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LaHood Praises Illinois for Speedy Stimulus Spending

The state ranks No. 1 in transportation spending.
The Money Trail: Tracking Stimulus Bucks

Where our reporter follows the rules, the bids, the winners and losers…so you don’t have to.
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    LaHood Praises Illinois for Speedy Stimulus Spending

    The state ranks No. 1 in transportation spending.

    Posted on 9.4.2009
    Illinois #1 in Transporation Stimulus Spending

    Federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praises the Illinois Department of Transportation.

    Posted on 9.3.2009
    State's New Stimulus Websites Get Below Average Marks

    The advocacy group Good Jobs First reevaluated the updated sites and finds they’re still not up to par.

    Posted on 8.17.2009
    'Chicago School' Economists Have No Love for Stimulus Plan

    WBEZ’s Adriene Hill went to ask some present-day economists at the University of Chicago what they make of the government’s appetite for stimulus spending.

    Music Button: John Adams/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, "Trinity", from the CD Doctor Atomic Symphony, (Nonesuch records)

    Posted on 7.30.2009
    'Chicago School' Economists Don't Love Stimulus Plan

    WBEZ’s Adriene Hill went to ask some present-day economists at the University of Chicago what they make of the government’s appetite for stimulus spending.

    Posted on 7.30.2009
    Illinois Plans Changes to Its Stimulus Website

    Illinois is planning an overhaul to its stimulus tracking Website.

    Posted on 7.29.2009
    GAO Issues Stimulus Report

    WBEZ's Adriene Hill talked with Melba Lara about the GAO's Illinois specific findings.

    Posted on 7.8.2009
    Unfiltered: Chicago's Plans for Energy Stimulus Dollars

    Raw audio from a Chicago City Council joint committee meeting regarding environmental stimulus plans.

    Posted on 6.30.2009
    Chicago Making Plans for Environmental Stimulus Dollars

    Chicago's Chief Environmental Officer told alderman how the city is hoping to spend some of its environmental stimulus funding.

    Posted on 6.30.2009
    Black Contractors Say Stimulus Isn't Providing Jobs

    African-American contractors in the Chicago area say that stimulus dollars aren't creating the jobs they were hoping for.

    Posted on 6.24.2009
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