility projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It carries forward up to $1 million each for The Fillmore Center and Lambs Farm, $6 million for Wiz Kid Foundation, and $500,000 for Zoe Life Ministries International. Each carried-forward grant is limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. New grants provide $2.4 million to IFF and $3.5 million to Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation, including a building purchase. Infrastructure grants also provide up to $3 million for Ray Graham Association, $344,000 for Grace Central Outreach, and $350,000 for Substance of Hope Foundation Inc.
Community groups get facility improvement grants
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for named community organizations' facility projects. Reach Community Development Corporation and Eugene S. Pike House Foundation each have up to $1.5 million available for infrastructure improvements. Infrastructure grants also provide up to $250,000 for Harvey Small Fry Wildcats and $80,000 for St. Michael's Parish in Orland Park. Capital improvement grants provide up to $200,000 for Black Oaks Center and $250,000 for Eighty-Seven Thirty Four. Each grant is limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, and does not directly pay households.
Community groups get facility improvement grants
The law funds community organizations' capital and infrastructure improvements through the state commerce department using Build Illinois Bond Fund money. Clean Up Give Back gets up to $200,000, including land and facility construction; Misericordia Home gets $1 million for building construction and infrastructure. Knanaya Catholic Society of Chicago gets up to $100,000, and Clearbrook gets up to $30,000 for capital improvements. Infrastructure grants provide North Suburban Young Men's Christian Association $250,000 and Orphans of the Storm $350,000. Youthbuild Lake County gets $400,000, while Lambs Farm receives separate $400,000 and $500,000 capital grants; these funds do not pay households directly.
Community groups keep building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community groups' improvements. Limits are $100,000 for Leyden Family Services, $1 million for Glenkirk, and $1 million for Keshet's Highland Park Project. The Lambs Farm Inc. has up to $500,000, Riverside Foundation has $250,000, and Antmound Foundation has $500,000. Nicasa Behavioral Health Services has up to $700,000, and Fellowship Center of Lake County has $450,000. All these grants except Leyden's are also limited to the amount needed. Each grant can use only its earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund capital or infrastructure improvements, not direct household payments.
Community groups keep facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities and infrastructure. A Ray of Hope on Earth gets up to $4 million to buy and renovate facilities. Kumler Outreach Ministries and Oak Ridge Neighborhood Association each get up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements. Historic West Side gets up to $25,000 for community and capital improvements; Harvard Park and Iles Park neighborhood associations each get up to $25,000 for infrastructure. All grants are limited to necessary funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups keep facility project funds
The law continues Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facility projects. Larger than Life Foundation gets up to $600,000 for infrastructure improvements; Support Group, Inc. gets up to $250,000. Brighton Park Neighborhood Council gets up to $250,000 for facility construction. Village of Stickney Community Center gets up to $255,000 for facility construction. Each grant covers only prior project funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups retain building and equipment grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community buildings, infrastructure, and equipment. Infrastructure grants include $350,000 for Bethel New Life, $5 million for the Ray Graham Association, and $1.547 million for Chicago Independence. Matter Chicago has $1 million for capital improvements. United Power Reclaiming Chicago has two separate infrastructure grants: $5 million and $250,000. Rincon Family Services has $1.5 million to buy a building and improve infrastructure. Arab American Family Services has $250,000 for facility work, including buying, building, or renovating facilities. Riverbend Family Ministries has $60,000 for equipment, including a transport vehicle, and costs already incurred. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; none provides direct household payments.
Community groups retain building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community organizations' facilities. Plant Chicago retains up to $250,000 for infrastructure, and the Chinese American Service League retains $250,000 for window upgrades. Maryville Academy retains up to $50,000 for infrastructure, Clean Community retains $225,000 for infrastructure, and Operation Uplift retains $3.475 million for capital improvements. Each amount is capped by funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants do not establish direct household payments.
Community groups retain facility improvement grants
The Build Illinois Bond Fund renews infrastructure grants of up to $3.101855 million for SOS Children's Village, $910,735 for Rincon Family Services, and $790,000 for Bringing Food Where Hunger Lives. Care for Friends has up to $890,031 for facility acquisition and infrastructure improvements. Pilsen Neighbors Community Council has up to $968,750 for a new facility; St. Pancratius Parish has up to $100,000 for capital improvements. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund renews up to $50,000 for Southwest Collective capital improvements. These grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, within each award's limit.
Community groups retain facility improvement grants
The law carries forward Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for community organizations' facility improvements. Each grant can use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grant amounts are: • Rincon Family Services: up to $200,000 for capital improvements. • Onward Neighborhood House: up to $500,000 for capital improvements. • ASI: up to $300,000 for infrastructure improvements. • Matthew House: up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. • Sunshine Gospel: up to $300,000 for infrastructure improvements. • Chicago Urban League: up to $88,000 for capital improvements. • Care for Real: up to $500,000 for capital improvements. • Good News Community Partners: up to $16,000 for capital improvements. • Polish American Association: up to $100,000 for capital improvements. The grants support facilities and do not establish direct household payments.
Community groups retain facility improvement grants
The law renews facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, mostly from Build Illinois bond funds. Rincon Family Services has up to $300,000 to buy a building; UCAN has up to $115,000 for improvements. Berwyn YMCA has up to $175,000, and United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago has up to $200,000 for improvements. Pillars Community Services has up to $9,580 for its Summit Facility, including earlier costs. North Suburban YMCA has up to $1 for heating and cooling replacement; Stepping Stones has up to $1 for heating, cooling, and siding repairs. Neighbors Space has up to $50,000 from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for improvements. All grants use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Seguin’s grant also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Community groups retain facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facility improvements. Grant caps are $150,000 each for Old Neighborhood Italian American Club and Working Bikes; $250,000 each for El Valor and HANA Center. Caps are $50,000 for Metropolitan Family Services, $180,000 for ALSO Chicago, $125,701 for Concordia Place, and $200,000 for Tu Casa Project. Concordia Place's grant also covers previously incurred costs. Each grant covers only the amount needed from money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community groups retain facility improvement grants
The law renews facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Limits are $2.8 million for MAAFA Redemption Project, $1 million for Greater Auburn Gresham, and $632,000 for BUILD INC. Alton Boys and Girls Club retains up to $400,000; Nexus Indian Oaks retains up to $250,000, including equipment purchases. Crawford County Kids Association retains up to $150,000 for infrastructure improvements, including previously incurred costs. Each grant uses only its earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community infrastructure grants keep unspent funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Limits include $300,000 for Williamsville, $17,497 for Hopedale, and $25,000 each for Ludlow, Seymour, and Long Creek Township in Macon County. Forsyth, Maroa, and Heyworth each have up to $75,000; Argenta has $40,000, Long Creek village $50,000, and Oreana $35,000. Mount Carroll, Winnebago, and Forreston each have up to $112,500. Mount Morris, Lena, Freeport, and Dakota each have $112,500 available, limited to the amount needed from their prior appropriations. Effingham also has up to $30,000 for courthouse improvements. All these grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community organizations get facility improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for four organizations’ facilities. Envision Unlimited gets up to $80,000 for infrastructure improvements; the Copernicus Foundation gets up to $75,000 for Copernicus Center improvements. Jesus Name Apostolic Church gets up to $448,130 for capital improvements, including costs already incurred. Am Vets Post 103 gets up to $100,000 for parking lot renovations. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, with no direct household payment.
Community Organizations Get Facility Improvement Funding
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants of up to $84,120 for Lawndale Christian Development Corporation infrastructure improvements. Capital grants include up to $100,000 each for Bishop Shepered Little Memorial Center and Outreach Christian Community Development Center. Lake County United has up to $3 million, and Gift of Hope has up to $1 million, including heating and air-conditioning improvements. These renewed grants use only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, Chesed Chicago receives up to $3.205 million to acquire a Lincolnwood warehouse and improve its infrastructure. That grant is limited to the amount needed and can cover previously incurred costs.
Community organizations get facility improvement grants
The law funds community facility improvements through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Friendship Manor and Harbor House each get $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. The Arc of the Quad Cities gets $250,000 for capital improvements. Cornerstone Services gets up to $250,000 for capital improvements, available only as needed for that purpose. These grants do not create direct household payments.
Community organizations get facility improvement grants
The law funds community facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Cornerstone Services gets up to $250,000 for facility acquisition and improvements. Building rehabilitation grants provide up to $200,000 to the Association for Individual Development and $100,000 to the Association of Individual Development. Building and infrastructure grants provide up to $10,000 to Clearbrook and $150,000 to The Lambs Farm, Inc. Collaborative Community Housing Initiative and Shelter Inc. each get up to $500,000 for building and infrastructure improvements, not direct household payments.
Community Organizations Get Facility Improvement Grants
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers facility grants for named community organizations, not household payments. Renewals include up to $33,210 for Great True Vine Church infrastructure, $100,000 for Senses to Soul infrastructure, and $95,000 for House of James capital improvements. They include up to $55,000 for Ford Heights Community Service Organization roof and capital repairs, plus infrastructure grants of $50,000 for Link Option Center and $25,000 for Will County Child Advocacy Center. Renewals use only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the church grant also requires that money be needed. Separately, the law provides up to $130,000 in new Build Illinois Bond Fund money for Alexandria Foundation infrastructure improvements.
Community Organizations Keep Facility Repair Funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for community organization facilities. Northshore Senior Center has up to $7,520 for capital improvements; Foster Center–Family Focus in Evanston has $25,000 for renovations and other improvements. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago has $250,000 for sewer, water, and other capital improvements. Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois has $25,000 for capital improvements; PEER Services has $16,976 for infrastructure. NorthWest Compass has $26,364 for general capital maintenance. Each grant covers only amounts needed and still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community organizations receive facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund infrastructure grants of up to $200,000 for Association House of Chicago and $39,334 for Joseph Center. It renews up to $133,741 for Rincon Family Services of Chicago to renovate community education and health facilities. ASI has up to $300,000 for capital improvements, Family Focus has $150,000 for renovations, and Mt. Sinai Development Corporation has $2.359375 million for infrastructure. These renewed grants use only prior funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. A separate appropriation provides up to $250,000 through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for Caritas Family Solutions - Belleville infrastructure improvements.
Community organizations retain building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. Caps are $1.5 million for The Wallace Chance Center and $1 million for South Shore Chamber Community Development Corporation capital work. Erie Neighborhood House retains up to $350,000 for capital improvements, including construction of a new building. The Coalition for a Better Chinese Community retains up to $125,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant covers only the amount needed from prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Community organizations retain facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for four named organizations. St. Sabina Catholic Church gets up to $1.46 million, and Children's Place gets up to $463,000 for capital improvements. Jennings Terrace gets up to $150,000 for infrastructure improvements; Avenues to Independence gets up to $25,000 for facility renovation. All grants are limited to funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The church grant is also limited to the amount needed.
Community recovery grants remain available
The law renews coronavirus emergency funding of up to $8.3727 million for United Power through the Department of Human Services. Only its funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2024, are available. Through the state commerce department, it renews up to $1.8 million for Lake Effect Community Development, $450,000 for Peoria Chamber of Commerce, and $6 million for Cahokia Heights. It also renews up to $1 million for Carter Temple Community Development Corporation’s ordinary and contingent expenses. These four authorizations use only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. All five can cover eligible prior-year costs and must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance.
Community Service Facility Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for two community organizations. Avenues to Independence has up to $50,000 available for capital improvements, including sewer, plumbing, and roof replacement work. DeWitt County Friendship Center has up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not create direct household payments.
Community venues keep repair and renovation grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for community facilities. Rockford's Coronado Performing Arts Center and Discovery Center Museum each have up to $30,000 for building renovations. Greater Peoria Family YMCA has up to $25,000 for pool maintenance; the Center for Youth and Family Solutions has up to $10,000 for capital improvements. Park Ridge has up to $65,000 for park district renovations. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Continued Build Illinois grants and loans
The law carries forward up to about $32.21 million for grants and loans, including those under the Build Illinois Act. Two more lines provide up to about $5.72 million and $7.27 million for projects allowed by the Build Illinois Bond Act. Those two lines also allow grants to state agencies. All three lines can cover earlier costs and are limited to prior funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Continued county infrastructure and equipment funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure caps are $500,000 for Monroe County and $50,000 for Stark County. Infrastructure or equipment funding is capped at $200,000 for Livingston, $75,000 for Fayette, $50,000 for Marion, and $1 for Bond County. Bond, Fayette, and Marion can cover earlier costs. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Continued energy upgrades for state buildings
The law carries forward up to about $69.85 million for energy upgrades at state facilities. Projects include solar power, efficient lighting, and renewable energy. Another $30 million supports the Capitol Complex steam distribution system and other capital improvements. Both lines are limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. This funding does not create household rebates or change household utility rates.
Continued funding for brownfield redevelopment
The law carries forward three brownfield redevelopment grant lines totaling up to about $22.35 million. The separate limits are about $16.99 million, $3.5 million, and $1.86 million. Grants can cover costs already incurred. Each line is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Continued funding for campuses and services
The law carries forward up to $20 million for needed education, science, technical, vocational, and health and human services projects. Uses must be allowed by the Build Illinois Bond Act. Two more lines provide about $61.16 million and $3.78 million for emergencies, restarting work, rising project costs, and capital improvements, including higher education. The $61.16 million line adds to previously appropriated funds. Every line is limited to its prior funds left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Continued funding for Illinois transportation projects
The law carries forward about $1.58 million for the Metra station at Peterson Avenue and Ravenswood Avenue, including earlier costs. It preserves $746,141 for Mid-America Airport improvements. Two Road Fund lines provide up to about $4.94 million and $2.78 million for specified federal transportation awards and projects. Spending on those lines cannot exceed the federal amounts made available. Another $307,858 covers local matching costs not reimbursed federally, capped at local-government money paid into the Road Fund. Every line is limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Continued funding for town infrastructure
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grant caps are $50,000 each for Bradford, South Roxana, Hartford, and Henry; Hampshire gets up to $150,000. Other caps are $109,776 for Sugar Grove, $100,000 for Loves Park, and $95,000 for South Barrington, which also covers equipment. Princeton and Chillicothe each have $250,000 caps; Kewanee has $125,000; Fulton and Shabbona each have $65,000; Baldwin has $25,000. These caps depend on balances left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; grants other than Bradford and Hampshire are also limited to the amount needed.
Continued grants for community facility improvements
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants are capped at $50,000 each for Starved Rock Country Community Foundation and Snyder Village in Metamora. Mount Pulaski Township Historical Society gets up to $10,000 for infrastructure; Nexus-Onarga Family Healing gets up to $15,000 for infrastructure and equipment. All grants depend on balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Grants other than the foundation's are also limited to the amount needed.
Continued support for broadband technology projects
The law carries forward up to about $3.41 million for broadband and technology grants and loans. Uses include expanding existing networks, health information technology, telemedicine, distance learning, and public safety projects. Funding can cover earlier costs. Only prior funds left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025, are available. The law does not guarantee household internet service or a direct discount.
Counties and Greenfield retain infrastructure grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants provide up to $200,000 for Cass County, $500,000 for Bond County, and $50,000 for Greenfield. Clinton County retains up to $250,000 for road and bridge repairs. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its earlier allocation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund local improvements, not household payments.
Counties and Newton keep improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for infrastructure or equipment. Grant limits are $100,000 for Douglas County, $50,000 for Cumberland County, and $200,000 for Coles County. Vermilion County has up to $175,000, and the City of Newton has up to $100,000. Grants cover needed costs, including costs already incurred. Each grant is limited to its prior funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Counties and towns retain improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Kankakee County retains up to $6 million for courthouse improvements. Cumberland County retains up to $150,000; North Okaw and Vance townships each retain up to $100,000, including previously incurred infrastructure costs. Bloomingdale Township, Wayne Township, and Wheaton each retain up to $250,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to its earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Counties keep road and bridge funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for county road and bridge work. Brown County Highway Department has up to $53,504 for improvements on township roads. Madison County has up to $1 million for road and bridge repairs, and Fayette County has up to $500,000. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund transportation projects, not household payments.
County Infrastructure Grants Remain Available
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants include $150,000 each for Calhoun and Greene counties, $50,000 for Jersey County, and $110,000 for Morgan County. They also include $100,000 for Pike County, $75,000 for Scott County, and $50,000 for Clinton Township. Morgan County has a separate $42,436 grant for phone system upgrades. Each grant covers only needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
County roads and port keep grants
The law renews up to $481,225 for all costs associated with Pope County road improvements. It also renews $1 million for Shawneetown Regional Port District infrastructure improvements. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each can use only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund transportation projects, not household payments.
Court awards pay commerce agency debts
The law uses the Build Illinois Bond Fund to pay three court awards against the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Rebuild Foundation NFP receives up to $50,000 for case 24-CC-3391. Mediacom receives up to $210,805.51 for case 25-CC-0171 and $220,348.50 for case 25-CC-0172. These payments settle specific Court of Claims awards; they do not create household benefits.
Court awards pay health agency debts
The law funds five specific Court of Claims awards, not new household health benefits. Advocate Health receives up to $1.32 million from the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund for case 24-CC-0101. It also receives up to $90,000 from the Attorney General's State Projects and Court Ordered Distribution Fund for case 24-CC-3898. For Public Health Department debts, Jemm Technologies receives up to $54,599.96 from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Fund. The Public Health Special State Projects Fund provides up to $120,402 to the Auditor General and $75,000 to Integrated Solutions Consulting Corporation. Those three Public Health cases are 23-CC-0796, 23-CC-0799, and 23-CC-3309, respectively.
Court awards pay suppliers and university
The law funds three Court of Claims awards for state agency debts. Streicher's receives up to $58,700 from the State Police Operations Assistance Fund for case 25-CC-1694. Greenville University receives up to $55,427.21 from the BHE Federal Grants Fund for case 25-CC-0667. INS Regulatory Insurance Services receives up to $104,928.75 from the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund for case 23-CC-4518. These are payments to named claimants, not new student aid or household benefits.
Courthouse and local infrastructure grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Greene County has up to $1,348 for courthouse improvements; Macoupin County has up to $2 for courthouse repairs. Chicago has up to $9,417 for 34th Ward infrastructure; Palatine Township Town Fund has up to $9,758 for infrastructure. North Aurora has up to $1 for infrastructure, and Bunker Hill has up to $1 for citywide capital improvements. All grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Macoupin and Bunker Hill grants also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Cultural and sports venues get improvements
The law funds venue improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. New grants provide $3.5 million to Navy Pier and $1.062 million to the Simon Wiesenthal Center for the Mobile Museum of Tolerance. Bridgeview gets up to $1 million for infrastructure improvements at Seat Geek Stadium. The law also carries forward up to $1.2 million for Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority capital improvements and $500,000 each for PGA Tour Enterprises, LLC and Austin Law Library infrastructure. Those carried-forward grants are limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Damaged state vehicles get repair funding
The law renews up to about $5.89 million in Road Fund spending authority for state vehicles and equipment. It covers repairs for damage caused by motorists, or vehicle and equipment replacement. The money must have remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Spending cannot exceed funds available from department claims to recover damage costs.
Disability service groups retain improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three organizations. Suburban Access gets up to $150,000 for facility improvements, including previously incurred costs. UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago gets up to $90,000 and Giant Steps Autism Organization gets up to $200,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant covers only the amount needed from money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants do not create direct household payments.
Dixon and courthouse improvement grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for local improvements. Dixon gets up to $112,500 for capital improvements. Lee County gets up to $4,902 for repairs or maintenance at the Old Lee County Courthouse. Each grant uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Economic recovery projects retain grant funding
The law carries forward about $20.47 million for Research in Illinois to Spur Economic Recovery grants, awards, and related costs. It also carries forward about $39.19 million for American Rescue Plan Capital Assets grants, contracts, and loans. The capital-assets funding includes costs already incurred. Both programs run through the state commerce department using the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Electric vehicle charging match funding continues
The law renews $44.7 million from the Road Fund for the local share of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program costs. Only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. Spending cannot exceed money made available and paid into the Road Fund by non-state entities.
Eleven communities get infrastructure grant funding
The law funds local infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Flossmoor, Dixmoor, Dolton, Thornton, South Holland, and Glenwood each receive grants of up to $250,000. Markham, Homewood, and Hazel Crest each receive up to $200,000. Clarendon Hills receives up to $500,000, and Addison receives up to $120,000. These grants fund infrastructure improvements, not direct payments to residents; specific projects are not listed.
Elgin food cooperative gets facility funding
The law provides up to $100,000 to Elgin Food Cooperative, doing business as Shared Harvest. The grant covers equipment and property purchases and building improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Ethanol research center receives state funding
The law provides up to $1 million to Southern Illinois University for the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center and ethanol research grants. General Revenue Fund money covers these costs to the extent necessary. The provision does not name individual grant recipients or award amounts.
Faith organizations get building improvement grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for faith organizations' facilities. Gift from God Ministry Church, Hope Presbyterian Church, and The Life Center COGIC each have $100,000 caps for infrastructure or capital improvements. Separate $100,000 caps cover Cathedral Baptist Church's hall kitchen, Fellowship MB Church's educational building, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church's first-floor hall and kitchen, and Church of Good Shepard's educational building and lower level. God First Ministry has a $400,000 cap for renovations and capital improvements; Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and St. James Catholic Church each have $50,000 caps for facility improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Family service centers get facility funding
The law carries forward facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps include $150,000 each for St. Coletta's Tinley Park Campus and Family Focus, plus $500,000 for Plano Child Development Center in Chicago. It also provides up to $200,000 for Chicago's K.L.E.O. Community Family Life Center and $500,000 for Metropolitan Family Services. All use only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Except for the St. Coletta's line, these grants explicitly use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and are limited to amounts needed. This is facility funding, not household cash assistance.
Ford Heights and Posen Keep Utility Grants
The law renews utility-related grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Ford Heights has up to $150,000 for improvements involving an elevated water tank. Posen has up to $300,000 for sewer repairs and other capital improvements. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The grants fund local projects; they do not provide household payments.
Four communities keep water and sewer grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for four local water and sewer projects. Water improvements have grants capped at $75,000 for Bradford and $150,000 for Brimfield. Sewer improvements have grants capped at $283,700 for Chillicothe and $60,000 for Roanoke. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund community systems, not direct household payments.
Four communities retain local improvement grants
The law renews up to $200,000 for capital improvements in Richton Park. Infrastructure grants provide up to $400,000 for Bolingbrook, $75,000 for Channahon, and $150,000 for Crest Hill. The commerce department administers these grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The grants support community projects, not direct payments to residents.
Fourteen communities get infrastructure improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for infrastructure improvements in 14 communities. Steeleville, Chester, Red Bud, Sparta, Waterloo, and Columbia each get up to $250,000. Dupo and Marissa each get up to $150,000, while Cahokia gets up to $200,000. Tilden, Evansville, Ellis Grove, Percy, and Ruma each get up to $25,000. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Freight rail programs retain financial support
The law renews up to $13.7 million for the State Rail Freight Loan Repayment Program. It also renews up to $1.099581 million for the Rail Freight Service Assistance Program. Both use their respective freight loan repayment funds and are limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These appropriations do not set borrower eligibility, loan terms, or individual award amounts.
Funding continues for businesses and jobs
The law renews three Rebuild Illinois funding lines for economic development grants and loans. Their limits are about $26.52 million, $15 million, and $17.89 million. The $15 million line supports attracting and keeping businesses; all three allow payment of past costs. The $17.89 million line also allows grants to state agencies and other uses authorized by the Build Illinois Bond Act. Each line uses only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding continues for local park improvements
The law carries forward up to $100,000 for Markham park and recreation construction and infrastructure improvements. It also carries forward up to $75,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Valley Fox Park District capital improvements. Both grants use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The park district grant is also limited to the amount needed.
Funding continues for local road projects
The law carries forward about $5.483 million for US 45’s Milburn Bypass, capped at local reimbursements using Lake County Challenge bonds. It carries forward $25 million for Butterfield Road between Manheim Road and Wolf Road in Hillside. It also carries forward about $39.434 million to widen Route 47 through Woodstock. Another $5.604639 million supports the US 67 Delhi Bypass in Jersey County. All funding requires balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Route 47 and Delhi spending must also be necessary for those projects.
Funding continues Illinois energy efficiency grants
The law provides up to $5 million from the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund for grants under existing state energy law. It also renews up to about $11.172 million for the same grants. Renewed money must have remained unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. Another $200,000 covers grant administration. These provisions do not set individual eligibility or award amounts.
Funding continues Quad Cities film office
The law renews up to $100,000 from the Fund For Illinois’ Future for a grant to Rock Island. The commerce department administers the grant for Quad Cities Regional Film Office costs and operations, including prior years’ costs. Funding is limited to money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Funding for Capitol offices and equipment
The Senate Operations Commission gets $113,700, including planning, construction, rebuilding, and moving costs for Senate offices in the Capitol Complex. The Architect of the Capitol gets about $2.35 million for operations for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025. The law also makes up to $3.5 million available again for the Architect’s equipment and related costs. That reused money must come from specified funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for charging and cleaner transportation
The law provides IDOT separate Road Fund appropriations, each capped by available federal funds. Up to $14.96 million funds an Illinois Finance Authority charging and fueling grant; up to $7.0745 million replaces or upgrades electric vehicle chargers. Up to $31.9336 million develops ways to qualify lower-emission construction materials, use them on projects, and monitor performance. Another $7.5 million supports transportation enhancement, congestion relief, air quality, national electric vehicle charging infrastructure, High Priority, and Scenic Byway projects. Projects using that $7.5 million must be ineligible for the Highway Improvement Program appropriation.
Funding for Chicago tourism and incentives
The law provides up to $15 million for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority's operations and purposes, including incentive grants. It also provides up to $18 million through the Authority for a Choose Chicago travel-promotion grant. The law does not name recipients of the incentive grants or establish household payments.
Funding for county fairs and awards
The law provides $998,400 for county fairs and fair authorities, plus $1.8914 million for fairs and agricultural societies. The latter aid must be prorated and approved by the Department of Agriculture. Another $1.3669 million funds county fairground repairs. Agricultural extension and 4-H clubs receive $817,900 for award premiums distributed at a uniform rate. Vocational agriculture fairs receive $338,000 for premiums; the law does not set individual award amounts.
Funding for federal agriculture project costs
The law provides up to $29.88 million for federal projects run by the Department of Agriculture. Funding comes from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund and includes costs from earlier years. The provision does not identify household recipients or set individual payments.
Funding for human services agency operations
The Department of Human Services gets $50 million from its State Projects Fund for operations, grants, administration, and prior-year costs. Another $15 million from its Federal Projects Fund covers grants and administration tied to reimbursements received by federal grant programs. The Mental Health Fund provides $3 million for interagency support services. Specified state funds also provide $8.5998 million for contracts to manage leased property. These appropriations do not set household benefit amounts or change eligibility.
Funding for Illinois film offices
The law provides $2.2313 million from the Tourism Promotion Fund for Illinois Film Office advertising, promotion, grants, contracts, and administration. This includes costs from prior years. Whiteside County also gets a $35,000 grant to help develop the Northwest Illinois Film Office. These funds do not create direct household payments.
Funding for Illinois trade promotion
The Illinois Office of Trade and Investment gets $1.575 million from the International Tourism Fund. It also gets $4.4419 million from the Tourism Promotion Fund for grants, contracts, and administration. Another $300,000 from the International and Promotional Fund covers grants, contracts, administration, and refunds authorized by 20 ILCS 605/605-25. All three appropriations cover prior-year costs, but they do not set direct household payments.
Funding for insurance and pension oversight
The Department of Insurance Pension Division gets up to $1.0154 million for staff, employee benefits, and operating costs. Another appropriation provides up to $2 million to support Department of Insurance operations. Both use the Public Pension Regulation Fund. These appropriations do not change household pension benefits or insurance terms.
Funding for lawmakers’ official expenses
The law provides about $34.8 million for lawmakers’ official duties, with 37.436% for the Senate and 62.564% for the House. This money cannot support political campaigns. Another $167,000 is split equally between the Senate President’s and Minority Leader’s offices for additional services. Official travel gets $88,100, including Springfield trips during weeks without sessions; 65.5% goes to the Senate President and 34.5% to the House Speaker.
Funding for legislative computers and audio
The Legislative Information System gets about $6.64 million for operations for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025. Another $1.6 million from its computer equipment revolving fund covers computer purchases, upkeep, rentals, and other General Assembly operations. Audio and visual upgrades get $3 million from the General Assembly Technology Fund, subject to Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services approval. Up to $18,538 is available again for House expenses, including chamber audio equipment, from specified funds unspent on June 30, 2025.
Funding for legislative oversight offices
For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, the law funds five legislative oversight and analysis offices. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability gets about $4.51 million, and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules gets about $1.39 million. The Legislative Audit Commission gets $500,000, and the Legislative Ethics Commission gets $200,000. The Legislative Inspector General gets $920,000. These amounts pay operating expenses, not household benefits.
Funding for legislative printing and reference
The law provides about $3.74 million to run the Legislative Printing Unit. It also provides about $4.37 million to run the Legislative Reference Bureau. Both General Revenue Fund appropriations cover the budget year beginning July 1, 2025.
Funding for legislative staff and committees
The law provides about $34.6 million for legislative leaders, staff, and offices, plus $2 million for the House Speaker’s leadership team. Committee and chamber work gets about $11.88 million, including debate transcripts and printing. That amount is divided 43.018% to the Senate and 56.982% to the House. Expert help and research requested by standing committees gets about $6.48 million, divided 46.862% to the Senate President and 53.138% to the House Speaker.
Funding for Local Community Improvements
The law funds local capital improvements through the Build Illinois Bond Fund and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. New grants provide up to $500,000 each for Oak Forest and Midlothian. Calumet City, East Hazel Crest, Peotone, and Monee each get new grants of up to $250,000; Blue Island gets up to $100,000. The law also carries forward earlier grants, limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These include up to $1 million each for Calumet City, East Hazel Crest, Glenwood, Homewood, Markham, Midlothian, and Monee. Other carried-forward grants provide up to $1.5 million each for Ford Heights and Harvey, and $2 million for Riverdale. Oak Forest has up to $500,000 carried forward, and Robbins has up to $100,000. Posen has separate carried-forward grants of up to $350,000 for infrastructure and $1 million for capital improvements. These grants fund local projects, not household payments.
Funding for local roads and parking
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund money through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It provides up to $177,347 for infrastructure work, including Johnsburg Road improvements. Another $12,890 supports infrastructure work, including parking improvements, expansion, or construction in McHenry. Each allocation is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding for Local Streets and Infrastructure
The law renews infrastructure funding: up to $1 million for Hoffman Estates and $1.020167 million for Stone Park. Street resurfacing and infrastructure grants include up to $2.777 million for Melrose Park and $3 million for Oak Park. It also renews up to $130,000 for Schaumburg infrastructure and $441,511 for St. Clair County infrastructure grants. These renewed funds are limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Schaumburg and St. Clair County funding is also limited to the amount needed. Separately, the law provides up to $4.135 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for needed capital improvements, without naming a recipient.
Funding for local waterways and stormwater
The law renews up to $1 million for Fox Waterway Agency capital projects. It also renews up to $650,000 for Hoffman Estates stormwater and green infrastructure improvements. That work covers Chino Park and the Children's Advocacy Center. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Each is limited to needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for new and replacement plates
The law provides up to $20 million from the Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund to the Secretary of State. The money covers costs of providing new or replacement motor vehicle plates. This appropriation does not state that vehicle owners’ fees are reduced or eliminated.
Funding for professional licensing system upgrades
The law provides up to $17.855 million from the Professions Licensure Fund for a new professional licensing system. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation uses it to put the system in place and run it. The law also provides up to $2 million from general revenues for deposit into the licensure fund. Both appropriations are limited to the amount needed. These funding provisions do not change license fees, requirements, or who qualifies.
Funding for public infrastructure construction financing
The law provides $1 million from the Public Infrastructure Construction Loan Revolving Fund. The money supports grants, loans, investments, and administration under Article 8 of the Build Illinois Act. The appropriation does not name specific construction projects or set household benefits.
Funding for state technology staff
The Department of Innovation and Technology gets $32.1429 million from the General Revenue Fund. This includes $29.8587 million for staff and $2.2842 million for employer Social Security contributions. Another $5 million from the DoIT Special Projects Fund covers technology expenses within the department's duties. The law does not identify a specific household service change.
Funding for station planning and MetroLink
The law renews IDOT funding for two transit projects. Up to $5 million from the Regional Transportation Authority Capital Improvement Fund supports Phase I engineering for a new Clybourn Metra station. This pays for early engineering, not guaranteed station construction, and is limited to the amount needed. Up to $28.07775 million from the Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Fund covers the MetroLink extension from Scott Air Force Base to MidAmerica Airport. Both appropriations depend on funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for three towns’ infrastructure repairs
The law renews grants of up to $225,000 for Gilberts, $120,000 for Pingree Grove, and $100,000 for Algonquin. The grants support roads, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and water mains. Each town’s funding is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding for tourism attractions and incentives
The law provides $1.8 million for tourism attraction development grants. It also renews up to about $691,048 for attraction grants and $15 million for tourism incentive grants. Another renewed allocation provides up to about $12.67 million for tourism grants and awards, including prior years’ costs. These renewed amounts are limited to Tourism Promotion Fund money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for transit operations and equipment
The law provides IDOT up to $73 million from the Federal Mass Transit Trust Fund, capped by available federal funds. It covers the federal share of capital, operating, consulting, and technical-assistance grants, plus state administration and interagency agreements. The law also renews up to $21.429216 million from the Transportation Bond Series B Fund for transit facilities and equipment. That money supports purchases, construction, extensions, rebuilding, and improvements for municipalities, transportation districts, nonprofit and other transit carriers, and intercity rail. The renewed funds must be needed, unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, and used under Section 4(b)(1) of the General Obligation Bond Act.
Funding for transit studies and trains
The law provides $6 million from the Road Fund for major locomotive overhauls. It provides up to $250,000 for transit studies and up to $1.54 million for federally reimbursed studies. Another roughly $1.083 million for studies is limited to money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. Downstate transit carriers get up to $4.9512 million for legally required audit adjustments, including prior years’ costs. These funds do not set fares or require specific service changes.
Funding for zoo and entertainment upgrades
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Navy Pier gets $2 million for infrastructure upgrades, and NASCAR Events and Entertainment LLC gets $5 million for capital improvements. The NASCAR grant also covers costs from earlier years. The Chicago Zoological Society gets up to $20 million for Brookfield Zoo improvements, limited to the amount needed. All three grants depend on funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding keeps electric vehicle rebates administered
The law provides up to $225,000 from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund to the Secretary of State. The money pays costs of administering the existing Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. This appropriation does not change who qualifies, increase rebate amounts, or directly fund payments to vehicle buyers.
Funding keeps state fairgrounds operating
The law provides up to $1.56 million for Springfield fairground events outside the Illinois State Fair, including administration. Spending can start only after enough fairground-use revenue is collected and deposited to cover it. Du Quoin receives $725,000 for buildings and grounds, $494,000 for non-fair operations, and $806,000 for permanent improvements. The Du Quoin State Fair also receives $1.1802 million for staffing and operations. Another $1.1 million covers entertainment and other fair expenses, including percentage-based entertainment contract payments.
Funding manages child welfare reimbursements
The law provides $3 million from the DCFS Children's Services Fund to collect and distribute Title IV-E reimbursements. The money supports reimbursement administration at the Department of Children and Family Services. It does not create household payments or change eligibility.
Funding promotes Illinois tourism and recreation
The law provides $44 million for grants, contracts, and costs to advertise Illinois tourism at home and abroad. Separate allocations provide $10 million for tourism administration and grants and $4.9102 million for tourism program expenses and grants. Outdoor recreation grants, contracts, and administration receive $2.5 million. The International Tourism Program receives $4 million for grants, contracts, and administration. All allocations also cover earlier years' costs; they fund programs and recipients rather than direct household payments.
Funding renewed for state accounting technology
The law renews up to $5.736307 million to help modernize the Statewide Accounting Management System. It also renews up to $6.5 million for the Comptroller’s technology upgrades, system maintenance, infrastructure, and related authorized costs. Both amounts are limited to funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The $6.5 million allocation is also limited to the amount needed.
Funding renewed for state building repairs
The law renews up to $8.297 million for delayed maintenance, emergencies, rising project costs, and state improvements, including State Veterans’ Homes. It renews $296,572 for heating, cooling, and ventilation upgrades at north, south, and west Chicago driver services facilities. Capitol work receives up to $2.452529 million for survey-based plans and continued work, plus $7 million for East Wing improvements. All these amounts are limited to funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding shifts state vehicles toward electric
The law provides $24.8 million to convert state government vehicles to zero-emission electric vehicles. Funding covers purchases or leases, chargers, equipment, employee training, and related goods and services. Another $10 million funds Energy Transition Act operations and administration, including state fleet electrification. These funds do not create household vehicle rebates.
Funding supports carrier oversight and refunds
The Commerce Commission gets up to $20.1301 million for transportation regulation and refunds. Another $2 million supports the Single State Insurance Registration Program and Unified Carrier Registration System. That money also covers distribution of collected funds and refunds of overpayments. The law does not set individual refund amounts.
Funding supports Commerce grants and operations
The law provides Commerce $17.725 million for operations, awards, grants, and improvements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. It adds $500,000 for general administration and operations. Separate funding provides $18.6892 million for federal program overhead and $5 million for capital program administration. The Office of Grants Management receives $5.5 million. All except the $500,000 allocation also cover earlier years' costs; these funds do not set household grant amounts.
Funding supports horse racing and prizes
The law provides $1.475 million from the Horse Racing Fund for racing regulation and promotion. The Illinois Racing Board can also order available funds added to licensed racing organizations’ prize accounts. Any added money must be used only for purse awards.
Funding supports Illinois business attraction efforts
The law provides about $6.4 million for Intersect Illinois and about $1.5 million for World Business Chicago economic-development grants and administration. Intersect Illinois also gets up to about $1.24 million from specified General Revenue Fund money unspent on June 30, 2025. The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority gets an $800,000 grant that can cover prior-year costs. Another $500,000 from the Large Business Attraction Fund supports grants, loans, investments, and administration under Article 10 of the Build Illinois Act. These appropriations do not establish direct household payments.
Funding supports Illinois fair horse racing
The law provides $200,000 for harness race meetings and repairs to backstretch facilities and infrastructure at Springfield and Du Quoin. It also provides $342,500 for grants and related horse-racing activities at county and state fairs. Another $31,200 from the Illinois Racing Quarter Horse Breeders Fund promotes Illinois horse racing and breeding.
Funding supports renewable energy and solar
The law provides up to $56 million from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund. It covers current- and prior-year renewable energy purchases, related costs, and specified refunds. It also funds development and administration of Illinois Solar for All under the Illinois Power Agency Act. The appropriation does not set a direct household payment or savings amount.
Funding supports state building program staff
The Capital Development Board gets $11.8903 million from the Capital Development Fund for staff and operations. It gets another $39.0412 million from its revolving fund for those costs. The law also provides $600,000 from the School Infrastructure Fund to run the School Infrastructure Program. This money pays for administration, not direct household payments.
Funding supports statewide energy conservation programs
The Federal Energy Fund provides up to $6 million for State Energy Program expenses and grants, including prior years’ costs. Another $14.26 million covers State Energy Programs authorized by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Up to $2.91 million supports the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program under federal law. These provisions do not identify individual household payments or specific local grant recipients.
Grants fund Decatur transit and port improvements
The law provides Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Decatur gets up to $400,000 to build pedestrian bus booths. The Illinois International Port District gets up to $1.5 million for building and infrastructure improvements.
Grants fund local building redevelopment projects
The law funds three redevelopment grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. FAWOHODIE gets up to $300,000 to remodel existing space for a new cafe and offices. The Altitude gets up to $300,000 for demolition, redevelopment, and a parking lot at Madison and Karlov. The Illinois Medical District gets up to $400,000 to prepare for building demolition and redevelopment.
Grants fund local community infrastructure
The law funds local infrastructure grants through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using Build Illinois Bond Fund money. Grant limits are $150,000 each for Oak Brook, Westmont, Oakbrook Terrace, and Schaumburg Township Build Out; Downers Grove gets up to $130,000. Aurora gets up to $1 million; Schaumburg, Des Plaines, and Elk Grove Village each get up to $300,000. Capital improvement grants also provide $500,000 for Buffalo Grove and $250,000 for Winnebago County. Another $2.75 million funds infrastructure grants for local governments, nonprofits, schools, and community providers; these grants do not pay households directly.
Grants fund tournament and convention activities
PGA Tour Enterprises gets a $1 million grant to operate a tournament. The law does not state the tournament's location or timing. The Schaumburg Convention Center gets $292,000 for public safety, economic development, and administration. Both grants use the General Revenue Fund and go through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Grants improve parks and community centers
The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides up to $4.7 million through Natural Resources for Fox Valley Park District's Lippold Park improvements. Lincolnwood gets up to $1.63 million for locker rooms, plumbing, accessible restrooms, and heating and cooling work. Fox Valley Park District gets up to $150,000 for Eola Community Center rooftop solar and $75,000 for Prisco Community Center rooftop solar. The law also renews up to $2.235 million for Cicero park development and $3 million for Peoria Park District facility improvements. Commerce administers all but Lippold Park; all grants cover only needed amounts, and Cicero and Peoria use balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Grants support local roads and sidewalks
The law renews transportation grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Wayne Township gets up to $75,000 for roads, with a separate $75,000 infrastructure grant for its Highway Department. Chicago gets up to $700,000 for Western Avenue sidewalks in the 19th Ward; Orland Hills gets $425,000 for street repaving. Lisle gets up to $100,000 for infrastructure, including North Connector Bike Path Phase 1 engineering, and $20,000 for solar flashing crosswalk signs. Each grant is limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Grants support Route 66 tourism projects
The law provides up to $220,000 from the Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project Fund for grants. Projects must support Route 66 tourism, education, preservation, or promotion. This is project funding, not a household payment.
Homeowner associations retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews infrastructure grants for three homeowner associations through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Southeast Calumet Heights, Chatham Park Place, and Chatham Club each retain up to $50,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each grant covers only needed amounts left unspent from its earlier allocation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money goes to the associations for improvements, not direct payments to homeowners.
Illinois airports get project funding
St. Louis Downtown Airport gets a $3.6 million Build Illinois Bond Fund grant through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It covers infrastructure work, including terminal replacement and modernization. The law also provides up to $7.5 million from the Road Fund for Illinois Aeronautics Act purposes and to leverage federal airport improvement funds. The Illinois Department of Transportation gets up to $1 million from the South Suburban Airport Improvement Fund for that airport's development, financing, and operation. South Suburban Airport activity must be authorized under the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act.
Illinois airports retain money for improvements
The law renews Illinois transportation department funding for airports, using only money unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. It includes up to $907,098 for CARES Act aviation funding and $7.98421 million for airport improvements under state law. Another $2.129022 million covers the state's share of airport and air navigation facility upgrades. Project limits are $9.415854 million for South Suburban Airport land and $544,574 for Lewis University Airport's control tower. Grants also include $841,463 to Bi-State Development for St. Louis Downtown Airport improvements and $25 million for Waukegan National Airport.
Illinois communities get local improvement funding
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for local improvements, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Bridgeview, La Grange Park, Cicero, Brookfield, and Villa Park each have up to $200,000 available. Chicago grants cover up to $650,000 for the 13th Ward, $350,000 for the 23rd, and $500,000 for the 6th. Separately, Thornton Township gets a new infrastructure grant of up to $200,000 without that unspent-balance condition. These grants fund local projects, not household payments.
Illinois communities keep local improvement grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Capital grants provide up to $1 million for Elgin, $950,000 for Rolling Meadows, $250,000 for Prospect Heights, and $225,000 for Arlington Heights. Mount Prospect retains two separate capital grants of up to $100,000 and $225,000; Burnham retains up to $200,000. Infrastructure grants provide up to $100,000 for Chicago's 21st Ward and $110,000 for Bourbonnais; Hanover Park retains up to $40,000 for capital improvements, including equipment. Each grant uses only prior funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; Burnham and Chicago funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Illinois innovation hubs retain building funds
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Capital Development Board for the Discovery Partners Institute initiative. The University of Illinois grant provides up to $10 million for permanent improvements at Illinois Innovation Network Hubs. A separate Peoria Innovation Hub grant provides up to $500,000 for infrastructure improvements. Both are limited to prior funding unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, and do not provide household payments.
Illinois Tech microgrid construction funding continues
The law carries forward up to $4.326365 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the Illinois Institute of Technology. The grant funds construction of the loop operation of the Illinois Tech Microgrid, a campus power system. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not establish household energy discounts.
Illinois towns get infrastructure grants
The law funds local infrastructure grants through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Knoxville gets $500,000; Wilmington gets $250,000; Machesney Park, Kankakee, and Bradley each get $200,000. Braidwood, Crete, Herscher, and Park Forest each get $100,000. Bourbonnais and Chicago Heights each get up to $200,000. Bradley's money comes from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund; the remaining grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Illinois towns keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews state grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure and land purchases. Infrastructure grants provide up to $100,000 each for Raymond, Beardstown, Galesburg and Royalton. Prairie City, Ashland, Mount Sterling, Abingdon, Avon, Astoria, Colchester, Industry and Vermont each have grants up to $75,000. Auburn and Pawnee each have up to $200,000; Oakdale has up to $50,000; O'Fallon has up to $150,000. Saint Jacob, Summerfield and Trenton each have up to $40,000; Venedy and Wamac each have up to $30,000. Johnsburg's allocation is $426,936, while Richmond's is $1. New Berlin has up to $200,000 to buy land. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Improvement grants for parks and recreation
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation facilities. Grants provide up to $500,000 to the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago for McCormick YMCA and $250,000 to the Chicago Park District for Bell Park. The Village of Maywood Park District gets up to $500,000; the Village of Forest Park Park Department gets up to $225,000. Bartonville gets up to $230,000 for Alpha Park infrastructure. Each grant funds infrastructure work and is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Infrastructure funding for Metro East communities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $400,000 for Gateway Geyser improvements, $250,000 for Swansea infrastructure, and $100,000 for O'Fallon infrastructure. The Gateway Geyser grant goes to the Metro East Park and Recreation District; Swansea's grant also covers demolition. Each grant is limited to needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Infrastructure grants for five local communities
The law renews infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. Melrose Park, Oak Park, and Northlake each have $500,000 set aside. Franklin Park and Stone Park each have $250,000 set aside. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund local improvements, not household payments.
Infrastructure Grants for Illinois Towns
The law funds local projects through Build Illinois Bond Fund grants administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants include $40,000 for Big Rock, $35,000 for Campton Hills, $25,000 for Hartford, and $30,000 for Highland. Darien receives $40,000 for Farmingdale Road stormwater improvements and $25,000 to replace City Hall's roof. East Alton receives up to $20,350 for infrastructure, while Bourbonnais receives up to $50,000 for capital improvements. Oak Park receives up to $400,000 for infrastructure, including construction of a new police station.
Infrastructure Grants for Northern Illinois Communities
The law funds infrastructure grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. It renews up to $500,000 for Belvidere and $35,000 for Harlem Township. Those grants use only their funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate appropriation provides Rockford up to $500,000, limited to the amount needed for infrastructure improvements.
Infrastructure grants support local service providers
The law renews two infrastructure grant allocations through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. One provides up to $25,000, and the other provides up to $900,000. Both support local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. Each allocation is limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund infrastructure, not direct household payments.
Joliet and Beecher renew water projects
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Joliet gets up to $150,000 for its Eastside Water Treatment Facility Plant Outfall Project and $150,000 for water improvements. Beecher gets up to $50,000 for sewer plant renovations and improvements. These grants use only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Beecher's grant is also limited to the amount needed from its earlier appropriation.
Josseyln receives money for capital improvements
The law provides $1 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for a grant to Josseyln for capital improvements. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. This provision does not state a June 30, 2025, unspent-balance condition.
Legislative supplies funding carries spending controls
The law provides $309,200 for legislative printing and supplies, divided 69.277% to the Senate and 30.723% to the House. House spending on buying, handling, or distributing supplies is barred; House debt against this money needs the Speaker’s written approval. Another $341,600 covers General Assembly expenses, with each use requiring approval from both the House Clerk and Senate Secretary. A further $500,000 from the General Assembly Operations Revolving Fund is split equally between the Senate President and House Speaker.
Library and community facilities get improvement funding
The law renews up to $1 million for infrastructure improvements at Chicago Public Library's Rudy Lozano Branch. Worth Township has up to $200,000 available for capital improvements at the Hall Complex. Another grant line provides up to $315,000 for capital improvements by local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. All three use the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund and are limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This money supports facilities, not direct household payments.
Library and cultural sites get upgrades
The law provides Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three local recipients. Theater 47 LLC receives up to $200,000 for infrastructure improvements. Dr Edwin Lee Historical Building Inc receives up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Lansing Public Library receives up to $150,000 for infrastructure improvements. The law does not specify the work or provide direct household payments.
Local Communities Get Infrastructure Grant Renewals
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grants include up to $100,000 each for Bridgeview’s 78th Avenue, Justice’s I-294 Cork Avenue exit, and La Grange’s Maple Street from Western Springs to East Avenue. It also renews up to $400,000 for Chicago’s 8th Ward roads, up to $167,519 for Norridge street signs, $150,000 for River Grove improvements, and up to $2 for Berwyn’s fiber network. Renewed money is available only to the extent unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, the law provides up to $150,000 for Oak Park improvements, including North Avenue streetscaping.
Local communities get infrastructure improvement grants
The law funds local improvement grants through the Build Illinois Bond Fund and Illinois’ commerce department. Champaign gets up to $350,000, Danville gets up to $100,000, and Hoyleton gets up to $250,000 for capital improvements. Cunningham Township gets up to $200,000 for infrastructure improvements. Vermilion Advantage gets up to $200,000 for capital improvements. A separate grant gives Vermilion Advantage up to $100,000 for capital improvements, including blight removal in Danville. Each grant covers only the amount needed for its stated purpose.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Each grant is capped at its listed amount and the money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Caps are $185,000 for Woodford County; $166,700 each for Sandwich and Somonauk; and $100,000 each for Granite City and Amboy. Onarga has a $90,000 cap, Chatham $86,658, and DePue $30,000. Grants of up to $50,000 each cover Downers Grove Township, Greenfield, South Jacksonville, Pittsfield, Barry, Winchester, Auburn, Kampsville, Hardin, Southern View, and White Hall. Countryside, Carrollton, Palmyra, Pleasant Plains, Sublett, and Walnut each have grants of up to $25,000. Waverly has up to $50,000 for infrastructure or equipment, including costs already incurred. Equality has up to $26,100 for sidewalk replacement. These grants fund local projects, not household payments.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Limits are $200,000 for Willow Springs, $170,000 for Lemont village, and $200,000 for Downers Grove village. Downers Grove Township Highway Department, Lemont Township, and Homer Township each have a $50,000 grant. Cahokia Heights has separate $150,000 and $300,000 grants; another $540,500 supports local governments, school districts, and community providers. Only prior funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, are available; the Lemont and Downers Grove village grants also cover only needed costs.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local infrastructure and capital improvements. Grant caps are $275,000 for Addison, $250,000 for Oak Brook, and $330,000 for Westmont. Hinsdale's cap is $250,000; Oakbrook Terrace's is $100,000. Cicero's capital improvement grant is capped at about $1.734 million. Each grant uses only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews up to $450,000 in bond funding for Chicago transportation improvements in Belmont Cragin. Through the Fund For Illinois’ Future, it renews up to $593,000 for Orland Hills, $100,000 for Orland Township Road District, and $225,000 for Hazel Crest. A separate grant of up to $1 million goes through Kankakee County for infrastructure projects. Its allocations are $150,000 for Kankakee Valley Park District; $50,000 each for Bourbonnais, Chebanse Township, Essex, Pilot Township, Reddick, South Wilmington, and Braceville; $100,000 each for Bradley, Herscher, and Union Hill; and $200,000 for the City of Kankakee. All grants run through the state commerce department and use only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Fund For Illinois’ Future grants also cover prior years’ costs.
Local communities keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants provide up to $60,000 for Green Garden Township, $250,000 for Key City Development Corporation, and $150,000 for Rich Township. Steger, Reddick, and Elwood each receive up to $100,000; Channahon receives up to $150,000 for capital improvements. Bolingbrook gets up to $250,000 for its Animal Care and Control Facility; another $1.305 million supports local infrastructure grants. Each grant is limited to its earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Communities Keep Infrastructure Grant Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grants provide up to $300,000 for Elmhurst infrastructure and $50,000 for Addison Township infrastructure. They also provide up to $200,000 for Jorie Boulevard accessibility improvements in Oakbrook and $30,000 for Western Springs infrastructure. Another grant line provides up to $542,500 for infrastructure serving local governments, school districts, and community providers. Only needed money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Local communities keep public improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local infrastructure: up to $200,000 for South Beloit and $130,000 for Niles. Rockton, Roscoe, New Milford, and Cherry Valley each have grants capped at $100,000; Harwood Heights has up to $150,000. It also renews up to $150,000 each for Elmwood parking lot improvements and Norridge facility design. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities renew road improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Aroma Park gets up to $155,000 for roadway and maintenance repairs; Momence gets up to $50,000 for water bank and sidewalk reconstruction. Infrastructure grants provide up to $50,000 for Lynwood, $30,000 for Bloom Township, and $125,000 for South Chicago Heights. All use only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The Lynwood, Bloom Township, and South Chicago Heights grants are also limited to needed amounts from earlier appropriations.
Local communities retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews two Build Illinois infrastructure grant pools of up to $958,366 and $1.85 million. They serve local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. It also renews infrastructure grants of up to $1 million for Rockford and $100,000 for Belvidere. Riverdale gets up to $100,000 for capital improvements, and Morrison gets up to $19,700 to renovate its Farmers' Market facility. These grants use only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities retain infrastructure improvement grants
The law renews local infrastructure and capital grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grants provide up to $72,260 for Hoffman Estates, including culvert replacement; $50,000 for Lombard; $225,000 for Addison; and $300,000 for Bloomingdale. Salt Creek Sanitary District gets up to $50,000, while Carol Stream has separate $75,000 infrastructure and $100,000 capital grants. Infrastructure grants also provide up to $200,000 for Palos Heights, $175,000 for Lisle, and $250,000 for Naperville. Each grant is limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local communities retain infrastructure project grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure and facility improvements. Chicago's grant caps are $200,000 for 31st Ward infrastructure and $144,299 for 32nd Ward improvements. Improvement caps are $1.13 million for Glen Ellyn, $200,000 for Naperville, and $500,000 for Carpentersville. Hanover Park, Schaumburg, and Hoffman Estates each have $250,000 caps; Villa Park has separate $50,000 and $250,000 infrastructure grants. Funding is limited to prior money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, and applicable amounts needed.
Local communities retain money for improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grant caps are $56,250 for Rolling Meadows stormwater detention and $25,000 for Elk Grove Township street signs. Berwyn gets up to $150,000 and Forest View $350,000 for capital improvements; Cicero gets $250,000 and Lyons $500,000 for infrastructure. UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago gets up to $100,000 for infrastructure. McCook gets up to $100,000 for improvements to its fire department and police station.
Local cultural site grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Forum Bronzeville in Chicago has up to $50,000 for infrastructure improvements. Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has up to $1 for infrastructure improvements. Downers Grove Park District has up to $4,746 for Phase 1 of Blodgett House renovations and other capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local development groups keep improvement funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for capital improvements at two local development groups. Southeast Chicago Chamber of Commerce has up to $500,000. Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation has up to $300,000. Each grant can use only funds left unspent from its prior allocation at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local development projects get capital grants
The law funds local development improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Berwyn Development Corporation receives up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Fuller Park Community Development and Bronzeville Neighborhood Farm each receive up to $250,000 for infrastructure improvements. These grants are limited to the amount needed. BBS buildings RU corp receives a separate $300,000 grant for capital improvement costs.
Local development projects receive capital grants
The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides $2 million for United Builders infrastructure improvements. Renewed grants provide up to $350,000 for Chicago Innovation Exchange incubator space in the East 53rd Street commercial corridor. HIRE 360 has up to $800,000 renewed for land purchases and capital improvements. Quad Community Development Corporation has up to $250,000 renewed to buy and renovate 4210 S. Berkley Avenue in Chicago. Renewed grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local economic groups keep operating support
The law renews Fund For Illinois' Future grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three economic organizations. Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation each get up to $1 million for operations. Rockford Area Convention Bureau gets up to $500,000 for talent acquisition. All three grants can cover prior years' costs. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local economic projects retain infrastructure grants
The law carries forward Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for infrastructure at three named economic development sites or organizations. Urban Equity Inc. gets up to $300,000 for Soul City Kitchens. Urban Market Exchange gets up to $300,000, and Delta Economic Development Center gets up to $250,000. Each grant can use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund infrastructure, not direct household payments.
Local Facility and Equipment Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local facilities and equipment. Grant caps are $20,000 for Ashley's dump truck, $15,000 for Elkville infrastructure and bond-financed equipment, and $20,000 to build or buy Makanda storage. Infrastructure grant caps are $50,000 each for Cerro Gordo and Flora, $25,000 for Louisville, and $75,000 for Clay County heating and cooling. Olney's animal shelter improvements are capped at $130,000, and Lawrence County courthouse improvements at $25,000. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local governments get building improvement funds
The law funds local capital improvements through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Geneva gets up to $1 million; North Aurora gets up to $600,000; Bloom Township gets up to $200,000. South Wilmington gets up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Lockport gets up to $300,000 for City Hall infrastructure; Shorewood gets up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Lockport's and Shorewood's funds are available only as needed for those purposes.
Local governments get infrastructure grant funding
The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides up to $6 million for Peoria County infrastructure improvements. It renews infrastructure grants of up to $1.415 million for Cicero, $1.41 million for Harwood Heights, $475,750 for Granite City, and $109,673 for Hanover Township. Thornton Township's renewed grant provides up to $5.125 million for infrastructure work, including costs already incurred. Renewed grants cover only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local governments get infrastructure project grants
The law provides local project grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Cahokia Heights gets up to $6 million, and Rich Township gets up to $3 million, for capital improvements. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Orland Hills gets up to $1 million from the Rebuild Illinois Project Fund for infrastructure improvements, including costs already incurred. These grants fund local projects rather than direct household payments.
Local governments keep facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for local infrastructure, facilities and equipment. Caps are $100,000 for Geneva, $500,000 for Grundy County and $50,000 for Georgetown. Two separate Chapin lines—one naming the city and one the village—each authorize up to $100,000 for infrastructure. Grundy County's grant also covers land and construction; Geneva, Grundy County and Georgetown can cover eligible costs already incurred. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local governments keep facility renovation funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local facility renovations. Caps are $250,000 for Matteson and $187,500 for Country Club Hills. Olympia Fields gets up to $60,000, Rich Township up to $82,500, and Tinley Park up to $100,000. Each grant uses only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local governments keep infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local infrastructure improvements. Grant limits are $40,000 for Gibson City; $150,000 for Normal; $37,235 for Cherry Valley; and $166,600 for Plano. Limits are $18,948 for Pulaski; $30,000 each for Metamora and Minonk; and $200,000 for Sesser. Mt. Carmel, Vergennes, and Mounds each have $250,000 limits; Woodridge has $150,000; and Herrin has $500,000. Western Springs and Naperville each have $100,000 limits, while Indian Head Park has $50,000. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants support local projects, not direct household payments.
Local Governments Keep Money for Improvements
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for local construction and repair projects. Grant limits are $139,225 for Warrenville, $125,000 for West Chicago, $250,000 for Skokie, and $300,000 for Wilmette. Infrastructure grants include $100,000 for Morton Grove, $300,000 for Winnetka, and $250,000 for Oakbrook. Western Springs has $145,850 for building renovations; Clarendon Hills has $100,000 for capital improvements. Each grant covers only amounts needed and still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local governments keep operating grant funding
The law renews Fund For Illinois' Future operating grants: Lincolnwood up to $250,000, Dolton $1 million, and Burbank $500,000. Elgin gets up to $1.5 million for operations and infrastructure. Rich Township gets separate awards up to $485,000 for operations and infrastructure and $3.8 million for capital improvements and operations. Another $2.5 million supports operating grants to nonprofits, local governments, and school districts. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these awards, each limited to its balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; all except Burbank's expressly cover prior years' costs.
Local governments keep operating grant funds
The law renews operating grants through the Illinois Department of Human Services, including payment of prior years' costs. Grant limits are $10,872 for North Chicago, $797,693 for Sangamon County, and $1 million for Bedford Park. Peoria Heights and West Peoria each have a $200,000 limit. Each grant uses only its funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Except for West Peoria, grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Local governments retain funds for repairs
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grant caps are $50,000 each for Merrionette Park public works equipment and capital improvements in Orland Hills and Orland Township. Infrastructure caps are $150,000 for Willow Springs, $18,750 for Blue Island, and $60,000 for a Robbins village facility. North Chicago gets up to $25,000 for detector loop replacement; Hometown gets up to $36,180 for street repairs. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from its earlier appropriation left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local governments retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local projects. La Grange gets up to $500,000, McLean County up to $200,000, and Sangamon County up to $800,000 for infrastructure improvements. Peoria gets up to $240,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The funding supports local projects, not direct household payments.
Local governments retain infrastructure grant funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $1 million for Chicago's 21st Ward, $6,882 for its 50th Ward, and $1,500 for East Joliet fire infrastructure. Calumet Township retains up to $2 for capital work and property purchases; McCook and LaGrange each retain $1 for infrastructure. Carbondale retains $1 for infrastructure and equipment eligible for bond funding; Cumberland County retains $1 for courthouse improvements. Each grant is limited to its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local governments retain money for improvements
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local building and infrastructure projects. Limits include $5.045 million for Robins, $1 million for Park City, and $250,000 for Calumet Township. Bloomington receives up to $1.4 million, Decatur $1.329951 million, and Rockford’s 707 Harrison Avenue Project $500,000. Limits also include $300,000 for Leyden Township, $1.3 million for Schiller Park, and $750,000 for Forest Park. Each grant is limited to its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local grants fund water system repairs
The law funds local water projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grants provide up to $250,085 for Woodridge watermain replacement and $500,000 for Berwyn lead service line replacement. Des Plaines gets up to $1 million for watermain replacement, new service lines and hydrants, drainage repairs, and street repairs. Lake in the Hills gets up to $200,000 to repair the 9/17 well. Carpentersville gets up to $400,000 to repair and relocate sewer lines.
Local Infrastructure and Building Grants Continue
The law renews local grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. General infrastructure grants include Genoa, $175,000; Maple Park, $50,000; Sycamore, $375,000; Cortland, $734; and Kaneville, $35,000. They also include Big Rock, $75,000; Campton Hills, $100,000; Kingston, $65,000; and Danville, $400,000. Separate grants provide $100,000 for Kirkland building maintenance and $65,000 for Malta sewer improvements. Each grant covers only needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local infrastructure and project funding continues
The law renews up to $63.9 million for local government infrastructure grants and loans, plus other authorized uses, including state-agency grants. Eligible infrastructure work includes planning, engineering, acquisition, construction, rebuilding, improvements, and extensions. It also renews up to $29.9 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund for separately authorized projects, including state-agency grants. That second amount can cover earlier costs. Both amounts are limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local infrastructure and town buildings get funding
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for infrastructure: Park Forest gets $200,000, Richton Park $250,000, and Crete $100,000. That fund also provides $50,000 for Reed Township infrastructure and $50,000 for Essex Township's Highway Commission Building. Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide $250,000 for Hazel Crest Village Hall infrastructure and $250,000 for New Lenox infrastructure. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these grants. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local infrastructure grant funding stays available
The law renews up to $25 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for local government infrastructure grants and loans. This covers planning, engineering, land purchases, construction, rebuilding, improvements, and extensions. Another line renews up to $28.15 million for infrastructure grants to local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. Both lines cover only prior money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Spending must follow the public infrastructure purposes allowed by the Build Illinois Bond Act.
Local infrastructure grants continue around Champaign
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for general infrastructure improvements. Georgetown, Oakwood, Gifford, Catlin, Westville, and Thomasboro each have grants of up to $100,000. Royal, Fithian, Muncie, Belgium, and Indianola each have up to $50,000. Vermilion County has up to $93,763; Champaign County has up to $250,000. Each grant covers only the needed amount left unspent from its prior funding at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local infrastructure grants keep unspent funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. General infrastructure grants include Harvard, $75,000; Union, $50,000; Sesser and West Frankfort, $100,000 each; and Elgin, $500,000. Plainfield gets up to $200,000 for a gateway sign and other infrastructure, and Oswego gets $65,000 for its public works parking lot. Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation gets up to $140,806 for renovations at 839-45 West 79th Street in Chicago. Each grant is limited to earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Plainfield, Oswego, Elgin, and Auburn Gresham funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Local infrastructure grants remain available
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure grants cover St. Charles ($185,000), Batavia ($160,000), Elgin ($200,000), Geneva ($185,000), and Kane County ($175,000). They also cover Hampshire ($150,000), Huntley ($10,591), North Aurora ($100,000), Sugar Grove ($375,000), and Campton Hills ($100,000). Aurora gets up to $250,000 for a sound barrier, including costs already incurred. Each grant is limited to its funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local infrastructure grants remain available
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Grant limits are $215,000 for Oakbrook Terrace, $200,000 for Oak Brook, $100,000 for Hinsdale, and $150,000 for Elmhurst. Addison has separate limits of $175,000 and $60,000; Clarendon Hills has separate limits of $35,000 and $65,000. Glendale Heights has up to $300,000, and Schaumburg Township Build Out has up to $200,000. Maine Township Highway Department has up to $250,000; Schaumburg has $500,000; Des Plaines has $250,000; Park Ridge has $375,000. Niles has up to $250,000, including land purchases, and Elk Grove Village has up to $250,000. North Chicago has up to $460,000 for capital improvements, limited to the amount needed. Each grant can use only its earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local infrastructure grants remain available
The law preserves Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Limits are $200,000 for Belleville's bicentennial spillway reconstruction and $55,294 for Hoopeston sewer and/or general infrastructure, including earlier costs. Staunton retains up to $200,000, King-Ricks #1 Drainage District in Christian County $150,000, and Morrisonville $100,000 for general infrastructure. Another $150,000 covers capital improvement costs without a named recipient. All use only earlier funding unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Belleville's grant also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Local infrastructure projects get renewed funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund support for local infrastructure. Franklin Park gets up to $350,000 for green infrastructure at Washington Street and Pacific Avenue. DePue gets up to $200,000 for wastewater treatment plant work, stormwater system work, or both. Infrastructure grants also include up to $200,000 for DeKalb, up to $140,000 for Palatine Township, and $150,000 for Berwyn. Funding comes only from balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. All grants except Berwyn's are also limited to the amounts needed.
Local libraries keep building grant funding
The law renews library grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Up to $25,000 each funds improvements at Oak Park, Berwyn, La Grange, North Riverside, Riverside, Brookfield, and Forest Park public libraries. Thomas Ford Memorial Library in Western Springs also receives up to $25,000 for improvements. La Grange Park Public Library gets up to $250,000 without a named use; Villa Park Public Library gets up to $10,000 to buy land. Each grant is limited to necessary funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local libraries keep building improvement funds
The law continues library grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Two separate grants provide up to $150,000 for Calumet City Library and $500,000 for Calumet City Public Library capital improvements. Naperville Library gets up to $158,000 for public-space improvements at the 95th Street Library. Each grant covers only prior project funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund library facilities, not household payments.
Local organizations get building improvement grants
The law funds capital or infrastructure improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Under Carrey's Care Corporation, Reach Community Development Corporation, and Youth Peace Center of Roseland each receive up to $1 million. Harvey Small Fry Wildcats Inc and Positive Moves NFP each receive up to $200,000; The House of James receives up to $300,000. Cook County Bar Association receives up to $250,000, and UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago receives up to $35,000. The law also renews up to $400,000 for Gracious Gladious capital improvements; specific projects and household payments are not listed.
Local organizations get capital improvement grants
Build Illinois bond grants provide $850,000 to Greater Chatham Initiative and $300,000 each to Chatham Park Village Cooperative and Quantum Faith. The law renews up to $600,000 for Bourdeau Griffin and $1 million for South Side Studio Ventures. It also renews up to $250,000 for Colonel Otis B. Duncan American Legion Post 809. All six grants support capital improvements. Renewed grants use only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local organizations get justice claim payments
The Criminal Justice Trust Fund provides $76,236.73 for Rockford and $127,322.29 for Community College District No. 508's board. It also provides $60,034 for Winnebago County CASA. The payments cover claims against the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. All payments must follow Court of Claims awards and recommendations. They do not create direct household benefits.
Local parks and recreation facilities get funding
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Park district grants provide up to $200,000 for Harvey, $300,000 for Dolton, and $300,000 for Mayor R.J. Bailey Park. Chicago Park District grants provide up to $500,000 each for O'Hallaren and Dawes parks, plus $150,000 each for Cosme Park and 19th Ward infrastructure. Pullman Community Center has up to $500,000 available for capital improvements. Evergreen Park has separate grants of up to $240,000 each for its community gym renovation and Yukich Fields infrastructure.
Local parks and recreation funding continues
The law continues Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for parks and public spaces. Chicago Park District gets up to $100,000 for McKiernan Park and $125,000 for infrastructure at Altgeld Gardens. Calumet Memorial Park District gets up to $50,000 for construction; park construction in Lyons gets up to $300,000. Riverside gets up to $100,000 for green spaces. Utica gets up to $150,000 for I & M Canal and other improvements; Summit gets up to $200,000 for a boat launch and revitalization. Each grant covers only prior project funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks and recreation keep funding
The law renews park and recreation grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Enos Park Neighborhood Association gets up to $50,000 for park improvements; Lombard Park District gets up to $30,000 for a picnic shelter and other improvements. Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association gets up to $40,000 for infrastructure and facility upgrades. Oakbrook Terrace Park District gets up to $10,000 for facility improvements. The grants depend on funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local parks and riverwalk receive funding
The law provides a new grant of up to $200,000 to the Chicago Park District for Ogden Park field house improvements. It renews up to $200,000 for Marquette Park District driving range repairs and $250,000 for Elmhurst Park District dog park construction. Calumet City retains up to $1.4 million for a riverwalk and other capital improvements. All grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Except for the new Ogden Park grant, funding is limited to balances left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Local parks get money for improvements
The law funds park improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Chicago Park District receives up to $3 million for Ogden Park, and Calumet Memorial Park District receives up to $250,000. Bloomingdale Park District receives up to $100,000, and Elmhurst Park District receives up to $190,000. Glendale Heights receives up to $100,000 for Americana Park, and Westmont Park District receives up to $100,000 for James Long Park. Oak Brook Park District receives up to $75,000 for Central Park; the law does not list specific construction work.
Local projects and job investments retain funding
The law renews up to $30.331578 million for state commerce department grants to local governments, school districts, and community providers. Uses must fit Section 4(a) of the Build Illinois Bond Act. It also renews up to $50 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for economic development and employment grants and loans. Those uses must fit Section 4(b) of that act. Both authorizations use only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; neither sets direct household payments.
Local recreation facilities keep improvement grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for recreation and sports facilities. Limits include $100,000 for Robbins Park District improvements and $500,000 for Heart of the City Sports improvements. Springfield Mid Illinois YMCA receives up to $1 million for an infrastructure improvement. Peoria High School District #150 receives up to $4.8 million for Peoria Public Stadium improvements. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road and infrastructure funding continues
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local roads and infrastructure. Awards include up to $12 million for Bellwood's Downtown St. Charles Road Project and $700,000 for Hanover Park's Northway Drive. Other awards provide up to $1.288511 million for Decatur infrastructure, $40,000 for Downers Grove Township's Graceland Street project, and $20,000 for Villa Park infrastructure. Another grant line provides up to $1.642881 million for local governments, school districts, and community-based providers, including previously incurred infrastructure costs. All are limited to necessary funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road and sewer grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Limits are $15,000 for Washington Township, $50,000 for Leyden Township, $100,000 for Tinley Park, and $50,000 for Country Club Hills. It also renews up to $45,000 for Northbrook traffic signals and $5,051 for Mendon street repairs. Clayton sewer improvements get up to $48,536; Steger road and infrastructure improvements get up to $25,000. Each grant is limited to needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road and sidewalk grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for transportation-related improvements. Limits include $25,000 for West Salem lighting and $4,902 for Plainfield sidewalk extensions or improvements. Waltonville has up to $84,000 for street work, and Mount Vernon has up to $360,000 for road improvements. The Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway has up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Road and Sidewalk Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local roads and sidewalks. Grants of up to $15,000 each cover York Township, Addieville, Ava, Campbell Hill, Damiansville, Dowell, Dubois, Hoyleton, Irvington, and Richview. Hoyleton's grant also covers curbs and other improvements. Separate grants provide up to $30,000 for York Township Highway Department street work and $50,000 for Mount Carmel sidewalk extensions or improvements. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road and utility grants continue
The law renews state commerce department grants for roads, sanitary and storm sewers, and water mains: West Dundee, up to $190,000; St. Charles, $225,000; and Elgin, $225,000. St. Charles funding also covers electric utility upgrades. Geneva Township gets up to $50,000 for roads and bridge construction. Water projects get up to $50,000 in Rushville and $150,000 in West Chicago; Mendota utility expansion gets up to $60,000. Each grant uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road and utility grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Joliet has up to $6,747 for the Mound Road Overlay project; Cass County has up to $1 for bridge construction. Beardstown has up to $151 to resurface Sixth Street from US 67 to Arenz Street, and Arenz Street from Sixth to Main. Colchester has up to $82 for sewer improvements; Nauvoo has up to $1 for water improvements. Freeburg has up to $1 for roads, sewer, water, sidewalks, or other infrastructure, limited to the amount needed. All grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local road maintenance costs reimbursed
The law provides $22.1 million from the Road Fund to reimburse eligible local maintenance costs. This includes $5.4 million for traffic signals and $16.7 million for city, county, and other state maintenance agreements. It also renews authority to spend up to about $37.71 million left unspent at June 30, 2025. Reimbursements must cover eligible expenses under the listed agreements.
Local Roads And Buildings Keep Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund money through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local capital work. Oswego gets up to $240,000 for Route 30 and/or Wolf's Crossing improvements between Route 71 and Eola Road. Dolton gets up to $112,500, while Riverwoods and Northfield each get up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Chicago gets up to $200,000 for 24th Ward capital improvements and $300,000 to repave 22nd Ward roads and alleys. Another $315,000 supports capital improvement costs without naming a recipient or project. All amounts are limited to prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local roads and crossings get funding
The law provides Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local transportation projects. Riverside gets up to $200,000 for road, parking lot, and other capital improvements. Continued grants include up to $518,000 for Lake County’s Hainesville Road work and a Washington Street–Shorewood Drive bike path. They also include up to $150,000 each for Ladd’s Main Street sidewalk and Granville’s Elm Street roadway, plus other improvements. Chicago’s 22nd Ward gets up to $200,000 for roadway and alley repaving. Hanover Park gets up to $72,087 for Metra station pedestrian crossings; Cicero gets up to $750,000 for parking-lot paving and lighting. These continued grants cover only prior project funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local roads and transit keep funding
The law keeps Build Illinois Bond Fund grants available for local transportation projects. Road funding includes $500,000 for Flossmoor’s viaduct, $200,000 for Burbank, $120,000 for La Grange, and $75,000 for La Grange Park. Riverside gets $200,000 for capital improvements, including roads and parking lots; Vernon Hills has up to $500,000 for traffic signals. Waukegan has up to $500,000 for its Metra station, while Springfield has up to $500,000 for a bike path and other improvements. All grants depend on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the latter three also cannot exceed the amount needed.
Local streets and alleys get funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund money for street and alley projects. Lyons gets up to $500,000 for concrete improvements to three alleys. Melrose Park gets up to $212,000 to pave Bloomingdale Avenue between 15th Avenue and George Street. Summit gets $200,000 for its Green Alleys project. Funding comes only from balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Lyons and Melrose Park grants are also limited to the amounts needed.
Local Streets Keep Repair Grant Funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for three local street projects. Glenview has up to $397,105 for improvements at Willow and Shermer. Western Springs has up to $120,000 for pedestrian street construction. DuPage County has up to $100,000 for infrastructure, including street repairs in Glen Ellyn. Each grant covers only amounts needed and still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local tax revenue payments funded
The law provides $8 million from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund for allocation to Madison County. It also provides $500,000 for tax receipt distributions under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. The Illinois Department of Revenue handles both allocations. These provisions do not set direct payments to residents.
Local towns and parks get improvement grants
The law funds local improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It provides up to $500,000 for Countryside infrastructure and up to $300,000 for Western Springs Park District infrastructure. Both grants are limited to the amount needed. Capital grants also provide Elmwood Park $200,000, Schiller Park $150,000, River Grove $100,000, and Norridge Park District $100,000. These grants fund local projects, not household checks.
Local towns get infrastructure improvement funds
The law renews infrastructure grants of up to $200,000 each for Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, and Highwood, plus $100,000 for Mount Prospect. It renews up to $412,500 for Schaumburg capital improvements and $50,000 for security upgrades at West Deerfield Township buildings. Des Plaines gets renewed authority for up to $147,610 for sidewalks and other capital work. The sidewalk work covers Algonquin Road between Mount Prospect Road and Elmhurst Road. All these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants cover only needed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local towns retain public works grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for six local public works and redevelopment projects. It provides up to $500,000 for Frankfort’s downtown parking expansion and $250,000 for Markham’s I-57 and Central Park/Bremen Highway walkway. It also provides up to $250,000 for Mokena’s sewage treatment plant and $1.5 million for Forest Park village property improvements. Country Club Hills retains up to $200,000 for Windsor Estates demolition; Matteson retains up to $575,000 for Lincoln Mall Phase I engineering. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water and infrastructure funding continues
The law continues Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure. Tonica gets up to $100,000 for water main replacement, storage tank maintenance, or other capital improvements. Mark gets up to $100,000 for water facilities and other improvements. Cedar Point gets up to $150,000 for a wastewater-treatment facility and other improvements; Mendota gets up to $150,000 for infrastructure. The Austin Chamber of Commerce has a $100,000 grant for general infrastructure improvements. Each grant covers only prior project funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water and road grants continue
The law renews grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local water, sewer, road, and sidewalk work. Coronavirus emergency funds provide up to $950,000 for Lynwood’s sewer extension near Glenwood Dyer Road and $750,000 for South Holland water mains. They also provide up to $1.24 million for Calumet City water mains and street repairs from Stanley Boulevard to Forest Avenue. Build Illinois bond funds provide up to $9,529 for Tilden infrastructure, $1 for Percy infrastructure, and $1 for Monmouth infrastructure, including wastewater. They also provide up to $2 for Romeoville’s Pinnacle Drive extension to Renwick Road. Every grant is limited to money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Water and Sewer Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for water and sewer projects. Des Plaines gets access to up to $300,000 for sewer improvements. Radom's drainage sewer grant is capped at $20,000, and Newton's water infrastructure grant at $25,000. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household utility rates or provide direct payments.
Local water and sewer projects retain funding
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Bolingbrook gets up to $56,254 to replace storm sewer along Briarcliff, from Queenswood to Oxford. Will County gets up to $176,564 for Fairmont Water and Sewer System improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local water and wastewater repair grants
The law renews up to $25,000 for Biggsville water system improvements and $25,000 to replace Bluffs’ ground storage tank. Wastewater grants provide up to $25,000 for Manito and $18,750 each for Mason City and Camp Point. The commerce department administers these grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The grants fund local systems and do not provide direct household payments.
Local water projects keep grant funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for water and sewer projects. Algonquin receives up to $6 million for water improvements, and Shorewood receives up to $358,335 for water and other infrastructure. Sangamon County Water Reclamation District receives up to $1.5 million for sewer and water improvements. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household water-rate cuts.
Lynwood and Crest Hill Renew Water Projects
The law renews water project grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Lynwood gets up to $323,500 for water valve and hydrant replacement. Crest Hill gets $400,000 for well drilling. Money is available only to the extent unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household water rates or provide direct payments.
Marion-Chicago daily flights keep grant funding
The law renews up to $651,555 for costs tied to daily flights from Marion to Chicago. The grant goes to Williamson County Airport Authority, operating as Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois. It comes from the Fund For Illinois’ Future through the state commerce department and can cover prior years’ costs. Only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Matching grants support local tourism
The Tourism Promotion Fund provides $600,000 to match private-sector funds and renews up to $100,568 for that purpose. Counties below 1 million people receive a $1.25 million grant allocation, plus up to $504,236 in renewed funding. Counties above 1 million receive a $750,000 allocation, plus up to $410,370 in renewed funding. All renewed amounts are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Matteson and Flossmoor keep bridge funds
The law renews up to $200,000 for bridge repairs in Matteson. It also renews up to $37,524 for engineering and reconstruction of Flossmoor's Brookwood Bridge Deck. Both grants come from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. They use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
McHenry area road grants retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund road grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. McHenry County gets up to $275,000 for the Queen Anne Road and Charles Road intersection. Chemung, Alden, Richmond, Dunham, Hartland, Marengo, Seneca, Riley, and Coral townships each get up to $50,000 for road improvements. The Village of Hebron also gets up to $50,000 for road improvements. Each grant is limited to earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Metro East communities retain improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for roads, water, sewers, sidewalks, other infrastructure, or demolition of abandoned properties. Maximum grants are East St. Louis, $425,000; Fairview Heights, $12,980; Lebanon, $90,001; and Madison, $200,000. They also include Shiloh, $100,000; Swansea, $100,000; Washington Park, $200,000; and Brooklyn, $100,000. Cahokia Heights has two separate grants of up to $200,000 each: one for infrastructure, another for infrastructure and other capital improvements. Each grant uses only its earlier allocation's balance left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Money for interest owed state vendors
The law sets aside about $10.7 million for interest owed to vendors and providers under the State Prompt Payment Act. This includes $5 million each from the General Revenue Fund and Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Payments must cover qualifying interest costs under that law. This does not create a household payment.
More funding for state ethics oversight
The law raises Road Fund support for Executive Ethics Commission operations from $955,100 to $995,100. This is a $40,000 increase for operating expenses, not a direct household benefit.
More funding for utility damage refunds
The law raises Illinois Commerce Commission refund funding from $1,000 to $5,000. The money comes from the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Fund. The provision does not identify who qualifies or set individual refund amounts.
Museums and civic venues retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for museums and civic venues. Infrastructure grants provide up to $1.5 million for the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center and $1.2 million for the DuSable Museum of African American History. University Park gets up to $458,238 for Riegel Farm Museum infrastructure. Capital-improvement grants provide up to $5.213342 million for Peoria Civic Center and $3 million for the Rockford Area Convention Center and Visitors Bureau. Each grant covers only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Museums and performance venues get upgrades
The law funds venue and museum improvements through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. BMO Center gets $1.5 million for capital improvements; The Orpheum Theatre gets $500,000 for infrastructure improvements. Vibrant Arena at The Mark gets $200,000 for capital improvements. History on Wheels and the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum each get up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. Those two $100,000 grants are available only as needed for their stated purposes.
Neighborhood improvement grants keep funding available
The law renews up to $1 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Chicago's Boystown neighborhood improvements. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund renews up to $3 million through the South Asian American Chamber of Commerce for 50th Ward improvements. It also renews up to $135,000 for Chicago's 23rd Ward infrastructure. Forest Park and Riverside each have up to $100,000 renewed for local improvements from that fund. All these grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Neighborhood Projects Get Property Development Grants
The law funds neighborhood property projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Dream Builder's Foundation gets up to $500,000 to acquire a community parking lot for Chicago Avenue’s south corridor. The law renews $250,000 for AAABNA building restoration and $524,600 for ESDC 18th Street Development Corp’s El Paseo buildout. Those two renewed grants are available only to the extent unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The parking lot grant has no stated deadline.
New and renewed local food grants
The law provides $2 million for costs under the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. It also renews up to $2 million in prior funding, including earlier costs. Renewed funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not set individual grant amounts or household eligibility.
Nine communities retain infrastructure grant funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for general infrastructure improvements in nine communities. Silvis, Rock Falls, and Sterling each have up to $125,000; Tampico and Morrison each have up to $100,000. Fulton and Coal Valley each have up to $75,000; Rapid City and Thomson each have up to $60,000. Each grant covers only the needed amount left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This money supports local improvements, not direct household payments.
Nonprofit facilities get repair project funding
The law funds nonprofit facility projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. New grants give Nicasa up to $150,000 for a parking lot and $50,000 for roof repairs and improvements. New grants also provide up to $200,000 for Polish American Association capital improvements and $500,000 for Glenkirk infrastructure. Continued grants provide up to $100,000 each for Sertoma facility updates and Cross Winds parking lot improvements. Mano a Mano Family Resource Center gets up to $51,000 for building repairs; Kenneth Young Center gets up to $415,000 for capital improvements. The continued grants cover only prior project funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not create direct household payments or new individual service eligibility.
Nonprofits Keep Building and Living-Facility Grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for nonprofit facility projects. Glenkirk has up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Clearbrook Center has separate limits of $7,400 for bathroom renovations and other improvements and $11,600 for infrastructure; Clearbrook, Not for Profit has $118,500 for capital improvements. Orchard Village has $23,600 for its Glenview and Skokie Community Integrated Living Arrangements. Ray Graham Association and Easter Seals of DuPage and Fox Valley each have $300,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant covers only amounts needed and still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Northfield and Northbrook Keep Stormwater Funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for local stormwater improvements. Northfield has up to $300,000, and Northbrook has up to $100,000. Each grant covers only amounts needed and still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These are infrastructure grants, not direct payments to residents.
Operating grant for Chicago regional planners
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning gets an operating grant of up to $2 million from the General Revenue Fund. The law does not specify a direct household benefit or a change in services.
Oswego and Joliet get project funds
The law provides up to $1 million for Wolf's Crossing capital improvements for the Village of Oswego. Joliet gets up to $250,000 for sidewalks. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the state commerce department. Money is available only as needed for each stated purpose.
Pana retains economic development funding
The law keeps up to $200,000 available for economic development in the City of Pana. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Only earlier funding unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. The provision does not specify household payments or a particular development project.
Park districts keep improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for park district improvements. Oak Brook and Elmhurst park districts each have up to $75,000; Addison has $180,000; Hanover Park has $500,000. Vernon Hills has up to $240,000 for capital improvements, limited to the amount needed. Each grant can use only its earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Park users retain local improvement funding
The law renews up to $250,000 for Chicago Park District improvements at Hass Park. It also renews up to $1.38 million for Glen Ellyn Park District improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each covers only the amount needed from money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and attractions retain improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three recreation sites. Navy Pier retains up to $5 million for capital improvements. Bridgeview retains up to $2 million for SeatGeek Stadium improvements; Evanston retains up to $1 million for Beck Park infrastructure. Each grant uses only its earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and cultural facilities retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for park, garden, and cultural facilities. Infrastructure grants provide up to $250,000 for Rockford Park District and $100,000 for Anderson Japanese Gardens. Capital grants provide up to $450,000 for the National Museum of Puerto Rican Art and Council of Chicago. The Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center of Chicago gets up to $300,000 for capital improvements. All grants use only funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Parks and Library Keep Improvement Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local infrastructure improvements. Funding includes up to $100,000 for Westmont Park District, $170,000 for DuPage Forest Preserve, and $30,500 for Lisle Park District. It also renews $500,000 for the Park District of Franklin Park and $60,000 for Bensenville Public Library. Only needed money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The grants support local facilities, not direct household payments.
Parks and youth centers get upgrades
The law funds recreation and youth facility improvements through the state commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Knox County YMCA gets $200,000 for infrastructure, including a PlayZone; Two Rivers YMCA gets $250,000 for infrastructure. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley gets $250,000 for capital improvements. University Park Park District gets $250,000 for infrastructure; Fox Valley Park District gets up to $150,000 for capital improvements. Channahon Park District gets up to $150,000 for capital improvements, available only as needed for that purpose.
Peoria development and visitor sites funded
The law renews up to about $9.44 million for commercial development in Peoria's MacArthur Corridor. It renews up to $8.8 million for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority to improve Hyatt Regency McCormick Place infrastructure. It also renews up to $30,000 for capital improvements at the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66. Each grant uses only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Port and rail projects get funding
The Illinois Department of Transportation gets $1.5 million from the Road Fund for Kaskaskia Regional Port District infrastructure improvements. The provision does not name specific port projects. The department also gets $1 million from the High-Speed Rail Rolling Stock Fund. That money covers train equipment purchases, offsets, overhauls, future equipment purchases, related expenses, and fees.
Project Grants for Western Illinois Communities
The law renews local project grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Build Illinois Bond Fund limits are $500,000 for Monmouth infrastructure, $300,000 for Colona capital improvements, and $250,000 for Macomb infrastructure. That fund also provides up to $350,000 for Big Island River Conservancy District improvements and $250,000 for Galesburg community center construction. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund provides Knox County up to $250,000 for roof repairs and a van for people with disabilities. Each grant uses only its funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Puerto Rican centers retain improvement grants
The law renews up to $300,000 for Puerto Rican Arts Alliance facility improvements. It also renews up to $200,000 for Puerto Rican Cultural Center infrastructure improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each covers only the amount needed from money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Ramova Theatre keeps facility improvement funding
The law renews up to $250,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for improvements at the Ramova Theatre. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Funding is limited to necessary money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Recreation and Historic Site Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation and historic facilities. Western DuPage Special Recreation Association has up to $40,000 available for capital improvements. Old Capitol Foundation has up to $40,000 for Vandalia State House infrastructure improvements. Romeoville has up to $350,000 for capital improvements, which can include building a bike path. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Redevelopment funding for Rockford and Peoria
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two city redevelopment projects. Rockford gets up to $4 million for Colman Yards improvements; the project must have a signed Project Labor Agreement. Peoria gets up to $15 million for Riverfront redevelopment projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Both grants depend on funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Peoria's funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Renewed funding for Fermilab facility improvements
The law renews up to $30 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for improvements at Fermilab. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Funding is limited to necessary money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding for Kaskaskia port improvements
The law renews up to $24.620561 million for Kaskaskia Regional Port District improvements, including land purchases. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Funding is limited to needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed Funding for Local Building Projects
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Limits include $50,000 for Oakwood City Hall, $20,000 for Muncie infrastructure, and $95,000 for a Danville Township outbuilding. Savoy gets up to $42,500 for its Public Works building; Winthrop Harbor gets up to $1 for structural repairs, asbestos removal, and improvements. Capital project limits include about $1.24 million for Grayslake, $90,000 for Wauconda, $42,920 for Zion, and $130,000 for Schaumburg road resurfacing and improvements. Each grant is limited to its prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; the last five also require need.
Renewed funding for local roads and bridges
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local roads, bridges, and infrastructure. Grant limits are $12.5 million for Kane County's bridge and $4.5 million for Calumet City roads, sidewalks, and infrastructure. Limits also include $2.382975 million for Harwood Heights infrastructure and $925,000 for Lincolnwood roads. Crest Hill infrastructure gets up to $1.4 million; Glenwood Avenue Arts District cobblestone street restoration gets up to $1.5 million. Each grant is limited to needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed funding for local street repairs
The law renews up to $100,000 for Rushville brick street reconstruction and $50,000 for Winchester’s Commercial Street structure replacement. Road grants provide up to $25,000 for McDonough County and $35,000 for Mount Sterling. Versailles gets up to $37,500 for sidewalk repair and replacement; Dallas City gets up to $25,000 for roadway maintenance and repairs. The commerce department administers these grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Only money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available.
Renewed funding studies civic and transit projects
The law renews up to $353,088 for a study of public-private civic and transit infrastructure projects. Commerce must conduct the study in consultation with the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This funds a feasibility study, not guaranteed construction.
Renewed Grants for Community Service Buildings
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for service-provider facilities. Limits include $550,000 for Aspire of Illinois to renovate North Pointe Group Homes and $100,000 for Association for Individual Development improvements in Aurora. Clearbrook of Hanover Park gets up to $50,000 for capital improvements and $7,000 for roof replacement at 1239 Bristol Lane. Crosspoint Human Services gets up to $50,000 for renovations and construction; Leyden Family Services gets $38,500 for improvements, and Elgin's Community Crisis Center gets $1 for restoration. All grants use only prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; all except Crosspoint also require need.
Renewed Grants for Libraries and Culture
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for library and cultural facilities. Limits include $30,000 for VC War Museum renovations and construction, $25,000 for VC Historical Museum work, and $30,000 for Illiana Historical and Genealogical Society work. The Vermilion Heritage Foundation gets up to $280,000 for a capital improvement to Fischer Theater. Urbana Free Library gets up to $50,000 for renovations; Champaign Public Library gets up to $50,000 for renovations and equipment. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants for neighborhood development projects
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund development grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Chicago gets up to $26 million for Bronzeville Renaissance and $1.25 million to build or buy a Soul City Corridor mixed-use facility on Chicago Avenue. Peoria's Main Street Development project gets up to $25 million. Smart City Innovation District capital projects get up to $5 million; Southland Development Authority capital improvements get up to $1 million. Funding uses balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, with spending limited to needed amounts.
Renewed Grants for Parks and Recreation
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for recreation projects. Limits include $30,000 for Fithian park equipment, playground equipment, and capital improvements, and $450,000 for Urbana Park District renovations in Crystal Lake. Danville projects include $200,000 for riverwalk improvements, $100,000 for stadium renovations, and $25,000 for arena renovations and construction. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Renewed Grants for Youth Community Facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. The Danville Boys & Girls Club gets up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. Fair Hope Children's Ministry gets up to $25,000 for renovations and construction; Laura Lee Fellowship House gets up to $25,000 for renovations and equipment. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants pay for facilities, not household checks.
Renewed grants improve nonprofit training facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for nonprofit facilities. Afterschool Matters gets up to $600,000 for renovations. Larger Than Life Foundation gets up to $1.125 million for training-center costs. Quad County Urban League gets up to $275,000 for facility improvements. Each grant is limited to needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants repair museums and cultural venues
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for cultural facility improvements. Limits include $5 million for the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and $5 million for Black Ensemble Theatre. Quinn Chapel gets up to $4 million; Maywood Fine Arts Association gets up to $2.5 million. Riverfront Museum Park gets up to $4.205174 million for heating and cooling upgrades; Rialto Square Theater gets up to $1.097334 million through the Will County Metropolitan Exposition Authority. Each grant is limited to needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants support community service buildings
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for community facilities. DuPage County gets up to $4.8406 million to build a central receiving center; Clearbrook gets up to $2.982671 million for facility improvements. Rosecrance gets up to $150,000 for improvements at Hillman House Rosecrance Mulberry Center. Common Pantry gets up to $1 for building purchases or renovations, including earlier costs. Each grant is limited to needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants support tourism and entertainment
The law renews grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Fund for Illinois’ Future grants provide Bridgeview up to $2 million for Seat Geek Stadium upgrades and tourism, plus $1 million for promotion. The fund provides up to $2 million to Enjoy Illinois Tourism for NASCAR operating costs and $314,464 to Peoria Civic Center to build its audience. It also provides up to $1,825 for Harford Confluence Tower and $5,477 to Rock Island for Quad Cities Regional Film Office costs; these grants all allow prior years’ costs. A separate grant provides up to $100,000 from unspent fiscal year 2025 funding for the Quad City Regional Development Film Office’s contingent and ordinary expenses.
Renewed infrastructure grants for local communities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants, each limited to need and money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Local improvement grants provide up to $800,000 for Zion, $500,000 for Rockford, and $250,000 each for Loves Park, Cherry Valley, and Orion. Belvidere and Rock Island each have grants of up to $100,000. Grants also provide up to $250,000 for Brooklyn police and fire stations and $250,000 for infrastructure in unincorporated St. Clair County. Another $750,000 supports infrastructure grants to local governments, school districts, and community providers.
Repairs and Technology Funding for State Offices
The law renews $928,432 for Bilandic Building exterior repairs and $1.025 million for Springfield computer facility exterior repairs. It also renews $3.967815 million for that computer facility's emergency generators. Up to $378,808 supports Revenue Department renovations, including the Willard Ice Building parking ramp, interiors, and heating and cooling. The Comptroller receives renewed authority for up to $10 million for older state systems, technology maintenance, infrastructure, and related costs. All renewed funding is limited to prior balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; Revenue and Comptroller spending is also limited to need.
Road aid for qualifying local governments
The law provides Road Fund aid through the Illinois Department of Transportation, or IDOT. It provides $16.8241 million for needy townships and road districts, selected by IDOT with input from local highway officials. Another $6.72 million supports high-growth cities with more than 5,000 people, selected with input from the Illinois Municipal League. Counties with fewer than 1 million people receive $36.624 million. Of that county funding, $13.44 million is split equally, and $23.184 million follows residents' motor vehicle license fee receipts.
Road project funding for Kane and Skokie
The law provides IDOT up to $25 million from the Road Fund for a federal INFRA grant to Kane County. The project carries Randall Road over the Canadian National Railroad and rebuilds the existing Hopps Road intersection. Spending cannot exceed available federal funds. The law also renews up to $17 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Skokie to rebuild Crawford Avenue between Oakton Street and Golf Road. That grant, administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, is limited to needed funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Road projects and equipment funding continues
The law renews up to $80.9 million for equipment used by transportation planning, highway, district, day-labor, and commercial-carrier safety units. It renews $2.25 million to realign Route 159 at Huntwood Road and Grimming Road. Countryside retains $2.5 million for Route 66 improvements, and Pekin retains $2 million for resurfacing and improving Court Street. All funding is limited to prior balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Robbins and local facilities get grants
The law provides up to $500,000 in new funding for Robbins capital improvements, limited to the amount needed. It also carries forward up to $947,500 for Robbins capital improvements. Another carried-forward grant line provides up to $2.7 million for infrastructure at local governments, school districts, and community providers. All three lines use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The carried-forward lines are limited to amounts needed and money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Romeoville and Shorewood keep water grants
The law renews $250,000 for Romeoville water improvements and $200,000 for Shorewood water improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants do not set household water rates or provide direct payments.
Rural transit and planning funds continue
The law renews up to $3.3 million in CARES Act support for rural transit districts, including earlier costs. It also renews up to $6.9 million for federal reimbursement of studies covered by federal transportation law. Both amounts come from the Federal Mass Transit Trust Fund. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. The law does not set payments to individual riders.
Saline River Farms keeps infrastructure funding
The law renews a $1 million Build Illinois Bond Fund grant to Saline River Farms for infrastructure improvements. The grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It supports the named recipient's project, not direct household payments.
Secure Choice savings refunds funded
The law provides $1 million to the Illinois Department of Revenue for refunds linked to Illinois Secure Choice savings. The money comes from the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund. This appropriation does not state who receives refunds or how much each refund is.
Service nonprofits get building project funding
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. Building grants provide up to $250,000 for Rincon Family Services to buy a building and $500,000 each for A Knock At Midnight's purchase and Brighton Park Neighborhood Council's construction. Capital improvement grants provide up to $250,000 for Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and $1 million for Brave Space Alliance. Infrastructure grants provide up to $500,000 for Metropolitan Family Services and $200,000 for Unlimited Potential NFP, Inc. Morgan Park United Methodist Church has up to $75,000 for food pantry capital improvements; these grants do not directly pay households or change food assistance eligibility.
Sidewalk, tollway, and utility projects funded
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three local infrastructure projects. Indian Head Park gets up to $175,000 to buy land along Joliet Road for sidewalks. Justice gets up to $250,000 for infrastructure tied to the I-294 Tollway Ramp project. Hickory Hills gets up to $6,092 for infrastructure improvements, including utility replacement. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Six local governments retain infrastructure grants
The law renews six Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for general infrastructure improvements. Mackinaw, East Peoria, Danvers, Stanford, the Village of McLean, and McLean County each have up to $50,000. Only funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025, are available. These grants support local infrastructure, not household payments.
Social service providers get court payments
The DCFS Children's Services Fund provides up to $307,724.24 for Maximum US Services and up to $161,012.08 for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. Central Illinois Agency on Aging receives award funding of $62,428 from the Commitment to Human Services Fund. It also receives $33,058.88 from the Long Term Care Ombudsman Fund for a separate award. Payments must follow Court of Claims awards and recommendations. These payments settle provider claims, not new household benefits.
South Suburban Communities Keep Improvement Funding
The law renews capital-improvement grants of up to $500,000 for Chicago Heights and $200,000 for South Chicago Heights. It renews up to $300,000 for Chicago’s 9th Ward and $600,000 for South Holland. Riverdale and the Village of Calumet each have grants of up to $200,000. Harvey has up to $1 million, and Thornton Township has up to $1.5 million. Dolton has separate grants of up to $300,000 and $5 million; the larger grant is also limited to the amount needed. All these grants use only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
South suburban communities retain improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local facility and infrastructure improvements. Caps are $250,000 for Frankfort, $500,000 for Richton Park, $650,000 for Orland Hills, and $200,000 for Bremen Township. Together We Cope also gets up to $50,000 for facility improvements. All five grants can cover previously incurred costs. Each covers only the amount needed from money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
South Suburban Towns Keep Infrastructure Grants
The law renews infrastructure and capital grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for several south suburban communities. Limits include $80,000 for Calumet City, $150,000 for Thornton, $100,000 for University Park, and $300,000 for Homewood. They also include $200,000 for Oak Forest, $400,000 for South Holland, $250,000 for Country Club Hills, and $100,000 for Markham. Orland Hills has a separate $1 infrastructure grant renewal. Each grant is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; none provides household payments.
Southern Illinois infrastructure grants remain available
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for general infrastructure improvements. Centralia, Greenville, and Salem each have up to $200,000 available; Vandalia has $1. Johnson County has up to $97,461, Cairo $25,000, Alexander County $75,000, and Metropolis $125,000. Each grant can use only its funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Southern Illinois towns keep infrastructure grants
The law renews local infrastructure grants through Illinois' commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Christopher, Valier, Zeigler, North City, Carterville and Johnson City each have grants capped at $100,000. Marion's cap is $250,000, and Thompsonville's is $75,000. Buckner, Crab Orchard, Cambria and Crainville each have grants capped at $50,000. Each grant is limited to its earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Springdale Cemetery keeps infrastructure grant
The law carries forward up to $362,500 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Springdale Cemetery infrastructure improvements. Only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. The grant supports the cemetery project, not household payments.
State budget and bond administration funded
The law provides $4.8 million for federal spending oversight, audits, Budgeting for Results, and state budget office operations. It provides up to $4 million for grant accountability and Budgeting for Results administration. Bond sale and administration costs receive up to $1.4 million for General Obligation Bonds and $650,000 for Build Illinois bonds. School Infrastructure Program operations receive up to $113,400.
State buildings and public art retain funding
The law renews Capital Development Fund money through the Capital Development Board for state capital projects. Limits are $936,063 for Art in Architecture projects and $900,000 for Zeke Giorgi Building improvements. Elgin Regional Office Building retains up to $749,907 for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and other capital upgrades. Another $437,504 supplements previously appropriated money to finish projects stopped near completion and support other capital improvements. Each allocation uses only earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
State buildings retain repair funding
The Capital Development Board retains up to $162,614 for Rockford Regional Office Building improvements. Work includes replacing Halon fire suppression and upgrading air conditioning. The board also retains up to $14,000 for DuQuoin state fairgrounds roof replacement and other improvements. Both Capital Development Fund amounts use only earlier funding unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
State funds pay approved court claims
The law funds three Motorola Solutions claims against the transportation department: $37,811.25, $36,311.25, and $74,250 from the Road Fund. It provides up to $207,640.59 from the Fire Prevention Fund for a University of Illinois claim against the State Fire Marshal. Two I.G. True Grit Holdings claims receive up to $60,884.59 and $84,610.51 from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund. Wested's education board claim receives up to $122,652 from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund. Payments must follow Court of Claims awards and recommendations; the law also authorizes reimbursements of $2,001.37, $50,630.63, and $193.80 from the respective fire, employment, and education funds for prior awards.
State funds repay earlier court awards
The law uses 20 state funds to reimburse the General Revenue Fund for court awards paid under Public Act 92-357. Examples include up to $103,724.51 from Public Health Services and $42,677.21 from Agricultural Premium, plus related reimbursements. Other sources include education, pensions, utilities, parks, medical cannabis, licensing, and crime laboratory funds. Payments must follow the applicable Court of Claims awards and recommendations. These are transfers within state finances, not new household payments, pension benefits, health coverage, taxes, or fees.
State funds repay earlier court awards
The law funds repayments to Illinois' General Revenue Fund for earlier Court of Claims awards paid under P.A. 92-357. Repayments come from designated state funds, with individual amounts ranging from $39.40 to $50,788.54. Examples include $28,959.57 from the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund and $41,137.41 from the Quincy Veterans Home Fund. These and other related repayments reimburse the state; they do not create household benefits or new household duties.
State funds repay earlier court awards
The law funds Court of Claims reimbursements to the General Revenue Fund for awards already paid under P.A. 92-357. Sources include up to $152,552.87 from the Public Health Special State Projects Fund. They also include up to $91,521.31 from the Attorney General's State Projects and Court Ordered Distribution Fund. Smaller amounts come from lottery, child support, licensing, health, and other state funds for the same purpose. These transfers do not create household payments or change taxes, health benefits, child support eligibility, or licensing rules.
State funds retirement system for lawmakers
The law provides $26.501 million from the General Revenue Fund for the state's General Assembly Retirement System contribution. The contribution follows existing law. This funding does not specify changes to members' retirement benefits or eligibility.
State retirement operations and contributions funded
The law provides $27,400 for the Social Security Division of the State Employees' Retirement System. It also provides $10,000 for employer-paid employee retirement contributions from earlier fiscal years. These appropriations do not change Social Security benefits, eligibility, or individual contributions. They also do not change current state employee contribution rules.
State technology and economic research get funding
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity gets $7.5 million for technology projects and programs from the General Revenue Fund. It covers grants, contracts, administration, and prior years’ costs. A separate Economic Research and Information Fund allocation provides $150,000 for economic research and information activities. Neither allocation sets a household payment or individual award formula.
State vendors get court award funding
The Professions Indirect Cost Fund provides up to $293,453.75 for Tyler Technologies and up to $1,911.61 to reimburse the General Revenue Fund. The reimbursement covers earlier awards paid under P.A. 92-357. The law also provides $70,007.57 for GL Suite from the EMS Assistance Fund and $65,219 for Krehbiel & Associates from the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund. Constellation Energy's award receives $284,929.95 from the Illinois State Fair Fund. Claim payments must follow Court of Claims awards and recommendations; none creates a household benefit.
Steger and Alsey retain water funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Steger retains up to $75,000 for water tower repairs, limited to the amount needed. Alsey retains up to $3,762 for water system improvements. Both grants are limited to earlier funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household water rates or provide household payments.
Street and airport improvement grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for local street work and airport improvements. Street-resurfacing grants provide up to $3 million for River Grove, $2.902 million for Franklin Park, and $16,785 for Elmwood Park. Tazewell County gets up to $400,000 for street resurfacing and infrastructure; Wheaton gets up to $500,000 for Roosevelt Road infrastructure. MidAmerica St. Louis Airport gets up to $78,923 for capital improvements. Each grant covers only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Suburban communities get infrastructure grants
The law funds local improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It provides up to $50,000 for Niles, $100,000 for Maine Township improvements including Town Hall flooring, and $100,000 for Elk Grove Village infrastructure. It also provides up to $50,000 for Park Ridge infrastructure; these four grants are limited to amounts needed. Renewed grants allow up to $300,000 for Hoffman Estates' Flagstaff Lane between Washington Boulevard and Grand Canyon, $11,460 for Elk Grove Village infrastructure, $81,278 for Schaumburg infrastructure, and $200,000 for Park Ridge capital improvements. Renewed grants use only money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, and only as much as needed.
Suburban roads and sidewalks retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for roads and sidewalks. Gurnee gets up to $750,000 for traffic lights on IL-21 near Heather Ridge and other infrastructure improvements. Hanover Park gets $500,000 for resurfacing; Hometown gets $200,000 each for resurfacing 88th Street and 89th Place. Plainfield gets $115,000 for Van Dyke Road sidewalk improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Three communities keep infrastructure improvement grants
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It sets aside up to $600,000 for Millstadt infrastructure and up to $250,000 for East Carondelet infrastructure. Fairmont City has up to $150,000 for capital improvements. The law does not name the specific projects. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Three villages keep water infrastructure grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for sewer upgrades: up to $35,168 for Galatia and $150,000 for Ridgway. Norris City has $750,000 for infrastructure improvements, including but not limited to watermain replacement. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund village infrastructure, not household payments.
Timber growers get forestry practice grants
The law provides $25,000 from the Illinois Forestry Development Fund for grants to timber growers. The grants support forestry management practices accepted under the Illinois Forestry Development Act. The provision does not set individual grant amounts.
Tourism attractions retain development grant funding
The law carries forward about $7.66 million for the Tourism Attraction Development Grant Program. The state commerce department uses the money for grants, contracts, and program operating costs. Funding comes from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Tourism bureaus receive promotion funding
The Local Tourism Fund provides about $3.97 million for Choose Chicago. Convention and tourism bureaus outside Chicago get a separate $18.073 million grant allocation. Another $550,000 covers local tourism bureau grants, contracts, and program administration, including prior years’ costs.
Towns and counties retain infrastructure funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for infrastructure improvements. Grants cover Orion Township ($50,000), Fox Lake ($47,359), Wilmington Township (up to $125,000), and Kendall County (up to $100,000). Dwight has up to $100,000 for necessary infrastructure costs. Each grant can use only its funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Towns keep funding for public improvements
The law renews infrastructure grants of up to $1.5 million for Chatham and $549,000 for Hartford. It renews capital improvement grants of up to $250,000 each for Riverdale and Calumet Township. It also renews up to $100,000 for Oak Forest, $60,000 for Midlothian, and $50,000 each for Blue Island and Posen. Each grant uses only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This money funds local projects, not household checks.
Towns receive building and infrastructure funding
The law provides new Build Illinois Bond Fund grants of up to $125,000 for Oak Brook and $250,000 for Hinsdale infrastructure and capital improvements. It renews up to $6.588865 million for Granite City improvements and $100,000 for Montgomery improvements. Clarendon Hills retains up to $125,000 for a Village Hall heating and cooling retrofit. Another renewed allocation provides up to $225,000 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for capital improvements without naming a recipient or project. Renewed amounts are limited to prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; the two new grants have no such stated limit.
Towns retain infrastructure and building grants
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for municipal buildings and infrastructure. Chicago’s 13th Ward gets authority for up to $700,000, and its 22nd Ward gets up to $160,000. The villages of La Grange Park and North Riverside each have up to $250,000 available. Douglas County has up to $3,982 available, including prior-year costs; La Moille, Belleville, Elwood Village Hall, and Logan County Courthouse each have up to $1. All grants use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The 13th Ward, La Grange Park village, and North Riverside grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Transit areas and streetlights retain funding
The law renews up to $900,000 for Chicago Transit Authority improvements at Irving Park Blue Line and nearby areas. Work must stay between Grace Street on the south, Keeler Avenue on the west, Belle Plaine Avenue on the north, and Pulaski Road on the east. It also renews up to $250,000 for Westmont's Farmingdale Lighting Project and $160,000 for LED lights at Oswego's Kirkland Circle. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants use only prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Transit work and port study retain funding
The law renews up to $1.5 million for Chicago Transit Authority infrastructure work tied to demolishing a water tower. That grant runs through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Another $1.5 million from the Road Fund supports a feasibility study at Massac County Port District. Both allocations are limited to earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Transportation claims and late interest funded
The law provides $7.73 million from the Road Fund for damage claims, legal representation, legal protections, and auto liability payments. These costs involve Transportation, State Police, and Secretary of State operations. Legal representation, indemnification, and auto liability payments must arise from normal Road Fund operations. Another $1 million covers transportation interest owed under prompt-payment law, including earlier years' costs.
Transportation reimbursements and refunds receive funding
The Motor Fuel Tax Fund provides $32 million to reimburse International Fuel Tax Agreement member states, not Illinois households. The Road Fund provides $5.512 million to reimburse participating counties for county engineer salaries over agreed periods, regardless of fiscal year. County reimbursements cannot exceed available county federal highway allocations held by the state transportation department. Another $35,000 from the Road Fund covers transportation refunds, without specifying recipients or individual amounts.
Transportation repairs and cleanup retain funding
The law renews about $32.35 million from the Road Fund for transportation facilities, including land, construction, and repairs. It renews about $41.32 million to repair highway features damaged by motorists. That repair funding cannot exceed money collected through state claims to recover damage costs. Another roughly $9.08 million covers regulated waste storage, identification, cleanup, and disposal at transportation facilities and state rights-of-way. All three amounts are limited to funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Transportation reporting and communications systems funded
The law provides $2.038 million for electronic crash-reporting equipment, capped by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funding. It renews up to about $9.20 million for state radio communications and $34.18 million for Intelligent Transportation Systems. It also renews up to $529,398 for Technology Transfer Center equipment, media work, and training, capped by available federal funds. Renewed funds are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Two businesses get facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two named businesses. Exquisite Concept and Event Center Inc. gets up to $500,000 for improvements, development, and added construction at its event center and banquet hall. GMP Laboratories of America gets $10,000 for capital improvements tied to workforce development. Both grants use balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The event center grant is also limited to the amount needed.
Two Villages Get Building Project Funding
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers grants for two municipal building projects. The law provides up to $100,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for a new building in Olympia Fields. It renews up to $275,000 for Country Club Hills' city building at 19100 Cicero Avenue. That grant covers infrastructure improvements, parking-lot repair, and related repairs, using only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These are municipal grants, not direct household payments.
Veterans organization keeps building improvement grant
The law renews up to $400,000 for capital improvements at Midwest Veterans Closet in North Chicago. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding is limited to the amount needed and earlier money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. This is a grant to the organization, not a direct payment to veterans.
Veterans post gets infrastructure improvement funding
The law carries forward up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements at Bermen VFW Post #2791. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The funding goes to the post's project, not individual veterans.
Village and township infrastructure grants continue
The law renews state commerce department infrastructure grants, capped at these amounts: Anchor, $6,200; Strawn, $40,800; Elliot, $50,000; and Danforth, $22,000. Stockland Township, Iroquois, and Bellflower each get up to $20,000; Woodland and Thawville each get $50,000; Emington gets $15,000. Sadorus, Ogden, Homer, and Brocton each get up to $25,000. Tolono and Arthur each get up to $50,000, while Newman gets up to $75,000. Each grant uses only needed money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Village buildings get equipment and upgrades
The law funds village building projects through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Peoria Heights gets up to $50,000 for a vehicle exhaust system serving Village Hall and the Fire Station. McCook keeps up to $100,000 for municipal building upgrades. McCook’s grant covers only prior project funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants support public buildings, not direct household payments.
Village improvement grants receive renewed funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for local capital improvements. Grant limits are $2.5 million for Maywood, $1.5 million for Hillside, and $1 million for Berkely. Proviso Township, North Riverside, and LaGrange Park each have a $500,000 limit for improvements to public property. Merrionette Park has a $1.2 million limit; River Forest has a $750,000 limit. Each grant uses only its earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Virginia and Woodside keep road funding
The law renews up to $100,000 for road improvements in the City of Virginia. It also renews up to $75,000 for Woodside Township in Sangamon County to build a salt dome. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Visitor attractions retain money for upgrades
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for scenic, zoo, and museum projects. Great Rivers National Scenic Byway has a grant limit of $8.630346 million for a capital improvement. Lincoln Park Zoo has separate limits of $150,000 for rhino shade structures, $200,000 and $250,000 for infrastructure, and $350,000 for infrastructure and equipment. The Holocaust Museum receives up to $5 million for infrastructure improvements. Each grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Water and electrical repairs at state facilities
The law renews $56.503379 million from the Capital Development Fund for facilities under the Illinois Secretary of State. It includes $23.132249 million to plan and begin piping upgrades and water-quality improvements. Another $33.37113 million upgrades high-voltage electrical distribution. Only previously authorized funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The funding does not create a household utility benefit or payment.
Water districts keep infrastructure improvement funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for two local infrastructure projects. Rend Lake Conservancy District has up to $22,764 for water improvements. Algonquin has up to $250,000 for infrastructure, including water or sewer projects and eligible costs already incurred. Funding is limited to earlier balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; Algonquin also receives only the amount needed. These grants do not set household water or sewer rates.
Water upgrade grants for six communities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for six communities. Grant limits are $50,000 for Lawrenceville water improvements, and $100,000 each for water system upgrades in Pinckneyville and Mount Vernon. Woodlawn's water pump station has a $150,000 limit; Alto Pass and Jonesboro each have $50,000 for water and/or sewer improvements. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set household utility rates or provide direct payments.
Waterway and sewer projects retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three water-related projects. Fox Waterway Agency has $200,000 for excavation costs. Saratoga Township has up to $200,000 for drainage or sewer maintenance; Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation has $1 for lift-station upgrades. Each grant can use only its funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Will County communities renew infrastructure grants
The law renews local infrastructure grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The City of Lockport gets $150,000; Rockdale, DuPage Township, and Lockport Township each get $50,000. Jackson Township gets $30,000, Green Garden Township's Highway Department gets $25,000, and Romeoville gets $1. Each grant uses only funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These are project grants, not household payments.
Funding supports utility oversight and refunds
The Commerce Commission gets $2.5733 million and $36.1693 million from the Public Utility Fund for office and utility operations. Another $242,400 comes from the Transportation Regulatory Fund for office expenses. Up to $3 million supports administration of the Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund and related utility-law changes. Up to $1,000 covers refunds from the underground utility damage prevention fund. These appropriations do not change household utility rates or set individual refund amounts.
Central Port infrastructure retains improvement funding
The law carries forward up to $28.621 million for infrastructure improvements by America’s Central Port District. The grant includes a subgrant to an East Alton entity for infrastructure work. It can cover costs already incurred. Funding comes from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund and is limited to need. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Continued funding for Bloomington Route 9
The law renews up to about $52.86 million for Illinois Route 9 improvements in Bloomington. This covers roadway and related work for travel using different forms of transportation. Spending cannot exceed federal money available through the Rural Surface Transportation Program Grant. A separate renewed allocation provides up to about $13.22 million as the state's match. Both allocations require money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding for local bridges and intersections
The law provides $60 million from the Road Fund to counties for township bridge construction. Eligible bridges must be at least 20 feet long and meet Illinois Highway Code requirements. It also renews up to $2 million for improvements at 57th Street and Harlem Avenue. The intersection funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding to arrange highway project partnerships
The law renews up to $28 million for the transportation department to seek public-private transportation agreements. It separately renews up to about $20.98 million to seek agreements for managed highway lanes. Those agreements can cover lane development, financing, construction, management, or operation. Both allocations require money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These funding provisions do not set tolls or other household charges.
Transit funding for rural and disabled riders
The law renews up to about $5.39 million under federal coronavirus response legislation and $5.96 million under the American Rescue Plan. The Federal Mass Transit Trust Fund supports rural transit districts and mobility programs for seniors and people with disabilities. Each allocation is limited to authorized support needs and money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The money supports transportation providers rather than direct payments to riders.
Financial institution and credit union oversight funded
The law provides about $8.53 million from the Financial Institution Fund for state financial institution oversight. It also provides about $6.47 million from the Credit Union Fund for the state's credit union division. Both fund staff, benefits, services, equipment, operating expenses, and refunds through the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. These appropriations do not create new consumer rights or guaranteed payments.
Adult daycare center gets improvement funding
The law provides up to $180,000 for infrastructure improvements at Teresa's Place Adult Daycare Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding cannot exceed the amount needed. The grant does not establish household payments or change care costs or eligibility.
Alivio Medical Center retains building grants
The law renews two Build Illinois bond grant lines for Alivio Medical Center through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. One provides up to $200,000 for capital improvements; another provides up to $200,000 for infrastructure improvements. Both use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The infrastructure grant is also limited to the amount needed. These grants do not change who qualifies for care or set household medical costs.
Aurora food pantry keeps improvement funding
The law carries forward up to $295,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for City of Aurora Food Pantry improvements. Only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. The grant funds infrastructure; it does not expand food assistance eligibility or provide household payments.
Chicago health facilities keep improvement grants
The law renews up to $300,000 for health center improvements at the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Presence Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital has up to $800,000 for infrastructure improvements. Both grants use Build Illinois Bond Fund money left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These provisions fund facilities, not changes to insurance eligibility or patient charges.
Childcare centers get building improvement funding
The law funds childcare infrastructure through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The Puerto Rican Cultural Center receives up to $550,000 for the Centro Infantil Consuelo Lee Corretjer Childcare Center. A separate grant provides up to $250,000 combined for Kidz Korner Daycare and Just Kidz Learning Academy infrastructure. Each grant is limited to the amount needed. The funding does not create childcare subsidies or change who qualifies for services.
Continued repairs for two health facilities
The law carries forward up to $125,591 for the Phoenix Foundation of Southern Illinois for hospital renovations and equipment. That grant can cover earlier costs. It also preserves up to $1.9 million for Humboldt Park Health construction and renovation. Both grants are limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. The funding does not change patient coverage or create individual benefits.
Continued safety upgrades for veterans' homes
The law carries forward up to about $5.84 million for Department of Veterans' Affairs facility projects. Work includes Quincy Veterans' Home piping and campus upgrades, statewide sprinkler systems, and Medicare and Medicaid certification inspections. Other capital improvements are also allowed. Only needed funds from the prior appropriation left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025, are available. This is facility funding, not direct payments to veterans.
Danville hospital retains facility upgrade funding
The law renews up to $200,000 in Build Illinois Bond Fund money for OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the facility upgrade grant. Funding covers only the needed amount left unspent from the prior grant at close of business June 30, 2025. The provision does not change patient eligibility or set patient prices.
Facility improvement grants for health providers
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for health facilities. Insight Hospital and St. Bernard Hospital each get up to $250,000 for infrastructure improvements. Ascension Illinois gets up to $350,000 for infrastructure; Heartland Clinic gets up to $500,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These provisions fund facilities without setting patient payments, coverage rules, or medical bill savings.
Financial aid for qualifying Elevate Care facilities
The law provides up to $225,000 in financial aid to qualifying Elevate Care facilities. Facilities must hold an Illinois public health license under the Nursing Home Care Act for skilled nursing or intermediate care. Uses must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance. The provision does not set payments to residents.
Food pantries retain facility improvement grants
The law renews up to $100,000 for Mosque Foundation food pantry development. It also renews up to $200,000 for Pilsen Food Pantry infrastructure, operated by the Figueroa Wu Family Foundation. Marie Wilkenson Food Pantry retains up to $240,000 for building expansion and furnishings. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants use only balances left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. They fund pantry facilities without setting household eligibility or food benefit amounts.
Funding for Illinois health facility projects
The law renews up to $10 million for Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s rural health institute in Springfield. It also renews up to $240,000 for Greater Auburn Gresham CDC’s clinic and $880,576 for Respiratory Health infrastructure. Another grant renews up to $48,000 for roofing, water, and sewer work at Alexian Brothers Center for Mental Health. These renewed grants use only funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; the institute and mental health grants also use only what is needed. Separately, the law provides $250,000 for ASI/NE Healthcare Services capital projects and infrastructure in the 4th district.
Funding for local health facility improvements
The law funds health facility work through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. It renews up to $400,000 for Ecker Community/Behavioral Health Center and $200,000 for DuPage County to renovate DuPage Care Center. It also renews up to $300,000 for Little Company of Mary Hospital’s electrophysiology lab. These renewed grants are limited to needed balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. A separate new grant provides up to $200,000, only as needed, for infrastructure at OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center.
Funding for Loyola and Roseland facilities
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Loyola University Medical Center gets $5 million for infrastructure improvements. Roseland Medical District gets up to $25 million for development in and around the district and Roseland Hospital. Both grants depend on funds still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; Roseland can use only the amount needed. These grants do not change health coverage or individual benefit amounts.
Funding for public aid recovery oversight
Healthcare and Family Services gets $7.2426 million from the General Revenue Fund for inspector general and related administrative expenses. The Long-Term Care Provider Fund adds $282,000 for those purposes. The Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund provides $29.0064 million for inspector general staff, contracts, travel, and employee benefits. That fund also provides $32.9295 million for public aid recovery staff, employee benefits, and operations. These appropriations do not change household benefits or impose new duties on aid recipients.
Funding supports cancer and rural health institutes
The law provides up to $1.1306 million, as needed, for Southern Illinois University's Simmons Cancer Institute. It provides up to $300,000, as needed, for the university's Institute of Rural Health. These provisions do not name specific patient services, eligibility rules, or household payments.
Funding supports critical access pharmacy care
The law provides up to $10 million for costs of the Critical Access Care Pharmacy Program. This provision does not say who qualifies, which services are covered, or what households receive.
Funding supports Medicaid program administration
The law provides $6,109,600 from the Long-Term Care Provider Fund for Medical Assistance administration. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services receives the funding. This supports program operations, not new household benefits. It does not change who qualifies or benefit amounts.
Funding supports trauma centers and hospital costs
The law provides $4 million in adjustment payments to certain Level I and Level II trauma centers. It also carries forward up to $216,490 for a St. Bernard Hospital grant and administration, including eligible prior-year costs. Only money left unspent on June 30, 2025, is available for that grant. Its use must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance. These provisions do not set payments to patients.
Haymarket Center keeps facility improvement funding
The law carries forward up to $50,000 for Haymarket Center infrastructure improvements in DuPage County. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding is limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. This supports the center's facilities, not direct payments to people using its services.
Health and recovery facilities retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for health and recovery facility improvements. South Shore Hospital retains about $1.005 million, and Henry’s Sober Living retains $200,000. The Illinois Medical District Commission has a nominal $2 grant for improvements at 2020 W. Ogden Ave. in Chicago. Each grant covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not change patient charges, health coverage, or individual service eligibility.
Health and support centers retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Caps are $100,000 for Advocate Christ Hospital infrastructure, $25,000 for Beacon's children's Day Treatment Center renovation, and $124,223 for Pilsen Wellness Center improvements. It also renews up to $200,000 for Allendale Association renovations, $55,900 for Chicago Wellness Center's Northbrook renovations, and $40,000 for Anixter Center building acquisition. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from earlier funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants do not create direct patient payments or change service eligibility.
Health centers get infrastructure grants
The law funds health facility improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grants provide up to $500,000 to Erie Family Health Center for its Humboldt Park site and $600,000 to Community First Medical Center. Friend Family Health Center in Chicago and DASH Wellness Concierge each receive up to $500,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed. These grants do not set patient payments or change who qualifies for care.
Health facilities and ambulance retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for health-related facilities and equipment. Kedzie Recovery Home retains up to $1.33 million; West Suburban Medical Center retains up to $1.25 million for capital improvements. Infrastructure grants of up to $100,000 each cover Horizon Health Foundation facilities in Paris, Crawford Memorial Foundation, Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital, and Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, including previously incurred costs. Maryville Fire Department retains up to $330,000 for all costs of buying a new ambulance. Each grant uses only its earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Health facilities get building improvement funds
The law funds health facility improvements through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The Illinois Medical District gets separate grants of $3.4 million for infrastructure and $5 million for capital improvements. Rush Hospital gets up to $1 million for capital improvements for its Road Home Program. The law also carries forward up to $500,000 for Austin Community Health Hub infrastructure, limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not direct household payments or changes in health benefit eligibility.
Health organizations retain building improvement grants
The law renews up to $4.309235 million for capital improvements at Loyola University Medical Center. It also renews up to $5 million for Westside Health Authority building and other capital improvements. These Build Illinois Bond Fund grants use only the amount needed from balances left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The provisions do not specify changes to health coverage, eligibility, or household costs.
Hospital and clinic building grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. South Shore Hospital has two capital improvement grants, capped at $350,000 and $500,000, each also limited to the amount needed. Howard Brown Health Center has up to $2,852 for infrastructure improvements; Family Guidance Center has up to $3, including previously incurred infrastructure costs. Grand Prairie Services has up to $7,186 to construct an outpatient behavioral healthcare facility. All grants use only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; they do not set patient coverage or payment amounts.
Hospital and health center get grants
The Build Illinois Bond Fund provides $3 million for Loretto Hospital to buy equipment. The Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund renews up to $115,000 for Esperanza Health Centers capital improvements. Esperanza's grant uses only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not establish changes to household health coverage or medical bills.
Hospital and service facility grants continue
The law renews up to $85,000 for South Shore Hospital infrastructure improvements. It also renews up to $150,000 for Human Resources Development Institute capital improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Each grant is limited to needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at close of business on June 30, 2025. This is facility funding, not a change in health coverage or direct household payments.
Hospital construction and staff housing funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It provides up to $10 million for Saint Anthony Hospital construction and $10 million for Woodlake Hospital building improvements. It also provides up to $250,000 to the Mid-Illinois Medical District for staff housing costs. Each grant is limited to necessary funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Hospital Equipment Upgrade Grant Continues
The law renews up to $50,000 for equipment upgrades at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Funding covers only needed money left unspent from the earlier appropriation at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It funds hospital equipment, not household payments or changes in health coverage.
Hospital keeps medical records technology funding
The law renews up to $2.811975 million for OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center's new electronic health records and technology improvements. The work covers properties purchased under a multiple location hospital license. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Fund For Illinois' Future grant. Only the balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The grant does not specify changes to patient prices, coverage, or eligibility.
Hospitals and foundations keep improvement grants
The law renews health facility grants through Illinois' commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Blessing Health System has up to $50,000 for infrastructure, including Heart Catheter Lab capital costs. Lawrenceville County Memorial Hospital, Hospital & Medical Foundation of Paris, Inc., Crawford Memorial Foundation and Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital each have up to $100,000. Those four grants cover infrastructure or equipment, including costs already incurred; none of these grants creates household payments or coverage rights. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Hospitals and treatment facilities retain grants
The law carries forward Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for improvements at three health facilities. Gateway Foundation gets up to $298,000 for infrastructure at the Kedzie Center. St. Bernard Hospital gets up to $300,000, and Weiss Memorial Hospital gets up to $234,000, for capital improvements. Each grant can use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The funding does not change household health coverage, eligibility, or payment amounts.
Hospitals and wellness centers retain improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for hospitals and wellness facilities. Grants include $1.5 million for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and $5 million for Loyola University Medical Center. Westside Health Authority has $350,000 and the Josselyn Center has $1 million for infrastructure improvements. United Way of Metropolitan Chicago has $3 million for costs tied to the Sankofa Wellness Center. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not create health coverage or direct household payments.
Hospitals retain facility improvement grants
The law preserves up to $30,000 for facility improvements at OSF Saint James - John W. Albrecht Medical Center. It also preserves up to $110,000 for water infrastructure at HSHS St. Francis Hospital. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Each uses only earlier funding unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not change patient coverage or set household medical costs.
Kidney foundation gets building improvement funding
The law provides up to $550,000 for capital improvements at the National Kidney Foundation. Illinois’ commerce department administers the grant from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Money is available only as needed for those improvements. The grant does not establish patient payments or health coverage.
Local Food Pantries Keep Upgrade Funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for food pantry improvements. Funding includes up to $50,000 for Milton Township Food Pantry Inc. and $100,000 for Downers Grove Township's pantry. Leyden Township's food pantry also has $200,000 renewed for infrastructure improvements. Only needed money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. These grants improve facilities; they do not change food assistance eligibility or provide household payments.
Local health facilities keep repair grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for five health facilities. HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese has up to $75,000 for heating and cooling improvements. HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland and Washington County Hospital each have up to $75,000 for general infrastructure. HSHS St. John's Hospital has up to $125,000 for stormwater infrastructure. Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center in Kankakee has up to $140,000 for facility infrastructure or maintenance. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Morris Hospital retains infrastructure grant funding
The law renews up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements at Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. It covers only necessary costs and funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant supports hospital facilities, not direct patient payments or lower medical bills.
Refund funding for healthcare provider overpayments
The law provides $9.75 million to refund healthcare providers for excess assessments or intergovernmental transfers. The payments must have been made from July 1, 1991, through June 30, 2025. Refund funding includes $5 million from the Hospital Provider Fund and $2.75 million from the Long-Term Care Provider Fund. The developmental disability Care Provider Fund and County Provider Trust Fund each supply $1 million. Providers, not households, receive these refunds.
Renewed grants improve hospitals and health centers
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for health facility improvements. St. Alexius Medical Center gets up to $3.5 million for emergency department improvements. Howard Brown Health gets up to $2.5 million for regional health-center infrastructure. Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital gets up to $181,850 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant is limited to needed amounts left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Saint Anthony hospital improvement grant continues
The law renews up to $100,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for capital improvements at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The grant does not change patient eligibility or provide payments to patients.
South Shore Hospital gets upgrade funding
The law sets aside up to $350,000 for infrastructure improvements at South Shore Hospital. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity manages the grant using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The law does not specify the work or create direct patient payments.
State health insurance marketplace gets funding
The law provides $20.0342 million to the Department of Insurance to implement the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange. The money comes from the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Fund. This appropriation supports marketplace setup; it does not set household premiums, eligibility, or benefit amounts.
Two hospitals keep facility improvement grants
The law carries forward up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements at Iroquois Memorial Hospital. It also carries forward up to $45,000 for OSF Saint James–John W. Albrecht Medical Center. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers both grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Each covers only necessary costs and money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants support facilities, not direct patient payments or lower medical bills.
Two hospitals retain facility improvement grants
The law renews grants of up to $250,000 each for Silver Cross Hospital and Franciscan Health St. James in Olympia Fields. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for facility improvements. Both grants can cover previously incurred costs. Each covers only the amount needed from money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not change patient eligibility, coverage, or prices.
Two medical centers get sleep-lab funds
The law provides OSF Healthcare $250,000 for infrastructure improvements through the state commerce department. The grant includes sleep-lab improvements at OSF Holy Family Medical Center and OSF St. Mary Medical Center. Funding comes from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The grant does not change patient eligibility or specify patient savings.
University health unit retains improvement funding
The law renews up to $45 million for capital improvements at the University of Illinois Health Clinical Decision Unit. The grant runs through the Capital Development Board and Board of Higher Education. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. This funds facility work, not changes in patient eligibility, coverage, or charges.
University hospital receives operating support
The law provides up to $40.3806 million in general funds for University of Illinois Hospital operations, as needed. This supports hospital costs and related expenses. The provision does not change patient eligibility, coverage, or charges.
Wabash Hospital Improvement Grant Continues
The law renews up to $50,000 for capital improvements at Wabash General Hospital. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant runs through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It can use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not change health coverage, services, prices, or patient eligibility.
Affordable housing construction and renovations continue
The law carries forward up to about $8.97 million for Southwest Organizing Project—Chicago to buy and renovate vacant buildings for affordable housing. It continues up to $20 million for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago for affordable family housing and a veteran housing campus. It also continues up to $140,000 for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center to renovate the Vida SIDA housing unit. These Build Illinois grants are limited to earlier balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not set rents, home counts, household eligibility, or direct resident payments.
Chatham cooperative gets capital improvement funding
The law sets aside up to $250,000 for capital improvements at Chatham Park Village Cooperative. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity manages the grant using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The law does not specify the work or how it affects members' household costs.
Crete Housing Keeps Property Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $85,000 for Trinity Services to improve Crete Housing. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The law does not identify residents receiving housing assistance or provide direct household payments.
Far South housing and training receive funding
The law renews up to $9.850726 million for the Far South Community Development Corporation. The grant supports mixed-income housing and a workforce training center. Only the amount needed is available, using balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The provision does not set housing eligibility, unit counts, or household savings.
Funding runs rental and affordable housing programs
The housing authority receives up to $2.45 million to administer the Rental Housing Support Program. It also receives up to $18 million from the housing trust fund to administer the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. These are administrative funds, not new household payments. The provisions do not change household eligibility or assistance amounts.
Funding supports energy rebates and loans
The law provides up to $2.2 million from the Federal Energy Fund for home energy rebate expenses and grants. This supports the HOMES and HEEHRA programs authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Another $2.5964 million supports Energy Revolving Loan Program costs under the federal infrastructure law. These provisions do not set rebate eligibility, rebate amounts, borrower eligibility, or loan terms.
Heritage Place improvement grant renewed
The law renews up to $50,000 for capital improvements by Heritage Place Homeowners Association. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Funding cannot exceed the amount needed from money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not set direct payments or savings for individual homeowners.
Housing and homeless facilities retain funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist Church retains up to $200,000 for improvements to its homeless services facility. Austin People's Action Center retains up to $523,718 to buy and renovate foreclosed properties for low-income housing and build a Women's Wellness Center. Both grants are limited to amounts needed from earlier funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The grants do not set household eligibility rules or provide direct rent payments.
Housing groups keep capital improvement grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Heritage Place Homeowners Association retains up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Chatham Park Village Cooperative retains up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These grants do not establish payments to individual households.
Housing organization retains capital improvement grant
The law renews up to $1 million for Single Room Housing Assistance Corporation capital improvements. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant uses only the amount needed from funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. The provision does not name the improvements or change household housing eligibility, costs, or benefits.
Supportive housing agencies get staffing grants
The Department of Human Services can use up to $2.27138 million for supportive housing staff recruitment and retention grants. Eligible agencies receive funding through Supportive MI Housing within the Division of Mental Health. Grants can include bonuses for current staff. Only funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available.
Veterans' Shelter and Facility Grants Continue
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Up to $20,000 supports expansion of the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans. Up to $55,000 supports infrastructure improvements at American Legion Post 1015. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities, not direct payments or an individual right to shelter.
Academy and private school grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school facilities. Kwame Nkrumah Academy gets up to $300,000 for a new facility; Family Guidance Centers Inc. gets up to $1.731054 million for Metro Prep Schools infrastructure, including costs already incurred. Infrastructure grants of up to $25,000 each cover Queen of the Universe, St. Mary Star of the Sea, St. Symphorosa, and St. Turibius schools. Separate $25,000 grants also cover St. Nicholas of Tolentine, St. Rene Goupil, and St. Daniel the Prophet schools. All grants are limited to earlier funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; the academy and Metro Prep grants are also limited to the amount needed.
Aurora retains early childhood construction funding
The law renews up to $100,000 in Build Illinois Bond Fund money for the City of Aurora. The grant supports construction of an Early Childhood Care and Education Center. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. This provision does not set enrollment eligibility or provide household payments.
Building grants for local public schools
The law funds school building grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Grants provide up to $500,000 for Dolton District 149 and $350,000 for Lorenzo R. Smith School in Pembroke District 259. Westmont High School gets up to $700,000, and East Aurora High School gets up to $500,000 for capital improvements. Knoxville District 202 gets $500,000 for infrastructure at Knoxville Junior High and Mable Woolsey Elementary. Chicago World Language Academy gets up to $250,000 for building and infrastructure work.
Building grants for two college campuses
The law provides up to $750,000 for capital improvements at Waubonsee Community College's Aurora Campus. It also provides $250,000 for capital improvements at the University Center of Lake County. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund and go through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. These are building grants, not tuition aid or direct student payments.
Campus improvement funding for Waukegan students
The law provides $2.5 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for the College of Lake County. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers grants for improvements at the college's Waukegan lakeshore campus. This appropriation has no stated June 30, 2025, unspent-balance limit.
Campus improvement grants for students
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Morton College gets up to $100,000 for infrastructure improvements. ISU gets up to $100,000 for capital improvements, including lighting; Unit 5 gets up to $200,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not direct household payments.
Channings Childcare Keeps Facility Improvement Funding
The law renews up to $300,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for capital improvements at Channings Childcare. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. Only specified prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. The grant funds facilities; it does not change family benefits or child care eligibility.
Chicago public school repair grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants to the Chicago Board of Education through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Limits are $200,000 for James Birdseye McPherson School renovations, $50,000 for South Shore High School capital improvements, $50,000 for Socorro Sandoval Elementary School infrastructure, and $100,000 for Farragut Career Academy High School infrastructure. Infrastructure grants of up to $25,000 each cover John C. Burroughs Elementary, Nathan Davis Elementary, Charles G. Hammond Elementary, and Thomas Kelly High schools. The same $25,000 limit applies separately to Francisco I. Madero Middle, James Shields Elementary, and Eric Solorio Academy High schools. Each grant is limited to its earlier funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; McPherson and South Shore funding is also limited to the amount needed.
Chicago schools receive building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for Chicago school improvements, including Talcott Elementary's playground, up to $50,000. Other caps are $129,000 for North Grand, $75,000 for Marine Leadership Academy, and $100,000 for Burbank Elementary. Washington High School retains up to $150,000, and Ray Elementary retains up to $100,000. Renovation grants retain up to $404 for Henry R. Clissold and $2,000 for Helen C. Peirce. These renewals use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, within applicable needed-amount limits. New infrastructure grants provide up to $100,000 for CICS West Belden and $500,000 for Cameron Magnet School of the Arts. Each new grant is limited to the amount needed.
Chicago schools retain building improvement grants
The law carries forward Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for building and infrastructure work at six Chicago schools. Each grant can use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grant amounts are: • Noble Network of Charter School, for Mansueto High School: up to $250,000. • McCutcheon Elementary School: up to $500,000. • OA Thorp Elementary Scholastic Academy: up to $250,000. • Daniel C. Beard Elementary School: up to $150,000. • Smyser Elementary School: up to $75,000. • Beaubien Elementary School: up to $75,000. These grants fund school facilities, not payments to families.
Chicago schools retain building project funds
The law renews up to $75 million for Chicago vocational school renovations and construction, plus $9 million for Hubbard High School upgrades. It retains up to $3.85 million for new windows at Grover Cleveland Elementary School. Pool reconstruction at Roger C. Sullivan High School and capital improvements at Burnham School each retain up to $500,000. PACCT retains up to $435,131 for a new Rogers Park school building. All amounts depend on earlier funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the last three grants also cannot exceed project needs.
Chicago schools retain money for improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for Chicago school improvements. Grant limits are $300,000 for Foreman, $107,977 for Volta, $100,000 for Barry, and $25,000 for Haugan. Another $450,000 supports outdoor classrooms in the 41st Ward, including Stock, Norwood, Oriole, Garvy, and Ebiner schools. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Chicago State Keeps Child Care Construction Funding
The law renews up to $2.358101 million for Chicago State University to build a child care system. The grant uses Build Illinois bond funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This funding provision does not set family eligibility, child care capacity, or fees.
Chicago students get school facility funding
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for Chicago education facilities. Chicago Public School District 299 gets caps of $72,302 for DuSable High School, $250,000 for Betty Shabazz International Charter School, and $28,000 for Lindblom High School. The Illinois Institute of Technology has a $200,000 cap for capital improvements. The Noble Network of Charter Schools has a $336,158 cap to expand and renovate Hansberry Prep's gym. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Clean heavy-duty vehicle grants funded
The law provides $20 million through the State Board of Education for the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles grant program. The money comes from the board's Federal Agency Services Fund. It covers grants, contracts, and administration, but does not set household payments or individual eligibility.
College and rural job training funded
Illinois provides $2 million for job training through the Chicagoland Regional College Program, including prior-year costs. Richland Community College receives $1.5 million for job training. Another $1.5 million supports rural workforce access and rural economic development through grants, contracts, and administration, including prior-year costs. These funds do not set individual eligibility rules or payment amounts.
College building repair grants continue
The law renews up to $400,000 for Triton College renovations, including roof replacement. It also renews up to $38,000 for capital improvements at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Each grant is limited to needed money left unspent from its earlier appropriation at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not student payments or tuition cuts.
Colleges and job trainers get facility funds
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the state commerce department for education and job-training resources. Caps are $2.6 million for Greenville College's engineering facility and $1.194759 million for the Journeymen Apprenticeship Training Fund's building purchase or infrastructure improvements. It also provides up to $2.375 million for Black Oaks Center's food, agriculture, workforce, and business center. City Colleges of Chicago receives up to $250,000 for advanced manufacturing training tools. All four grants use only balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; the first three are also limited to the amount needed.
Colleges get funding for veterans grants
The law provides up to $4.2644 million from the General Revenue Fund to reimburse colleges, only as needed. Reimbursements cover costs tied to the Illinois Veterans Grant and Illinois National Guard Grant. The money goes to colleges, not directly to veterans or Guard members. This provision does not set an individual award amount.
Colleges receive building and training grants
The law renews up to $970,000 for Elgin Community College improvements, including a vocational training center. A separate Elgin grant retains up to $36,000 for improvements, including building-purchase costs. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's dental school retains up to $1 for laboratory construction and renovation. These renewals use only needed prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. New Build Illinois Bond Fund grants provide up to $125,000 for Morton College and $250,000 for Vander Cook College infrastructure, limited to needed amounts.
Community college building projects retain funding
The Capital Development Board can reuse Capital Development Fund balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. Caps include about $4.09 million for Lake County and Olive-Harvey projects, plus about $10.84 million for Lake County’s student service building. Separate amounts include $171,159 for Olive-Harvey’s new building, $20,047 for Richland’s Student Success Center, and $875,000 for Lewis and Clark’s greenhouses. Another roughly $44.41 million supports classroom, facility, and student-life projects at Rock Valley, Harper, and Prairie State colleges. Southwestern Illinois College receives up to $17.5 million as needed; the separate Olive-Harvey and Richland amounts supplement earlier funding.
Community colleges get facility funding
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two community college projects. Rock Valley College gets up to $250,000 for LED lighting in its Student Center Building, limited to the amount needed. Richland Community College gets $400,000 to buy land for a new advanced manufacturing job-training building. Both grants draw only on balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund facilities, not tuition aid or individual training benefits.
Community training center gets construction funding
The law carries forward up to $70,000 for the Inner City Muslim Action Network's community engagement and training center construction. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. Funding is limited to the amount needed and money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. This funds a facility, not direct payments to community members.
Continued funding for school and colleges
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Kaskaskia College gets up to $689,554 for infrastructure improvements, including costs incurred before the appropriation. Heartland Community College and Iroquois West Community Unit School District #10 each get up to $20,000 for infrastructure and equipment. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These are facility grants, not payments to students or families.
Early childhood centers retain construction grants
The law carries forward up to about $84.54 million in Build Illinois bond funding for early childhood facilities. The Capital Development Board provides grants to school districts and nonprofit providers for construction, renovation, and related improvements. Facilities must serve children from birth to age 5. Communities with the greatest underserved young-child populations get priority, based on census and reliable local service data. Available funding cannot exceed the prior balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Early childhood department receives operating support
The law provides up to $10 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services. The money pays costs associated with the Department of Early Childhood. This allocation does not establish household payments or change service eligibility.
Early childhood facilities retain construction grants
The law renews $50 million for school districts and nonprofit providers to build or renovate early childhood facilities. Facilities must serve children from birth through age 5. Priority goes to communities with the greatest underserved populations of young children. The Capital Development Board identifies these communities with state education officials using census and reliable local service data. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available; families are not guaranteed places or payments.
Education and care projects retain funding
The law renews up to $24 million in Build Illinois bond funding for grants and loans. These support education, science, technical and vocational programs and facilities, including expanded health and human services. Another $1 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund supports related grants and loans, state-agency grants, and mobile care vehicles. The $1 million can also cover past costs. Both amounts use only funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, for purposes allowed by the Build Illinois Bond Act.
Education organizations get court award funding
The law provides $178,931.30 for Southern Illinois University and $58,155.64 for the American Institute for Research. These awards cover claims against the Illinois State Board of Education. Heartland Community College's award receives $60,859.57 from the Illinois Community College Board Adult Education Fund. Payments must follow Court of Claims awards and recommendations. The funding does not create household benefits or change eligibility for services.
Elgin college keeps manufacturing expansion funding
The law renews up to $1 million to expand Elgin Community College's Manufacturing Building. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant goes through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Funding is limited to the amount needed and left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grant does not change student aid, tuition, or individual eligibility.
Four school districts get improvement grants
The law provides $330,000 in Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school capital improvements. Norridge District 80 and Ridgewood High School District 234 each get $75,000. Schiller Park District 81 gets $80,000, and Pennoyer District 79 gets $100,000. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity manages the grants; specific projects are not listed.
Funding for accelerated teacher preparation
The law provides $5 million from the Education Assistance Fund for the Golden Apple Accelerators Program. The funding goes through Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois to support teacher preparation. The appropriation does not specify individual awards or participant eligibility rules.
Funding for adult and college learning
The Illinois Community College Board receives authority to spend up to $15 million on contracts and grants, including prior years’ costs. Spending must follow the terms attached to the money and is limited to what is necessary. The law separately provides up to $27.4 million, as needed, for eligible providers’ adult education services and literacy leadership activities. Those leadership activities must follow U.S. Department of Education definitions. The funding does not set individual household awards.
Funding for agriculture students and teachers
Illinois provides up to $7.85 million for agriculture education, including $6.005 million for programs. Another stated allocation is $1.65 million to Champaign Ford Regional Office of Education #9 for local programs, work-based learning, and curriculum resources. These agriculture education funds cannot cover personal services or operating and administrative costs. For Growing Agriculture Science Teachers, Southern Illinois, Illinois, Illinois State, and Western Illinois universities each receive $30,000. Highland, Lake Land, Sauk Valley, Black Hawk, Illinois Central, and Joliet community colleges each receive $12,500 for that program.
Funding for alternative education and YouthBuild
Beginning July 1, 2025, Illinois provides $11.5 million for the Truants’ Alternative and Optional Education Program. That money cannot cover personal services or operating and administrative costs. The law separately provides up to $1 million for Alternative School Network operating expenses and $5.5 million for YouthBuild. These grants do not establish direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Funding for classroom learning and technology
Beginning July 1, 2025, Illinois provides $2.4438 million for state and district technology support. It also provides $500,000 for Advanced Placement classes beginning that date. The law separately provides $2 million to carry out inclusive instruction requirements under Article 27 of the School Code. Science Olympiad receives $50,000 for operating expenses. These funding lines do not establish direct household payments.
Funding for clean energy worker training
Illinois provides $10 million for the Clean Energy and Electric Vehicle Career and Technical Education Pilot Program. Joliet Junior College receives up to $2 million for renewable-energy training, energy-efficiency training, and Illinois Green Economy Network services. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency receives up to $2 million for Energy Audit Training Program expenses and grants. It also receives up to $7.1 million for Contractor Training Grant program costs, including prior years’ costs. These funding lines do not set individual eligibility or award amounts.
Funding for disability-related learning support
Beginning July 1, 2025, Illinois provides $846,000 to Learning Ally for services for blind and dyslexic people. It also provides $100,000 to Illinois State University for autism training and technical help on that date. Neither grant can cover personal services or operating and administrative costs. A separate $500,000 grant to West40 Intermediate Service Center #2 expands statewide inclusive early learning support. That support serves children ages three to five with developmental delays or disabilities in school and community settings.
Funding for early childhood programs and buildings
The law provides $5 million for early childhood program assistance and administrative costs. It renews up to $1.120782 million for school districts and nonprofit providers to build or renovate early childhood facilities. These facilities must serve children from birth to age 5, with priority for communities having the greatest unmet need. The Capital Development Board identifies those communities with the State Board of Education using census and reliable local service data. Building grants are limited to prior funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025; families do not receive them directly.
Funding for energy and film careers
Illinois sets aside up to $10 million for the Clean Energy and Electric Vehicle Career and Technical Education Pilot Program. The money moves from the General Revenue Fund into the Workforce, Technology, and Economic Development Fund. It supports grants, contracts, and related program costs. A separate $1 million from the Illinois Production Workforce Development Fund supports film workforce-training grants under existing law. These funds support training programs, not direct household payments.
Funding for kids’ after-school programs
Beginning July 1, 2025, Illinois provides $35 million for after-school programming and $12 million for After School Matters. The money supports programs, not direct household payments. These funding lines do not set family eligibility rules or program fees.
Funding for parent mentoring and education
Beginning July 1, 2025, Illinois provides $20 million for the Southwest Organizing Project Parent Mentoring Program. The law also provides $350,000 to ParentTeach for its Parenting Education Pilot Program. These grants support programs rather than direct family payments. They do not set individual eligibility or per-family benefit amounts.
Funding for School and Startup Facilities
The law renews up to $3 million for Illinois State University's community makerspace, educational center, and Bloomington Normal Community Startup Incubator. This Discovery Partners Institute project can use only prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The law also provides a $500,000 building renovation grant to Chicago Hope Academy. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund.
Funding for school district support
Beginning July 1, 2025, Illinois provides $416,000 for district consolidation costs and supplemental district payments. It also provides $275,000 for tax-equivalent district grants under Section 18-4.4 of the School Code. Those two funding lines cannot cover personal services or operating and administrative costs. Beginning the same date, the State Board of Education receives $2 million for its Student Care Department costs. A separate $100,000 grant goes to Belvidere Community Unit School District #100, with no use specified in this provision.
Funding for school emergencies and services
The law provides $1 million for emergency financial aid to eligible school districts under School Code Section 1B-8. It provides another $1 million for temporary school relocation expenses under Section 2-3.77. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, regional superintendent services receive $18.97 million. These funds support schools and education offices, not direct household payments.
Funding for student aid services and refunds
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission receives $8.44 million for operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The law also provides $7.84 million for outreach, research, and training. A separate Student Loan Operating Fund appropriation provides $43.2411 million for commission expenses, including $4.5 million for refunds. The provisions do not identify refund recipients or individual refund amounts. These appropriations do not themselves create a student award or change eligibility for assistance.
Funding for student and bus-driver training
For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $14 million for driver education. Money from the Drivers Education Fund can only support driver education. It also provides $150,000 from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for school bus driver training. These appropriations do not set direct household payments.
Funding for teachers and school leaders
Beginning July 1, 2025, Illinois provides $2 million for Teach for America and $1.8 million for principal recruitment. It also provides $4.5 million for Illinois State University’s National Board Resource Center for National Board Certified Teachers. The Teach for America and resource center grants cannot cover personal services or operating and administrative costs. A separate $5 million grant funds the Illinois Education Association’s Virtual Instructional Coach and Building Mentoring Program. These appropriations do not set individual payments.
Funding for worker training programs continues
Illinois provides $3 million for Commerce Department job training grants, contracts, and administration, including prior years’ costs. Another $5 million supports workforce services coordinated with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title 1B programs. Local Workforce Innovation Areas qualify for that support through the department’s needs-based review. The law provides $5 million for the Upward Mobility Program, including prior years’ costs. It also renews up to $34 million for employer training and business retention and attraction, including prior costs, limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding for workforce and economic development
The law provides $10.25 million for workforce and technology activities and $15 million for commerce and community development. Both amounts cover grants, contracts, administration, and prior-year costs under their governing state laws. It also renews up to $34.5 million to help secure and use federal awards, including prior-year costs. That renewed funding is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. No individual payment or award formula is set.
Funding keeps community college programs running
The Illinois Community College Board receives up to $500,000 for grant management and $625,000 for operating expenses. The law provides up to $1.6 million to administer adult education and literacy activities. It provides up to $100,000 to maintain and update instructional technology. Another appropriation provides up to $100,000 to administer high school equivalency tests. Each amount is limited to necessary spending; these funds support administration rather than direct household payments.
Funding promotes manufacturing careers to workers
Illinois renews up to $4.833979 million for campaigns promoting manufacturing, technology, innovation, and entry into high-demand jobs. About $2 million of that amount promotes electric vehicle and component manufacturing careers. Funding is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The campaigns do not guarantee training, jobs, or wages.
Funding renewed for Chicago school upgrades
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for five Chicago school projects. They include $850,260 for Curie Metropolitan High School elevators and $200,000 for Back of the Yards College Prep lighting. Other grants provide $82,895 for Talcott Elementary’s playground, $75,000 for Marine Leadership Academy, and $4,442 for Nightingale Elementary improvements. Each grant is limited to funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Funding supports college and adult learning
The Illinois Community College Board receives General Revenue Fund support for these programs, only as needed. The law provides up to $1 million for transitional and developmental instruction and $2 million for Title II adult education's digital instruction. It provides up to $750,000 to expand English-language services. Another $3.175 million supports dual credit grants and related administrative costs. These provisions do not set individual student awards, tuition reductions, or eligibility rules.
Funding supports college outreach and aid operations
The law provides $11.32 million from the Federal Student Incentive Trust Fund for college access, outreach, and training, including GEAR UP. That money must follow federal grant rules. The Student Loan Operating Fund provides $3.5 million to operate the Monetary Award Program and $1 million for the Illinois Designated Account Purchase Program. Another $100,000 transfers collected Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship repayments to the U.S. Treasury. These provisions do not change individual aid eligibility, award amounts, or repayment duties.
Funding supports college oversight and planning
The law provides $307,000 for the Illinois Board of Higher Education's strategic plan and $450,000 for its accountability dashboard. Both amounts come from the General Revenue Fund. Dedicated funds provide $150,000 for distance-learning law administration and enforcement, plus $800,000 for academic quality law administration and enforcement. They also provide $30,000 for higher-education data law administration and enforcement and $650,000 for oversight of private business and vocational schools. These appropriations support existing state work, not new student payments or eligibility rules.
Funding supports college students and work-study
Illinois provides $980,500 from the General Revenue Fund to colleges for Cooperative Work Study Programs. Eastern Illinois University receives up to $500,000 from that fund for its Equity-based Student Achievement Program, as needed. The University of Illinois Chicago receives up to $750,000 for its Hispanic Center for Excellence. That award comes from the Education Assistance Fund and is available only as needed. These appropriations do not set individual student payments or eligibility rules.
Funding supports community colleges and campuses
The law provides General Revenue Fund money for these college and education-system costs, only as needed. Qualifying public community colleges get up to $907,400: $548,400 for Small College Grants and $359,000 for Performance Funding Grants. Up to $666,100 supports development, support, or administration of the Illinois Longitudinal Data System. Up to $1.4479 million supports educational facility operations in former community college district #541 in East St. Louis. Southwestern Illinois College gets up to $5.31 million to operate the former Lindenwood University campus in Belleville.
Funding supports community colleges and learners
The Illinois Community College Board receives up to $4.1278 million for operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. It also receives up to $15.353818 million for City Colleges of Chicago educational expenses. Additional amounts provide up to $500,000 for public community colleges' Common App costs, including prior-year costs, and $1.3653 million for high school equivalency test administration. Up to $4 million supports grants to the alternative schools network and other providers. All amounts come from the General Revenue Fund, are available only as needed, and set no tuition cuts or direct student payments.
Funding supports disadvantaged male teacher preparation
The Board of Higher Education receives up to $1 million for the Grow Your Own Disadvantaged Male Teachers Program. That funding can cover prior-year costs. A separate appropriation provides up to $3 million for the Historically Disadvantaged Male Initiative within the Grow Your Own Teachers Program. Both appropriations come from the General Revenue Fund and are available only as needed. They do not set participant payment amounts or detailed eligibility rules.
Funding supports future health care workers
The law provides $10 million from the Board of Higher Education State Contracts and Grants Fund for the Community Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center. Pharmacy education and training receive up to $307,000 at Chicago State University and $1.25 million at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford receives up to $500,000 for pharmacy education and training. All three pharmacy awards come from the General Professions Dedicated Fund and are available only as needed. The funding does not set individual training awards or student payment amounts.
Funding supports healthcare career training
The law provides up to $15 million from general revenue for the community college board’s healthcare workforce program, called PATH. That funding is available as needed. It renews up to about $3.47 million from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for Carle Health Methodist Hospital’s Job Readiness, Learning Program, including prior years’ operating costs. It also renews about $12.23 million from the Capital Development Fund for South Suburban College’s allied health center planning, acquisition, construction, and capital improvements. Both renewed grants are limited to balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; no personal payment is specified.
Funding supports higher education grant awards
The law provides $5 million from the Board of Higher Education State Contracts and Grants Fund for contracts and grants. It also provides $5.5 million from the Board's Federal Grants Fund for federal contracts and grants. Both appropriations can cover prior-year costs. Spending must follow the terms attached to the funds received. These appropriations do not set household payment amounts.
Funding supports Illinois DREAM Fund scholarships
The law provides $3.5 million from the Illinois DREAM Fund for scholarships and the commission's other legal duties. The provision does not set individual scholarship amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding supports job training and apprenticeships
The Community College Board gets General Revenue Fund money, only as needed, for three training areas. Up to $5 million supports trade-school costs, and $9 million supports advanced manufacturing and electric vehicle technology programs. Another $5.175 million covers grants and administration for non-credit workforce programs. Separately, the law provides up to $50 million from the Illinois Works Fund for its Pre-Apprenticeship Program, including previously incurred costs. These provisions do not set individual payments or new participant eligibility rules.
Funding supports nursing education scholarships
The law provides $4 million from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund for expenses under the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. This supports the scholarship program. The provision does not set individual scholarship amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding supports public worker personnel systems
The law provides $535,000 for Illinois Civil Service Commission operations. It also provides $1.51 million for State Universities Civil Service System operations. Both amounts come from the General Revenue Fund for the budget year ending June 30, 2026. The law does not change individual employment rights or benefit eligibility in these provisions.
Funding supports student aid outreach
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission gets $5 million from its Contracts and Grants Fund. The money supports outreach, research, and training. This provision does not provide individual aid awards or change student eligibility.
Funding supports university operations and programs
The University Center of Lake County receives $1.0557 million from the General Revenue Fund for operating expenses. Chicago State University receives up to $3 million from its Education Improvement Fund for expenses, as needed. Southern Illinois University receives up to $2.7 million for programming at the former Lindenwood campus in Belleville. It also receives up to $62,800 for costs of the Daily Egyptian newspaper. Both Southern Illinois awards come from the General Revenue Fund and are available only as needed; these appropriations set no direct student payments.
Funding supports workers' student loan repayment
The Human Services Loan Repayment Program receives $6.25 million across two funds. That includes $5 million from the Student Assistance Commission Contracts and Grants Fund and $1.25 million from the Education Assistance Fund. The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program receives $300,000 from the Federal Student Incentive Trust Fund. These provisions fund the programs but do not set individual awards, eligibility rules, or changes to loan terms.
Funding to prevent community college homelessness
The law provides up to $250,000 for the community college Homelessness Prevention Grant program. The Illinois Community College Board uses it for grants and program administration. Spending is limited to what is necessary. The appropriation does not set an individual student's award or eligibility rules.
Funds support adult learning and careers
The law provides General Revenue Fund money through the Illinois Community College Board, as needed, for learning and job preparation. Caps are about $28.79 million for bridge and workforce programs and $18.98 million for career and technical education. Adult education and literacy services get up to about $23.79 million; performance-based awards for eligible local education providers get up to about $11.80 million. The University of Illinois also gets up to about $2.30 million from the Education Assistance Fund for labor and employment relations. That includes $804,400 for degree programs and $1.5 million for certificates, as needed; these provisions do not set individual awards.
Grants and loans support education facilities
Three Build Illinois Bond Fund appropriations provide $24 million, $30 million, and up to $7.7 million. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity uses them for grants and loans supporting education, science, technical, and vocational programs and facilities. The money also supports expansion of health and human services. Uses must be authorized by subsection (c) of Section 4 of the Build Illinois Bond Act. These appropriations do not set direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Grants support workers and job training
Illinois provides $3 million to the Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community Initiative for training, research, and operations. HACIA receives $3.2 million for developing and running job training and for operating costs. Training grants also provide $1.4663 million to the Illinois Manufacturers' Association and $1.5 million to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. HIRE360 receives $2.2332 million for its Workforce Hub Program; the Federation's Reimagining Capitalism in Illinois Lab gets up to $200,000 for operations. The Federation's $3 million grant and the manufacturers' grant can cover prior-year costs; these grants set no individual payment amounts.
Indian Prairie schools retain repair funding
The law renews up to $250,000 for Indian Prairie School District building repairs and improvements. The Build Illinois Bond Fund grant uses only prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. It funds school facilities without changing education eligibility or providing household payments.
Job seekers get funded employment systems
The law provides $26.1 million from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund for state employment programs and systems. This includes $200,000 for training program development and $3.7 million for employment security automation. Another $20.2 million supports redesign of the Benefit Information System, including prior-year costs. A workforce hub receives $2 million. This funding does not change individual benefit amounts or eligibility.
Job training programs retain operating funds
The law renews up to about $7.46 million for the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, including past costs. It also renews up to $5 million for Job Training and Workforce Recovery grants, contracts, and operations, including eligible prior-year costs. STEAM Genius NFP retains up to $172,618 for job training and employment development, including eligible prior-year costs. That grant must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act and related federal guidance. All three amounts use only earlier funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; no individual benefit amount or eligibility terms are set.
Job training sites retain construction grants
Community Assistance Programs, Inc. retains up to $15 million for improvements or construction at its workforce campus. Lincoln Land Community College retains up to $2.6 million for infrastructure in its Truck Driver Training Program. Unite Here Chicago Hospitality Institute retains up to $2 million for facility renovation and training center construction, including prior-year costs. Each grant uses only earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund facilities, not individual student payments or guaranteed training slots.
Library and school improvement grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Catlin Library has $20,000 for building renovations and equipment. Georgetown Ridge Farm CUSD #4 has $50,000 for school renovations and equipment. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. These grants fund facilities, not household payments.
Loans and building funds for charter schools
For the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $200,000 for charter school loans. It renews up to $9 million for Instituto Del Progresso Latino to acquire, build, renovate, and equip new charter schools. Those projects must meet LEED Silver green-building certification. It also renews up to $500,000 for Rockford District 205's CICS Rockford Charter Patriots Center project. Both building grants are limited to prior funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025, and can cover earlier costs.
Local school districts retain repair grants
The law renews up to $1.2 million for Dolton School District 149 building improvements. Westmont District 201 retains up to $286,381 tied to its fiscal year 2002 school construction grant. Belle Aire Elementary School playground improvements retain up to $74,600, limited to the amount needed. Pleasant Plains District 18 and New Berlin District 16 each retain up to $100,000; Kankakee District 111 retains up to $250,000 for capital work or infrastructure. All grants use only earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Local Schools Keep Facility Project Funding
The law renews school facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, not payments to families. Build Illinois funding includes $500,000 for Elmwood Park District 401's Elm Middle School and John Mills Elementary School improvements. It also renews $25,001 for Oak Park Elementary District 97 and $200,000 for Franklin Park District 84's Passow Elementary improvements. Thornton Township High Schools District 205 has up to $200,000 for electric shop demolition at Thornton Township High School and $400,000 for auditorium renovations. Renewed funding is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; the Build Illinois grants also require that money be needed.
Math and science academy receives funding
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy receives $5.865 million from its Income Fund for operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Another $60,000 from that fund supports awards and grants, without specifying individual award sizes or eligibility. The law also renews authority to use up to $1.434967 million from the General Revenue Fund for a fundraising office. That office's staff and operations support fundraising for capital facilities. Only prior funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025, remain available for the office, and only as needed.
Northwestern research space retains improvement funding
The law renews up to $50 million for a Northwestern University technology incubator and research building in downtown Evanston. The grant supports renovation, improvements, and related capital costs through the Capital Development Board and Board of Higher Education. Only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. It does not create individual grants or household payments.
Operating and training grants for community colleges
The law provides $4.12413 million in Base Operating Grants to qualifying public community colleges. It provides $304,082 for educational expenses at City Colleges of Chicago. It also renews up to $500,000 for fire science training at Rock Valley Community College. The Rock Valley grant cannot exceed prior funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. These funds go through the Illinois Community College Board and do not set direct student payments.
Operating funds for Illinois public universities
The Education Assistance Fund provides university operating money for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Chicago State University receives $802,593; Eastern Illinois University receives $949,389; Governors State University receives $531,607. Northeastern Illinois University receives $815,213; Western Illinois University receives $1.136535 million; Illinois State University receives $1.595682 million. Northern Illinois University receives $2.012387 million; Southern Illinois University receives $4.388869 million; the University of Illinois receives $12.892796 million. These appropriations support university operations, not direct student awards or changes to household eligibility.
Operating support for math-science academy students
The law provides about $25.02 million from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The money covers operating expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. It does not establish direct household payments.
Public colleges retain building repair funding
The law renews up to about $16.96 million for higher-education maintenance and capital work, including emergencies and increased project costs. Another $6.31 million supports emergency work, project restart costs, increased costs, and improvements at state facilities and colleges. Listed state university projects retain up to about $16.77 million for utilities, roofs, laboratories, fire alarms, elevators, and renovations. Northern Illinois University's Stevens Building and related improvements retain up to $178,993; Eastern Illinois University retains separate amounts of $103,189 and $1,108 for heating, cooling, electrical, and related work. These Capital Development Fund amounts use only balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025; project-specific amounts stay limited to their listed uses.
Renewed building funds for Illinois colleges
The law renews up to $1.707919 million for facilities, construction, equipment, planning, and related work at Illinois higher education institutions. It renews another $34.76369 million for capital improvements at named public universities. Both amounts add to other funding and are limited to necessary spending. A further $8.1921 million supports education and capital projects through the Capital Development Board, including authorized public community college grants. All three appropriations use the Capital Development Fund and are limited to prior funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Renewed building funds for science academy
The law renews up to $111,665 for Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy residence halls, a main building addition, and A-wing laboratories. It renews up to $108,843 to plan and start building teacher-training and student-enrichment space at the academy in Aurora. Both appropriations use the Capital Development Fund and are limited to funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. The funding does not change student eligibility, guarantee program participation, or provide household payments.
Renewed Funding for College Veterans Center
The law renews up to $100,000 to renovate the Veterans Center at Danville Area Community College. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Build Illinois Bond Fund grant. It can use only its prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. This pays for facility work, not direct payments to veterans.
Renewed Funding for School Facility Improvements
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for education facilities. Renovation and equipment limits are $25,000 for Ludlow CCSD #142, $75,000 for Danville School District #118, and $50,000 for Westville School District #2. The Vermilion Association for Special Education gets up to $175,000 for infrastructure improvements. Parkland Community College District 505 gets up to $1 for chemistry lab safety improvements, including costs already incurred. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants support worker training
The law renews up to $1.727572 million for Illinois Retail Merchants Association promotion, workforce development, and training. It renews up to $2.5 million for Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association workforce development and training. It also renews up to $100,000 for the Safer Foundation's women's bridge construction training program. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these grants from the Fund For Illinois' Future. Each grant can cover prior-year costs but cannot exceed funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
School and college facilities get funding
The law funds facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It renews up to $500,000 for Chicago Hope Academy renovations and $30,000 for DuPage County School District 45 science lab improvements. Those Build Illinois Bond Fund grants require money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Separately, the Capital Development Fund provides up to $1.08365 million for University Center of Lake County improvements. That award is limited to the amount necessary.
School and College Improvement Grants
The law funds school and college capital improvements through the Build Illinois Bond Fund. New grants provide up to $500,000 for South Suburban College and $100,000 for South Holland School District 151. It also carries forward up to $250,000 for the Illinois College of Optometry. That college's grant is limited to earlier funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these grants; they do not provide payments to students or families.
School and daycare building grants renewed
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school and daycare facilities through the state commerce department. St. Sabina Academy gets up to $300,000 for capital improvements. Little Angels Family Daycare II gets up to $68,710 for a new building and other capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed and unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants do not set tuition, childcare prices, or family eligibility rules.
School and Education Facility Grants Continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for education-related infrastructure. Grant caps are $50,000 for Fisher Community Foundation for Educational Enhancement and $40,000 for Cerro Gordo School District #100. St. Teresa High School's grant is capped at $50,000. Each grant can use only its prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money funds infrastructure improvements, not payments to families.
School and university facility grants continue
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for education and research facilities. The University of Illinois has up to $7 million available to relocate its Swine Research Center. The Chicago Board of Education has up to $617,006 for capital improvements at Benito Juarez High School. Blackburn College's infrastructure grant is only $1. Each grant covers only needed funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
School and university infrastructure funding renewed
The law renews up to $1 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Northern Illinois University infrastructure. It also renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for two education projects. Those grants provide up to $2 million each for Michelle Clark Magnet High School and Malcolm X University infrastructure. All three grants use only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. They fund facilities, not direct payments to students or families.
School and youth facilities keep funding
The law continues Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school and youth facilities. Round Lake Area School District #116 gets up to $2.1 million for facility improvements. Champs Mentoring Program gets up to $450,000 for capital improvements. Enlace Chicago Youth Center gets up to $200,000 to buy or renovate a facility. The Carole Robertson Center gets up to $250,000 for Youth Wing Center improvements. Each grant covers only prior project funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
School building improvement grants stay available
The law renews up to $3.85 million for Noble Network school infrastructure through the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The schools are DRW College Prep, Chicago Bulls College Prep, UIC College Prep, and Noble Academy. It also renews up to $250,000 for roof improvements at Easterseals Academy Tinley Park. A separate grant provides a nominal $2 for capital improvements at the Academy for Global Citizenship. Each grant covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
School repair funding for local families
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for improvements at four schools. Chicago Public Schools gets up to $25,000 for Hitch, $110,000 for Portage Park, and $250,000 for Prussing. Norridge School District #80 gets up to $175,000 for Giles School. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund school improvements, not payments to families.
School repair grants remain available
The law keeps Build Illinois Bond Fund grants available through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for school improvements. Limits include $26,453 for McPherson Elementary and three separate Mather High School grants: $50,000 for improvements, $100,000 for renovations, and $100,000 for improvements. Goudy Elementary gets up to $150,000 for costs tied to outdoor playground and/or track renovations. Flanagan-Cornell Unit 74 has up to $25,000 for renovations; Woodland Community Unit School District 5 has $20,000 for facility improvements. Each grant is limited to its earlier funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and College Keep Building Grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through Illinois' commerce department for education facilities. North Central College has up to $250,000 for capital improvements. Niles Township Special Education District has up to $150,000 for capital improvements, without changing special education eligibility or services. Glenview School District 34 has up to $300,000 for infrastructure improvements. Each grant covers only amounts needed and still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and college keep facility improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for three education facility projects. Rock Valley College has up to $45,846 for building renovations. Peoria Public School District 150 has up to $180,000 for tennis court maintenance. St. Juliana Catholic School in Chicago has up to $65,300 for resurfacing improvements. Each grant is limited to money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and college retain improvement funding
The law renews up to $500,000 for Moraine Valley Community College facility improvements, including previously incurred costs. Chicago School District 299 gets up to $800,000 for Goethe Elementary and $300,000 for Kelvyn Park High School improvements. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these Build Illinois Bond Fund grants. Each covers only the amount needed from money unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and colleges keep building grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school and college facilities. Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 has a $25 million grant limit for its CAVC expansion and renovation. Malcom X University receives up to $3.749553 million for infrastructure improvements. Triton Community College has separate limits of $750,000 for improvements and equipment and $49,868 for infrastructure improvements. All four grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and colleges keep building grants
The law renews school and college facility grants through Illinois' commerce department using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Caps are $150,000 for John A. Logan Community College, $100,000 for John Wood Community College and $50,000 for Chaddock School's buildings and grounds. Johnsburg High School has up to $150,000 for facilities hosting an INCubator.edu training course; Aurora University has $110,000 for infrastructure, including a computer lab. Infrastructure caps are $1 million each for Illinois Wesleyan University and Kaskaskia College, and $500,000 for Lincoln College. Each grant is limited to earlier funding left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025; all except Logan's also expressly limit funding to the amount needed.
Schools and colleges keep improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school and college infrastructure. Limits are $90,000 for Woodland Community Unit School District #5 and $30,000 each for Eureka CUSD 140 and El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11. Trinity International University has $1 million, Heartland Community College has $150,000, and Southeastern Illinois College has $500,000. Each grant can use only its prior funding left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants fund campus projects, not direct payments to students or families.
Schools and colleges retain building improvement grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for school and college projects. Grants include $1 million each for Triton College and Moraine Valley Community College, plus $3.5 million for Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200. The University of Illinois has $5 million for expanding its Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory and improving related infrastructure. Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine has $190,000 for infrastructure, equipment, and costs already incurred. Each grant is limited to its balance left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants fund institutions, not direct payments to students or families.
Schools and learning centers get repairs
The law funds education facility grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Plainfield Consolidated School District 202 gets up to $250,000 for building and infrastructure repairs. Lombard Elementary District 44 gets up to $250,000 for its outdoor agriculture program's facilities and infrastructure. Elgin Math and Science Academy gets up to $200,000 for heating, ventilation, and cooling improvements at the Neil Building. Lake Forest College gets up to $400,000 for building and infrastructure improvements; Carole Robertson Center for Learning gets up to $350,000 for heating and cooling upgrades, roof repairs, and window replacements at 3701 W. Ogden.
Schools and learning centers retain grants
The law carries forward Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for school and learning-center facilities. Each grant can use only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grant amounts are: • Cicero School District 99: up to $300,000 for infrastructure improvements. • UCAN Academy West: up to $134,500 for infrastructure improvements. • PACTT Learning Center: up to $250,000 for capital improvements. • Union Ridge School District #86: up to $50,000 for capital improvements. • Ridgewood High School District #234: up to $150,000 for capital improvements. The grants do not provide direct household payments.
Schools and learning spaces get upgrades
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for schools and learning facilities. Elmwood Park gets up to $60,000 for its project knowledge and learning room renovations. Northlake Public Library District gets up to $253,000 for children's library renovations. Regional Office of Education 35 gets up to $200,000 for heating, cooling, and capital improvements. Chicago's school board gets up to $250,000 each for Beidler Elementary and Whitney M. Young Magnet High School capital improvements. It also gets $1 million for Curie High School's turf field. All funding comes from balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Grants other than Curie's are also limited to the amounts needed.
Schools and Loyola Keep Facility Funding
The law renews up to $2.225 million in Build Illinois bond funding for Loyola University infrastructure improvements. School capital grants include up to $615 for West Harvey District 147 and $200,000 for Dolton District 149. Harvey School District 152 has up to $150,000 for capital improvements. All grants use only balances left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools and training center get improvement grants
The law renews Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund grants for school and training facilities, not household payments. Thornton Township High School District 205 has up to $500,000 available for capital improvements. Infrastructure grants provide up to $50,000 for Sutherland Elementary and $925,000 for McAuley School through West Chicago Elementary School District 33. Mechanics Local 701 Training Center has up to $1 million available for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025.
Schools get funding for building improvements
The law funds school projects through grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund, administered by Illinois’ commerce department. Community High School District 99 gets up to $300,000 for electric vehicle charging stations, LED stadium lights, and infrastructure. Taft School District 90 gets up to $400,000 for infrastructure improvements. Valley View School District 365U gets up to $25,000 for infrastructure work at Wood View Elementary School. Chicago’s school board gets up to $500,000 for improvements at Patrick Henry Elementary. Lockport Township High School District 205 gets up to $284,575 for roof repairs. Each grant covers only the amount needed for its stated work.
Schools get funds for facility improvements
The law funds school facilities through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity using the Build Illinois Bond Fund. Bradley University gets $2 million for capital improvements, and The Chicago School gets up to $5 million. The law carries forward up to $500,000 for Glenwood Academy infrastructure improvements. That grant is limited to funds unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. These provisions fund facilities, not student aid or direct household payments.
Schools retain construction and repair grants
The law renews Build Illinois bond grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for three education projects. Cicero School District 99 has up to $300,000 for capital improvements. Joseph Academy has up to $2 for facility repairs, renovations, and improvements. Heartland Community College has up to $1 for Challenger Learning Center construction. All three grants use only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Schools retain local building project grants
The law renews building grants only from funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The caps and any needed-amount limits still apply. Caps include $100,000 for Township High School District 214, $7,765 for Arlington Heights District 25, and $100,000 for Prospect Heights District 23. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School's Orland Hills campus and Kirby District 140 each retain up to $100,000 for infrastructure. Lincoln-Way East retains up to $250,000, and Matteson Elementary retains up to $150,000 for infrastructure improvements. North Chicago High School retains up to $1 million for renovations, and Jane Addams School retains up to $80,334 for infrastructure. Chicago Heights retains up to $267 for a new middle school academy at Dixie Highway and 10th Street. La Grange District 105 retains up to $1 million for capital improvements.
Schools retain repair and playground funding
The law renews school grants from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Infrastructure caps are $154,705 for Gordon Tech College Prep, $13,279 for Curie High School, $100,000 for Suder Montessori Magnet PTA School, and $50,000 for John D. Shoop Academy. It also renews up to $250,000 for Roberto Clemente Community Academy renovations and $97,000 for Lake Shore Academy parking lot reconstruction. The Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization retains up to $1 for an inclusive, accessible playground at Miner School. Each grant uses only earlier funds left unspent at close of business June 30, 2025; the first six also require that the amount be needed.
State education board operating costs funded
The State Board of Education receives about $19.90 million from its federal Agriculture Fund. It also receives $2.9 million from its Federal Agency Services Fund and about $50.87 million from its federal Education Fund. The money covers agency operations and is available only as needed. These appropriations do not create direct household benefits.
State funds colleges and university centers
The Board of Higher Education gets $5.7537 million for operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. General Revenue funding also provides up to $266,600 for Southern Illinois University's community engagement office and $2 million for the University of Illinois Climate Jobs Institute. Education Assistance funding provides up to $283,500 for Dixon Springs Agricultural Center and $971,100 for the University of Illinois Chicago Public Policy Institute. It also provides a grant of up to $302,200 to the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. These five university and center awards cover necessary costs; they do not specify student aid, tuition cuts, or patient discounts.
State funds teachers’ pension contributions
The Common School Fund provides $16.256 million for the state’s contribution to Chicago’s public school teachers’ pension fund. Another appropriation provides up to $500,000 for state employer contributions for certain teachers. Those teachers are the groups covered by Section 16-158(e) or (f) of the Illinois Pension Code. These provisions fund pension contributions, not individual benefit increases.
Trade schools retain building grant funding
The law renews two separate Build Illinois Bond Fund appropriations, each up to $15 million, for trade-school construction grants and costs. It also renews up to $750,000 for The Answer Inc.'s learning, social skills, and workforce center property or improvements. Litchfield School District 12 retains up to $1 for a South Central Illinois Regional Workforce Training Program facility. That grant covers construction, purchase, or renovation, including earlier costs. These renewals use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, within each cap and any necessary-amount limit.
Two state schools retain repair funds
The law renews up to about $5.51 million for capital upgrades at the Philip J. Rock Center & School. It also renews up to about $3.29 million to fix water infiltration in the Illinois Math and Science Academy's Academic Building. Both use the Capital Development Fund through the Capital Development Board. Only earlier funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available.
Two universities get campus improvement grants
The law provides Olivet Nazarene University $100,000 for capital improvements. Aurora University gets up to $250,000 for capital improvements, available only as needed for that purpose. Both grants use the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the state commerce department. The grants do not provide student payments or specify tuition reductions.
Universities get grants for project spaces
The law funds two university projects through the Build Illinois Bond Fund and Illinois’ commerce department. Illinois State University gets up to $250,000 for improvements at the Bloomington-Normal Innovation Hub. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Education gets up to $350,000 to renovate Statewide Media Project space. Both grants cover only the amounts needed for the stated projects.
University campus projects retain funding
The Capital Development Board can reuse funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, for four university projects. Capital Development Fund caps are about $1.87 million for UIC dentistry improvements and $30 million for Western Illinois’ Quad Cities Phase III. The dentistry amount supplements earlier funding. Build Illinois bond funding caps are about $13.88 million for the Springfield Innovation Center and $15 million for SIU Edwardsville’s health and athletic performance center. These are facility funds, not direct household payments.
University quantum research facility funding continues
The law makes $77.5 million in Build Illinois bond funding available again for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign quantum research facilities. The Capital Development Board administers the grant to the university’s Board of Trustees. The money supports financing, design, construction, equipment, and related improvements. Only funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remain available. This funding is not an individual research grant or household payment.
Unspent federal aid supports three schools
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority receives funding for school grants and administrative costs, including eligible prior-year costs. Limits are $760,295 for Waukegan School District #60, $800,000 for Earhart Elementary School, and $260,300 for Dulles Elementary School. Only balances unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. Spending must follow Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance. These provisions do not specify direct household payments.
Unspent funding supports teacher development
The law renews up to $122,111 for the Historically Disadvantaged Male Initiative within the Grow Your Own Teachers Program. The Illinois Board of Higher Education receives the money from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. Only the balance unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available. The provision does not set individual participant awards.
Youth programs retain facility improvement grants
The law renews up to $400,000 for capital improvements to After School Matters facilities. It also renews up to $450,000 for Metropolitan Family Services' early childhood center in Gage Park. Both grants use Build Illinois bond funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These grants support facilities, not direct family payments or new eligibility rules.
Business and tourism groups retain grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for improvements by three business and tourism groups. The Chatham Business Association and Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau each retain $500,000. The Hegewisch Business Association retains $150,000. Each grant covers only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The grants go to these groups, not directly to individual business owners or households.
Business groups keep capital improvement grants
The law carries forward Build Illinois Bond Fund grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce retains up to $1 million for capital improvements. Twisted Eggroll retains up to $400,000 for capital improvements. Each grant is limited to the amount needed from funds unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. These are grants to named recipients, not an open business grant program or household payment.
Business groups retain facility improvement grants
The law carries forward two Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for business organizations. Northalsted Area Merchants Association receives up to $920,000 for an infrastructure improvement. Minority Business Development Center receives up to $200,000 to buy a new facility. Both grants use only prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Business investment and technology grants continue
The law carries forward up to about $23.78 million for grants, loans, and investments supporting emerging technology businesses. Projects include bringing technology products to market, technology transfer, advanced research, and other authorized Build Illinois purposes. It also continues up to about $62.96 million for businesses in economically depressed areas to support investment and job creation or retention. Those grants cover land, infrastructure, equipment, and other allowed capital costs. Both lines can cover past costs and are limited to earlier funds left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Clean energy and manufacturing grants continue
The law carries forward up to $35 million from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for infrastructure grants and related costs. It also carries forward up to about $39.84 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. Projects include zero-emission vehicle manufacturing, clean energy, supply-chain manufacturing, and environmental work. Both lines are limited to necessary amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The $35 million line also covers prior-year costs.
Continued grants for business investment
The law carries forward about $6.74 million for infrastructure, land, buildings, site work, and equipment tied directly to business expansion or retention. It preserves $323,424 for business capital grants in economically depressed Illinois areas to encourage investment and jobs. Another $49,688 supports emerging technology through grants, loans, and investments for bringing products to market, technology transfer, or advanced research. About $7.34 million supports grants awarded with the Illinois Office of Minority Economic Empowerment. All four lines can cover earlier costs and are limited to prior funds unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Entrepreneur Training Academy Gets Facility Funding
The law provides up to $200,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for Entrepreneur Training Academy infrastructure improvements. The named recipient is the South Suburban Region Black Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur Training Academy. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant. This funds the academy's facilities, not direct payments or new benefit eligibility for business owners.
Funding for cannabis business assistance
The law provides $76 million for cannabis business awards, loans, grants, and administration. Funding follows Sections 7-10 and 7-15 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Another $2.0601 million supports technical assistance awards, grants, and administration under that Act. These provisions do not state individual award amounts or full eligibility details.
Funding for entrepreneurs and research businesses
The law provides $3.335 million for the Illinois Office of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology, including past costs. It provides $6.5 million for the Illinois SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program, which supports matching funds for federal research awards. It also provides $3 million for the Innovation Vouchers Program. All three appropriations cover grants, contracts, and administration, without guaranteeing an individual award.
Funding for small business support services
The law provides $525,000 for the Small Business Environmental Assistance Program and $1.5 million for APEX Accelerators. It carries forward up to $10 million for business information access, simpler processes, and related technology. It also carries forward up to $4.932405 million for small-business support through the Office of Minority Economic Empowerment. Both carryovers are limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Environmental assistance, APEX, and minority business support funding can cover past costs; these appropriations do not guarantee business awards.
Funding for small manufacturer support
The law provides $1 million to the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center for the Made in Illinois Grant Program. Another $2 million supports keeping and expanding small and mid-sized Illinois manufacturers. Supported services include federal award matching, technical help, and job training. No particular business is guaranteed a grant or payment.
Funding keeps business assistance groups running
The law carries forward about $4.08 million for business advice, Community Navigators, and outreach, including help for COVID-affected businesses. It also provides $1.5 million for the Illinois Black American Chambers of Commerce Inc.'s operating costs. Continued business development grants include South Asian Chamber of Commerce of Illinois ($18,056), Pan Asian American Center ($109,666), Indo-American Center ($125,000), and Chatham Business Association ($250,000). Other recipients and amounts remain listed in Section 180, and these business development grants can cover prior-year costs. Carried-forward funding is limited to the listed amounts left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025.
Funding supports business participation program operations
The Commission on Equity and Inclusion gets up to $3.1 million from the General Revenue Fund. The money pays operating expenses for the Business Enterprise Program. This provision does not set business eligibility or provide a specific business award.
Grants support business and industry groups
The Chicago Black Chamber of Commerce gets $1 million for public safety, economic development, and administration. The Magnificent Mile Association gets $450,000 for operating costs. The Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance gets $500,000 for operating costs. These General Revenue Fund grants go through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, not directly to households or growers.
Grants support neighborhood restaurants and businesses
The law carries forward up to $250,000 for Des Plaines' restaurant incentive program, including prior-year program costs. It provides up to $200,000 to the Resident Association of Greater Englewood for a restaurant and business incubator at 59th & Racine. It also carries forward up to $21,779 for the Hegewisch Business Association to buy land and make capital improvements. The Des Plaines and Hegewisch funds are limited to money left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025. The law does not set restaurant-level awards or eligibility rules.
Named Cafe And Market Keep Grants
The law renews Build Illinois Bond Fund grants for two named businesses. Urban Smoke Cafe LLC and Wild Onion Co-Op Market each get up to $100,000 for capital improvements. Only prior funds still unspent at close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. These are named grants, not a general business assistance program or a requirement to lower consumer prices.
Operating grants for neighborhood business groups
The law provides eight $200,000 operating grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, using the General Revenue Fund. Recipients include the Little Village, Hermosa Belmont Cragin, Northwest Hispanic, Midway, and Logan Square chambers of commerce. Roscoe Village Neighbors, Northwest Community Development Center, and The Southwest Collective also receive grants. Each grant can cover prior-year costs; none establishes direct household payments.
Operating support for two business chambers
The law carries forward up to $250,000 each for the South Asian American and Assyrian American Chambers of Commerce. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers these grants from the Fund For Illinois' Future. Grants cover operating expenses, including prior years' costs. Each grant is limited to its prior funding left unspent at the close of June 30, 2025.
Renewed grants support local business groups
The law renews Fund for Illinois’ Future grants through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Operating-cost grants provide up to $750,000 for the Grand O’Hare Chamber of Commerce and $1,627 for the Black Business Alliance Peoria Chapter. Grants also provide up to $210,869 for the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and $429,306 for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Illinois. All four grants can cover prior years’ costs and are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The money goes to these groups, not directly to individual businesses or households.
Renewed operating support for Austin Fresh Market
The law renews up to $150,000 from the Fund for Illinois’ Future for Austin Fresh Market operating expenses. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the grant, which can cover prior years’ costs. Only money left unspent from the earlier funding at the close of business on June 30, 2025, is available. The law does not set grocery discounts, household benefits, or changes in food access.
Unspent funds support Illinois business development
The law carries forward up to $20 million for grants and operating costs supporting economic development and attracting and keeping businesses. This money comes from the Workforce, Technology, and Economic Development Fund. It also carries forward up to $150,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for an Urban League business incubator in East St. Louis. Both amounts are limited to prior funds left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. These funds support businesses and projects, not direct household payments.
Funding for qualifying fuel tax refunds
The law provides $45 million from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund for refunds under the Motor Fuel Tax Law. People and businesses must qualify under that law to receive refunds. This funding does not change who qualifies or set individual refund amounts.
Funding supports overdue scholarship debt collection
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission gets $300,000 from its Accounts Receivable Fund to collect overdue scholarship awards. Collection follows the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. This funds enforcement of existing debts, not new repayment duties or a new amount owed.
Agencies need Governor approval before spending
The law requires the Governor's written approval of the purpose and amount before agencies use appropriations in the covered Article. Until approval, agencies cannot enter contracts, take on obligations, or spend that money. This is an agency spending limit, not a household payment requirement.
Governor approval required for care spending
The Department of Children and Family Services needs the Governor's written approval before making contracts or obligations using reused Level of Care Support Services funds. The Governor must approve both the purposes and amounts. This rule applies to a reappropriation of up to $100 million left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. It limits agency spending authority, not household payments.
Parole and corrections phone funding falls
The law cuts the parole division's budget by $2.5 million, from $68.8293 million to $66.3293 million. Staff funding falls from $43.6662 million to $42.1662 million; contracted services fall from $14.5 million to $13.5 million. The budget includes $1.5 million for vehicle operations. Separately, the limit for replacing aging, unreliable corrections phone systems falls from about $4.28 million to about $1.10 million. Phone replacement funds must come from balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2024.
Prison and youth center budgets shrink
The law cuts Illinois Youth Center—Lincoln operations from $8.842 million to $3.962 million, a $4.88 million reduction. Pontiac funding falls $2 million to $84.1449 million, including $140,000 for vehicle operations. Stateville funding falls $7.6 million to $151.3489 million, including $395,000 for vehicle operations. Vienna funding falls $1.6 million to $41.7041 million, including $100,000 for vehicle operations. Western Illinois funding falls $825,000 to $57.0247 million, including $177,000 for vehicle operations.
Less high school funding for incarcerated people
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the law cut funding for high school services for incarcerated people. Funding fell from $2.4589 million to $1.8589 million, a $600,000 reduction. The law does not specify how services change for any student.
Agencies need Governor approval before spending
Agencies cannot make contracts, commitments, or expenditures using this article's appropriations until the Governor approves them. The Governor must approve both the purpose and amounts in writing. This requirement governs agency spending, not household actions.
Governor must approve covered state spending
The Governor must approve the purpose and amount of spending under Article 127, Sections 5 through 45, in writing. Agencies cannot enter contracts, incur obligations, or spend those funds before that approval. This is a state spending requirement, not a personal duty for residents.
Illinois funds refund to federal government
The law provides $125,166 from the General Revenue Fund for a refund to the U.S. Department of Justice. The Court of Claims handles this government-to-government payment. It does not create a household refund or benefit.
Less infrastructure funding for local projects
The law cuts infrastructure grant funding from $33 million to $28.15 million, a $4.85 million reduction. The grants support local governments, school districts, and community-based providers. Grants cover infrastructure costs authorized by the Build Illinois Bond Act. The money comes from the Build Illinois Bond Fund through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Professional licensing system funding is cut
The law cuts General Revenue Fund support for a new professional licensing system from $16.25 million to $4 million. This is a $12.25 million reduction for system setup and administration. It does not directly change license requirements or fees.
State funds federal bond rebate payments
The law authorizes up to $1 million from the General Obligation Bond Rebate Fund for the State Treasurer. The money pays bond-related arbitrage rebates to the federal government. It does not go to households.
Transportation spending requires written governor approval
State officials must get the Governor's written approval before making contracts, commitments, or payments from the specified transportation reappropriations. Approval must cover both the spending purpose and amount. This is a requirement for state spending, not a household approval duty.
Early childhood agency operating funds fall
The law cuts the Department of Early Childhood's operating funds from $4 million to $100,000. The funding covers the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. This provision does not state a direct change to families' benefits or services.
Economic development grant funding is cut
The law reduces a Build Illinois economic development appropriation from $63 million to $60.4 million. The money funds grants and loans intended to support economic development and employment. Uses, including grants to state agencies, must be authorized by subsection (b) of Section 4 of the Build Illinois Bond Act. The provision does not set direct household payments.
Bike paths keep funds with cancellations
The law carries forward about $15.34 million for local bike-path grants while canceling about $8.84 million from earlier funding. It carries forward another $7.73 million for state bike-path land purchases, building, maintenance, and related costs. Recreational trails receive $1.5 million in new funding and up to about $12.79 million carried forward. Both trail amounts cannot exceed state or federal funds available for those purposes. All amounts come from the Park and Conservation Fund; carried-forward balances must be unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Boat facilities funded, prior funding reduced
The law provides $75,000 for facilities serving visiting recreational boats that cannot be moved by trailer. It also provides $100,000 for building or renovating boat waste-disposal facilities under the Clean Vessel Act. The law renews up to $1.295932 million for visiting-boat facilities, limited to balances unspent at close of business June 30, 2025. All three funding lines require available federal funds, including reimbursements. The law also reduces the prior visiting-boat facility appropriation by $920,932.
Boater waste funding continues with reduction
The law renews up to $951,596 to build or renovate waste reception facilities for recreational boats, including Clean Vessel Act grants. Federal funds, including reimbursements, must be available. Renewed funding is limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. The law also cancels $451,596 from the prior appropriation.
Boating projects funded, prior funding reduced
The law provides $1.5 million for state boating facilities and programs, including construction, land, labor, supplies, services, and studies. It provides $725,000 for local boat-access projects and $150,000 for Chain O'Lakes–Fox River Waterway Management Agency operations. Another $375,000 funds repairs, replacement, and improvements at North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor. The law renews up to $14.904963 million for state boating facilities and programs, while reducing the prior appropriation by $7.404963 million. Renewed funding is limited to money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Emergency funding continues with some money canceled
The emergency management agency keeps authority for up to $51.81686 million in pandemic and emergency spending, less $5 million canceled. This renewal covers only money unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025. Uses include supplies, health and safety measures, care sites, operations, awards, and grants for affected people and organizations. Costs must qualify under American Rescue Plan Act recovery-fund rules or another federal funding law. Separately, the law provides up to $5 million from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund for disaster response, recovery, and deposits into the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund, including prior-year costs. For that separate funding, the Governor must approve the purpose and amount in writing before any contract, obligation, or spending.
Highway safety gets funding with reduction
The Road Fund provides about $11.35 million for state highway safety work, including about $7.50 million for Illinois State Police. It also provides $15.9 million for local highway safety grants. Eligible recipients include counties, municipalities, public and private universities, and other private entities. The law carries forward up to about $33.93 million for local safety projects, but lets $500,000 expire. Carried-forward funds must have remained unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
State Funds Repay Past Court Awards
The law uses four dedicated state funds to repay the General Revenue Fund for court awards already paid under P.A. 92-357. It authorizes up to $60.33 from the Illinois Secure Choice Administrative Fund and $30,181 from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund. It also authorizes up to $2,082.96 from the Mandatory Arbitration Fund and $1,136.85 from the LaSalle Veterans Home Fund. The General Revenue Fund receives repayment, while the dedicated funds cover the expense. The Court of Claims handles payments for claims matching its awards and recommendations; these are not new household awards.
State parks get funding with cancellations
The law provides $10 million for construction and maintenance at state-owned, leased, and managed sites. It carries forward about $6.18 million for park and trail facilities and about $6.19 million for conservation facilities. Conservation work includes repairs, construction, land purchases, and related costs. It also cancels about $3.18 million and $3.19 million, respectively, from earlier funding. Carried-forward money is limited to balances unspent on June 30, 2025; all funding comes from the Park and Conservation Fund.
Truck safety funding includes canceled money
The law provides up to $350,000 from the Road Fund for motor carrier safety media campaigns. It also carries forward up to $1.05 million in prior campaign funding, less $500,000 that is canceled. Only money still unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, can carry forward. Spending on both funding lines cannot exceed the federal funds made available.
Local water grants continue with reduction
The law renews two Build Illinois Bond Fund amounts for local water and sewer grants: $6.15424 million and $24.329313 million. It requires $500,000 from the second amount to expire rather than remain available. Grants support sewer systems, wastewater treatment, and drinking-water projects for local governments and privately owned community water supplies. Only money left unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, remains available.
Waukegan school grant grows with lapse
The law raises Waukegan School District #60’s grant and administrative funding from $400,000 to $800,000, but cancels $39,705. Funding comes from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund. Only balances left unspent at close of business on June 30, 2024, are available, including for prior-year costs. Grant purposes may include uses allowed by American Rescue Plan Act Section 9901 and related federal guidance.
Road fund oversight gets operating money
The law provides $25.418 million to oversee local governments’ use of Motor Fuel Tax Funds under state highway law. It also renews up to about $11.134 million from the Road Fund for transportation audit consultants. That renewal covers only money unspent at the close of June 30, 2025. The law also requires $5.5 million to expire unused.
State funds can return to FEMA
The law renews up to $70 million for the Department of Employment Security to return federal funds to FEMA. The money comes from the Title III Social Security and Employment Fund. Only prior funds unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025, are available. Returns must follow federal rules in 44 C.F.R.; this does not create a household payment or repayment duty.
State Funds Repay Earlier Award Costs
The law uses three state funds to repay the General Revenue Fund for awards already paid under P.A. 92-357. It provides $4,585.97 from the Lead Poisoning Screening, Prevention, and Abatement Fund. It also provides $405.50 from the Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund and $600 from the Tanning Facility Permit Fund. This restores money to the General Revenue Fund while using money from the three dedicated funds. It does not authorize new payments to named households.
State funds repay earlier court awards
The law uses seven special funds to repay the General Revenue Fund for court awards already paid under P.A. 92-357. It provides up to $25,168.80 from the Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund and $1,329.87 from the Guardianship and Advocacy Fund. It also provides up to $87,100.81 from the Professional Services Fund. Repayments also include $752.05 from Federal Support Agreement Revolving, $15,261.42 from Criminal Justice Information Projects, $6,992.37 from Public Health Laboratory Services Revolving, and $316.65 from Audit Expense funds. The first three payments must match Court of Claims awards and recommendations; these transfers replenish general revenue while reducing special-fund balances.
Tourism funding can shift between uses
The state commerce department can shift up to 10% of the Tourism Promotion Fund appropriation in Section 35. Transfers are allowed only among the purposes listed there. The Governor must give written consent. Some purposes can gain funding while others lose funding.
Transportation review funded, some money expires
The law renews about $1.57 million for transportation department process modernization, while requiring $1 million to expire unused. It also renews up to $3 million for an efficiency study. Another amount of up to $3 million funds advisory services directed by the Blue-Ribbon Commission. All these renewed funds are limited to balances unspent at the close of business on June 30, 2025.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Democratic • House
Eva-Dina Delgado
Democratic • House
Kam Buckner
Democratic • House
Mattie Hunter
Democratic • Senate
Napoleon Harris III
Democratic • Senate
Robyn Gabel
Democratic • House
Will Guzzardi
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/31/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs
Yes: 34 • No: 23
House vote • 5/31/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;
Yes: 3 • No: 2
House vote • 5/31/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed
Yes: 75 • No: 41
House vote • 5/30/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee;
Yes: 8 • No: 4
House vote • 5/30/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee;
Yes: 8 • No: 4
House vote • 5/29/2025
Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
Yes: 75 • No: 36 • Other: 2
Senate vote • 5/29/2025
Third Reading - Passed;
Yes: 31 • No: 19
Senate vote • 5/15/2025
Do Pass Appropriations;
Yes: 8 • No: 4
Actions Timeline
Item/Reduction Veto Stands 104-0003
10/29/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Reduction Veto October 15, 2025
10/14/2025SenateGovernor Item/Reduction Veto PA 104-0003; With Appropriation Items Reduced
6/16/2025SenateEffective Date July 1, 2025; Some Provisions
6/16/2025SenateEffective Date June 16, 2025; Some Provisions
6/16/2025SenateSent to the Governor
6/11/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
6/1/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III
6/1/2025SenatePassed Both Houses
5/31/2025SenateSenate Concurs
5/31/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 034-023-000
5/31/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
5/31/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/31/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
5/31/2025SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
5/31/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 31, 2025
5/31/2025SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3
5/31/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
5/31/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
5/31/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-041-000
5/31/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/31/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
5/31/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
5/31/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
5/31/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
5/31/2025House
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House Amendment 2
House Amendment 3
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