Billions in federal funding are about to be unleashed. Here's how Illinois is going to compete.
The ambitious effort is being led by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, along with Jennifer Scanlon, CEO of UL Solutions, who chairs the Civic Committee, and Robe...
The ambitious effort is being led by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, along with Jennifer Scanlon, CEO of UL Solutions, who chairs the Civic Committee, and Robert Jones, chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It also includes congressional leadership, which is key to winning federal funding. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth will serve in advisory roles. Making a coordinated pitch is crucial to winning a bonanza of federal dollars that are about to be unleashed by recent legislation, such as the CHIPS & Science Act, the federal infrastructure bill and the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act.