$3.4 Million in Investments Will Help Local Governments Fund Road Projects; Part of Regional Plan That Includes South Suburban Airport and Illiana Expressway
TINLEY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday addressed the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce and outlined his economic vision for the south suburbs of Chicago, which includes creating thousands of jobs building the Illiana Expressway and South Suburban Airport. Governor Quinn also announced $3.4 million in capital investments for local governments in south suburban communities and Kankakee County.
“When we invest in the south suburbs, the entire state of Illinois grows stronger,” Governor Quinn said. “By building the Illiana Expressway and South Suburban Airport, and continuing to make historic capital investments throughout the region, we are creating thousands of jobs and building a stronger economy for the next generation.”
The $3.4 million announced today is part of the fourth in a series of annual grants that have come to municipalities for local transportation projects under the Illinois Jobs Now! program since 2010. The projects will be selected and managed locally, with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) providing oversight. The funds from his Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program can be used to repair municipal, township and county infrastructure and are in addition to the annual Motor Fuel Tax revenues these municipalities are scheduled to receive this year.
The Illiana Expressway will be a 47-mile access controlled highway that extends from I-55 in Illinois on the west to I-65 in Indiana on the east. When built, the Illiana Corridor Project will create an invaluable regional asset for the south suburbs, the state and the broader Midwest, promoting and supporting the business environment, workforce, local and global economy and quality of life. Potential economic benefits include the creation of more than 9,000 construction jobs and thousands of long-term jobs.
The South Suburban Airport will serve as the third major Chicago-area airport in the south suburbs and has been a key priority of Governor Quinn since 2009. Building the global transportation hub will create more than 11,000 construction jobs and as many as 14,000 long-term jobs after it becomes operational.
In addition to the Illinois Jobs Now! funds announced today, local governments in the south suburban area and Kankakee County will receive approximately $19.6 million in Motor Fuel Tax funds this year.
The county, municipal and township governments receiving funds are listed below.
South Suburban communities $2,642,551 in Illinois Jobs Now! funds
BLUE ISLAND – 101,892
BURNHAM – 18,109
CALUMET CITY – 169,673
CALUMET PARK – 36,982
CHICAGO HEIGHTS – 142,336
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS – 70,217
DIXMOOR – 17,084
DOLTON – 111,233
EAST HAZELCREST – 6,979
FLOSSMOOR – 40,391
FORD HEIGHTS – 15,008
GLENWOOD – 39,084
HARVEY – 130,280
HAZEL CREST – 64,341
HOMEWOOD – 84,869
LANSING – 123,037
LYNWOOD – 39,801
MARKHAM – 54,805
MATTESON – 78,194
MIDLOTHIAN – 62,165
OLYMPIA FIELDS – 20,550
OAK FOREST – 121,817
ORLAND HILLS – 29,439
ORLAND PARK – 257,690
PALOS HEIGHTS – 56,281
PARK FOREST – 101,888
PHOENIX – 9,367
POSEN – 20,541
RICHTON PARK – 59,152
RIVERDALE – 65,379
ROBBINS – 28,814
SAUK VILLAGE – 45,212
SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS – 17,240
SOUTH HOLLAND – 96,177
STEGER – 42,033
THORNTON – 11,213
TINLEY PARK – 253,278
Kankakee County $784,615 in Illinois Jobs Now! funds
KANKAKEE COUNTY – 237,005
AROMA TWP. – 10,978
BOURBONNAIS TWP. – 8,385
ESSEX TWP. – 10,081
GANEER TWP. – 10,802
KANKAKEE TWP. – 3,100
LIMESTONE TWP. – 13,437
MANTENO TWP. – 10,579
MOMENCE TWP. – 11,837
NORTON TWP. – 17,667
OTTO TWP. – 13,236
PEMBROKE TWP. – 14,180
PILOT TWP. – 17,043
ROCKVILLE TWP. – 11,227
SALINA TWP. – 11,501
ST ANNE TWP. – 9,674
SUMNER TWP. – 11,253
YELLOWHEAD TWP. – 10,955
AROMA PARK – 3,565
BONFIELD – 1,581
BOURBONNAIS – 79,063
BRADLEY – 63,073
BUCKINGHAM – 1,029
ESSEX – 2,406
GRANT PARK – 5,897
HERSCHER – 6,614
HOPKINS PARK – 3,088
IRWIN – 400
KANKAKEE – 119,385
LIMESTONE – 6,948
MANTENO – 35,375
MOMENCE – 13,771
REDDICK – 951
SAMMONS POINT – 1,316
ST ANNE – 5,263
SUN RIVER TERRACE – 1,663
UNION HILL – 287
Source: illinois.gov
