Earmarks requested by Sen. Dick Durbin
Data from Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations bills supplied by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
| Amount | Earmark Description | Intended Recipient | |
| $ | for | Cristo Rey High School, to improve technologies for the school's library and technology center | |
| $138,000,000 | for | Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program | |
| $99,000,000 | for | Federal Healthcare Facility | |
| $80,000,000 | for | Peer Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program | |
| $58,792,000 | for | U.S. Courthouse | |
| $50,000,000 | for | Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program | |
| $39,600,000 | for | L1TENING Targeting Pods for F-16s and A-10s | |
| $39,200,000 | for | CTA Brown Line Capacity Expansion (Ravenswood), IL | |
| $32,485,000 | for | Civic Education Program (Center for Civic Education and National Council on Economic Education) It is also for a comprehensive program between the Center for Civic Education, Indiana University and NCSL to improve public education of the congress and state legislatures. | |
| $29,490,000 | for | McCook and Thonton Reservoirs | |
| $24,000,000 | for | National Writing Project, a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes K–16 teacher training programs in the effective teaching of writing. | |
| $16,851,000 | for | Upper Mississippi River Restoration, IL, IA, MN, MO | |
| $16,700,000 | for | Security Forces Operations Facility | |
| $16,650,000 | for | Recruit Training Command Infrastructure Upgrade, Increment 3 | |
| $11,500,000 | for | Rock Island Arsenal - Arsenal Support Program | Rock Island Arsenal |
| $10,000,000 | for | Peer Reviewed Ovarian Cancer Research Program | |
| $8,856,000 | for | Upper Miss River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO | |
| $8,856,000 | for | Chicago Shoreline | |
| $8,200,000 | for | Child Development Center | |
| $7,872,000 | for | Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Second Barrier | |
| $7,580,000 | for | National Rural Water Association | |
| $7,227,500 | for | METRA, STAR Line, Northeastern IL | |
| $7,227,500 | for | METRA, Union Pacific Northwest Line, Northeastern IL | |
| $7,227,500 | for | METRA, Union Pacific West Line, IL | |
| $7,227,500 | for | Metra Connects, Southeast Services | |
| $7,200,000 | for | Global Air Traffic Management for KC-135 | |
| $7,000,000 | for | Procurement Technical Assistance Centers | |
| $6,837,000 | for | Lock & Dam 27, Mississippi River (Rehabilitation) | |
| $6,001,000 | for | Des Plaines River | |
| $6,000,000 | for | ARC 210 Improved Communications for F-16 | |
| $6,000,000 | for | Illinois Bus and Bus Facilities | |
| $5,000,000 | for | Impact Aid for Children with Disabilities | |
| $5,000,000 | for | Domestic Armstrong Titlnium Production | |
| $4,900,000 | for | Airport Surveillance Radar, O'Hare International Airport | |
| $4,800,000 | for | Combined Arms Virtual Trainers | |
| $4,768,000 | for | Lake Shelbyville | |
| $4,560,000 | for | Smart-Bomb Rack Unit (S-BRU) Upgrade | |
| $4,000,000 | for | Tabletop Trainers | |
| $3,841,600 | for | CTA Circle Line | |
| $3,500,000 | for | THEMA - Thermal and Energy Management for Aerospace | Hamilton Sundstrand |
| $3,350,000 | for | Combined Fire/Police Facility | |
| $3,200,000 | for | 3-D Advanced Battery Technology | Firefly Energy |
| $3,200,000 | for | High Explosive Air Burst (HEAB) 25mm Ammunition | |
| $3,200,000 | for | Next Generation Manufacturing Technologies for Defense Supply Chain | |
| $3,200,000 | for | High Speed Diesel Combustion | Caterpillar, Inc. |
| $3,200,000 | for | Light Emitting Diode Wound Healing of Oral and Cutaneous Lesions | |
| $3,000,000 | for | National Consortium for MASINT Research | |
| $3,000,000 | for | Copper Antimicrobial Research Program | |
| $2,940,000 | for | Illinois Trails | |
| $2,756,000 | for | Small Public Water System Technology Assistance Centers | |
| $2,666,000 | for | Biotechnology Research Development Corporation, Peoria, IL | |
| $2,500,000 | for | MRI-DTI Technology to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of TBI | |
| $2,400,000 | for | Fuel Cells for Mobile Robotic Systems Project | Chicago State University |
| $2,400,000 | for | Proton Therapy | Northern Illinois University |
| $2,212,000 | for | National Center for Food Safety and Technology | Summit-Argo, Illinois |
| $2,000,000 | for | Secure Wireless LAN, 183rd Fighter Wing (ILANG) | 183rd Fighter Wing |
| $2,000,000 | for | Joint Combined Aircrew Systems Tester (JCAST) | Scot Incorporated |
| $2,000,000 | for | Eligin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway Company Bridge | |
| $2,000,000 | for | Future Medical Shelter System (FMSS) | Mobile Medical International Corp. |
| $2,000,000 | for | Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for state-wide broadband infrastructure and connectivity | |
| $2,000,000 | for | Castings for Improved Defense Readiness | American Metalcasting Consortium |
| $2,000,000 | for | ARC 210 Improved Communications for A-l0 | |
| $1,840,000 | for | Flexible Solar Cell for Man Portable Power Generator | |
| $1,646,000 | for | McDowell Grove Dam Flood Plain/Wetlands Restoration Project | |
| $1,600,000 | for | Ultra Lightweight Metallic Armor | Magnesium Elektron North America Inc. |
| $1,600,000 | for | Military Dental Research | Naval Medical Research Center |
| $1,600,000 | for | Modular Advanced Helmet Vision System | Gentex Corporation |
| $1,600,000 | for | Burn and Shock Trauma Institute | |
| $1,600,000 | for | Advanced Emergency Medical Response Training Program | |
| $1,600,000 | for | Integration of the Javelin Antitank Missile onto the US Army Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station | Recon Optical Inc. |
| $1,600,000 | for | Envelop Protective Covers | |
| $1,600,000 | for | F-16 On-Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS) Retrofit | Carleton Life Support System, Inc. |
| $1,600,000 | for | Tactical RPG Airbag Protection System (TRAPS) Enhancement | IST/Textron; Pacific Scientific |
| $1,600,000 | for | Small Business Infrared Materials Manufacturing-Silicon Alternatives | |
| $1,500,000 | for | Multi-scale modeling impact resistant materials for body armor | |
| $1,490,000 | for | Emerald Ash Borer, IL | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
| $1,350,000 | for | Titanium Fabrication for Military/Industrial equipment | |
| $1,320,000 | for | Submarine Targeting Agile Array with Rapid Zooming | |
| $1,176,000 | for | River Tech Boulevard Road Construction | |
| $1,000,000 | for | Miniature Cooling Unit for Electronic Devices | Creative Thermal Solutions |
| $1,000,000 | for | National Drug Court Institute | |
| $1,000,000 | for | Peoria Robotics | University of Medicine, College of Medicine at Peoria |
| $1,000,000 | for | Integration of MK47, 40mm Air Burst Fuze Capability onto USA Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station | Recon Optical Inc. |
| $1,000,000 | for | Fireproofing/Corrosion Resistant Coating System for Military Infrastructure | PPG Industries, Batavia (Coatings Plant |
| $980,000 | for | La Raza HOPE Fund for capitalization of a revolving loan fund to be used for nationwide communitv development activities | |
| $975,000 | for | Holy Cross Hospital for equipment | |
| $940,000 | for | Adler Planetarium's Space Exploration Center | |
| $873,000 | for | Animal Health Consortium, Peoria, IL | |
| $837,000 | for | Shawnee National Forest | |
| $800,000 | for | Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) with Acoustic Target Recognition & Cueing Control | Recon Optical Inc. |
| $793,000 | for | Soybean Research, IL | |
| $750,000 | for | Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission | |
| $735,000 | for | Lake in the Hills Airport, relocation of parallel taxiway | |
| $735,000 | for | Lewis University Airport, extension of runway and taxiway | |
| $735,000 | for | Waukegan Regional Airport, runway extension, land acquisition and environmental study | |
| $725,000 | for | Illinois River Basin Restoration | |
| $718,000 | for | Squaw Creek (Round Lake Drain) | |
| $590,000 | for | University of Chicago to Research Multi-Modality, Image-Based Markers for Assessing Breast Density and Structure to determine risk of breast cancer. | |
| $590,000 | for | Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois for research related to the role of Transglutaminases in Alzheimer's and Huntington's Diseases. | |
| $588,000 | for | CTA Yellow Line Extension - Village of Skokie | |
| $588,000 | for | CTA Red Line Extension | |
| $585,000 | for | Illinois Primary Health Care Association , for health information systems for clinic sites across the state | |
| $536,000 | for | Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago for their School and Center for Autism Research | |
| $536,000 | for | East Saint Louis High School, to upgrade the school's technology and sciences programs | |
| $526,900 | for | Women's Sports Foundation, Chicago, IL, for the GoGirlGol Chicago Initiative, a mentoring, education and development program | |
| $502,900 | for | Will County, IL Sheriff's Office | |
| $492,000 | for | Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal | |
| $492,000 | for | Southern Illinois University, Biofuels Research | |
| $492,000 | for | South Fork of South Branch of Chicago River | |
| $491,000 | for | Future Foods, IL | University of Illinois |
| $490,000 | for | Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, for economic development of Illinois historic sites | |
| $490,000 | for | CTA Orange Line Extension | |
| $490,000 | for | River Valley Metro | |
| $490,000 | for | Public Education and Enforcement Research Study (PEERS), IL | |
| $490,000 | for | Metrolink Transit Facility | |
| $460,000 | for | Will County, Will County, IL, for technology interoperability improvements | |
| $438,000 | for | Saint Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital for equipment | |
| $426,300 | for | I-355 Corridor Improvement Project | |
| $400,000 | for | Franklin Hospital archiving and communications system | |
| $390,000 | for | Heartland Partnership for construction of a cancer research laboratory | |
| $390,000 | for | Access Community Health Network for behavioral health integration programs | |
| $383,000 | for | National Corn to Ethanol Research Pilot Plant, HQ | |
| $380,000 | for | University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, for community-based gun violence prevention and intervention | |
| $365,000 | for | Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment for Prentice Women's Hospital | |
| $362,000 | for | Des Plaines River (Phase II) | |
| $351,000 | for | Asian long horned beetle in Illinois | City of Chicago and Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
| $350,000 | for | McLean County, for a drug court | |
| $345,000 | for | City of Chicago GreenStreets tree planting program | |
| $341,000 | for | Golden Apple Foundation, math and science teacher training initiative | |
| $316,000 | for | Nicasa, for evening outpatient substance abuse treatment program for women | |
| $300,000 | for | Safer Foundation for transitional employment placement | |
| $300,000 | for | Des Plaines Teen Center, Des Plaines, IL, for prevention programming for at-risk adolescents | |
| $295,000 | for | Knox College | |
| $295,000 | for | The Village of Chatham for water supply infrastructure improvements | |
| $295,000 | for | The City of Monmouth for wastewater system improvements | |
| $295,000 | for | The Village of Riverdale for the water system improvements | |
| $280,000 | for | Nutwood Drainage and Levee District | |
| $260,000 | for | Center for the Great Lakes, conservation education, Shedd Aquarium | |
| $260,000 | for | Adler Planetarium, science and education programming for teachers and students | |
| $253,000 | for | Saint Leonard's Ministries, for job training and placement for ex-offenders | |
| $250,000 | for | Business Incubator, Illinois State University | |
| $250,000 | for | Uhlich Children's Advantage Network for job training, placement and retention services | |
| $245,000 | for | City of Quincy, Riverfront Infrastructure Improvement, to connect public facilities and public space in an economically distressed area | |
| $245,000 | for | Lakeview Museum construction; the museum will promote economic development and tourism in downtown Peoria | |
| $245,000 | for | Coles County Council on Aging Senior Center to construct a new senior center | |
| $230,000 | for | Women's Treatment Center, Chicago, IL, for preservation services for incarcerated mothers and their children | |
| $219,000 | for | Access Community Health Network, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment for Chicago sites | |
| $200,000 | for | Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties, Paris, fl, to combating substance abuse among high-risk youth | |
| $200,000 | for | Illinois Sheriffs Association, Springfield, IL, for law enforcement and clean-up of meth production and abuse | |
| $197,000 | for | Keith Creek | |
| $196,000 | for | Springfield Boys and Girls Club Community Center; Planning, development, land acquisition, and construction costs for a new community center | |
| $187,000 | for | Agricultural Marketing, IL | University of Illinois |
| $166,000 | for | Upper Miss RVR Comprehensive Plan, IL, IA, MO, MN & WI | |
| $150,000 | for | Macon County, for gun violence prevention | |
| $107,000 | for | Wildlife Habitat Improvement, IL | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
| $107,000 | for | Peoria Riverfront Development | |
| $107,000 | for | Illinois River Agricultural Water Conservation | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
| $100,000 | for | Kids Hope-Hudelson Region, Springfield, IL, for family preservation services for meth-affected families | |
| $74,000 | for | Urban Horticulture and Marketing, IL | Windy City Harvest; Chicago, Illinois |
| $47,000 | for | University of Illinois at Chicago, Project on Violence Prevention - Cease Fire | |
| $37,000 | for | Conservation Science Department at Lincoln Park Zoo, IL | Lincoln Park Zoological Society |
| $0 | for | National Law Related Education, Teach citizens about their legal rights | |
| $0 | for | Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), Washington, DC, For national anti-sexual assault programs. | |
| $0 | for | Emiquon Preserve, Fulton County | |
| $0 | for | National Association of Police Athletics/Activities Leagues, Inc. (PAL), for law enforcement officials to participate in after school programs to prevent juvenile crime and violence using recreational activities and mentoring | |
| $0 | for | The National Crime Prevention Council, Washington, DC, Campaign to prevent crime through education and citizen watch groups. | |
| $0 | for | Readiness Center (Army Division Redesign Study) | |
| $0 | for | Parents Anonymous, Inc., Child abuse and prevention programs | |
