GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS ANNOUNCING NEARLY 220 MILLION DOLLARS IN REBUILD ILLINOIS MONEY FOR DOWNSTATE TRANSIT AND PORT PROJECTS.

THE GOVERNOR STOPPED IN THE METRO EAST AREA TO TOUT THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING.

THE GOVERNOR SAID THE FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR SEVERAL NEEDS AND WILL CREATE NEW JOBS AS WELL.

RECIPIENTS INCLUDE AMERICA’S CENTRAL PORT DISTRICT IN GRANITE CITY, THE ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT AND SAINT CLAIR COUNTY’S MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT’S EMERSON PARK OPERATIONAL CONTROL CENTER.