Quinn Announces $623M In Construction Funds For Schools
HAZEL CREST, Ill. (CBS) -- More than 30 Illinois school districts will split $623 million in state construction funding to repair and update aging facilities, under a program announced Thursday.
Gov. Pat Quinn's office said the program will provide construction funds to 31 school districts statewide.
"In order for our students to compete for the jobs of tomorrow, we must ensure they are receiving a quality education in quality school facilities," Quinn said in a news release. "This capital funding will help school districts across the state update their facilities and make critical repairs to improve the educational experience for our students,"
The districts had submitted proposed projects to the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Capital Development Board, which signed off on their plans and the funding for the projects.
The Chicago Public Schools will get more than $114 million under the funding program. More than a dozen suburban school districts also will get funding, as will several downstate districts.
The school districts that will receive funding include:
• Chicago Public Schools District 299, $114.67 million
• St. Charles Community Unit School District 303, $7.66 million
• Wheaton Community Unit School District 200, $14.46 million
• Harvard Community Unit School District 50, $13.81 million
• Peoria School District 150, $34.61 million
• Huntley Consolidated School District 158, $39.41 million
• Orland School District 135, Orland Park, $5.33 million
• Brookfield-LaGrange Park School District 95, $3.11 million
• Crete-Monee School District 201-U, $23.28 million
• Millstadt Consolidated School District 160, $4.29 million
• Knoxville Community Unit School District 202, $20.22 million
• Wilmington Community Unit School District 209-U, $9.28 million
• Berwyn North Elementary District 98, $7.59 million
• Wesclin Community Unit School District 3, Trenton, $18.87 million
• Stark County Community Unit School District 100, $3.69 million
• Virginia Community Unit School District 64, $12.26 million
• Skokie School District 69, $1.32 million
• Burbank School District 111, $9.87 million
• Shawnee Community Unit School District 84, Union County, $2.04 million
• Manhattan School District 114, $5.84 million
• Paris Cooperative High School, $24.22 million
• Homer Community Consolidated School District 33-C, Homer Glen, $4.54 million
• Warren Township High School District 121, Gurnee, $11.53 million
• Panhandle Community Unit School District 2, Raymond, $3.86 million
• Spring Valley Elementary District 99, $12.23 million
• Rochelle Community Consolidated School District 231, $12.32 million
• Ramsey Community Unit School District 204, $3.92 million
• Mt. Vernon Township High School District 201, $47.62 million
• Hazel Crest School District 152.5, $32.22 million
• Calumet Township School District 132, Calumet Park, $12.36 million
• Marion Community Unit School District 2, $56.62 million.
