Congressman Roskam Optained Earmarks FY09
Marklund Philip Center for Children – To serve infants and children with severe and profound developmental disabilities who are Medicaid-eligible, for renovation of the facility and construction of an addition in Bloomingdale, IL: $142,500
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital - Preventing and Addressing Domestic Violence Program in Downers Grove, IL: $50,000
DuPage County Sheriff’s Department - Interoperable radios for first responders which benefits all municipalities in DuPage County: $200,000
DuPage Forest Preserve - Storage Tanks & Dispensers for E85 and Bio-Diesel Project. DuPage Forest Preserve will use the funds to convert its entire fleet of vehicles from standard gas or diesel-powered engines to vehicles that run on alternative fuels: $209,000
Metra’s STAR Line – Nation’s first suburb to suburb commuter rail line linking over 100 communities including Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Des Plaines, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Streamwood, and West Chicago: $4.8 million*
Villa Park, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Elmhurst, and Arlington Heights Police Departments - Northern Illinois Police Alarm System for the purchase of law enforcement technology detection equipment: $75,000*
DuPage County Area Project (DuCAP) - Providing Positive Choices for Youth Program in Glendale Heights, IL: $175,000
DuPage Convalescent Center - Renovation and equipment for the Senior Wellness Center in Wheaton, IL: $190,000
Streamwood High School and School District U-46 – Curriculum development of the Manufacturing Career Exploration Education program: $238,000
College of DuPage - Curriculum development of a Returning Veteran Counseling Program in Glen Ellyn, IL: $381,000*
Martin Russo Community Health Center – Implementation of a community-based heart health program targeting to low-income women in Bloomingdale, IL: $95,000
Adventist GlenOaks Hospital - Purchase of new surgical equipment including minimally invasive technology in the only Medicaid DSH hospital in IL-6: $143,000
Pace Suburban Bus Service - Alternative Analysis Study for the J-Route Bus Rapid Transit (BTR) Project, which benefits Schaumburg, Elmhurst, Oak Brook and Naperville: $237,500
Village of Bartlett - New public well: $500,000
Metra’s UP West Line - Serving Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, West Chicago, Wheaton, and Winfield: $4.8 million*
Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Dispersal Barriers - Temporary dispersal barriers that keep aquatic invasive species out of the drinking water of Lake Michigan: $5.75 million*
Busse Woods Overpass - For the Busse Woods Trail and Illinois Route 72 Bicycle Overpass in Elk Grove Village, IL: $475,000
Des Plaines River Flood Mitigation - Des Plaines River Army Corp Project which assists in the flood mitigation in 33 municipalities in Cook and Lake Counties, including Mount Prospect and Des Plaines: $7.5 million*
McCook and Thornton Reservoirs – Project to help control flooding while addressing the health of Lake Michigan which directly benefits Chicago and its 51 surrounding communities: $28.70 million*
*multi-Member request
