Illinois Infrastructure & Jobs Investment Act

Status: VotingState: IllinoisIssue: Jobs

Summary

The bill prioritizes infrastructure repairs in high-need Illinois communities while promoting good-paying jobs, local business participation, and measurable results for public spending. It does not specify funding levels, revenue sources, or enforcement standards.

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This bill would make targeted investments in Illinois infrastructure while expanding opportunities for workers and local businesses. Priority would be given to repairing roads and infrastructure in communities with the greatest need.

The program would support good-paying jobs, encourage local businesses to participate in projects, and improve the infrastructure that families and employers rely on every day.

Illinois should invest in its future while demanding measurable results from every dollar spent.

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RobbyDemocratic Party

Cosponsors

Sean ThornhillDemocratic Party

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Illinois Infrastructure & Jobs Investment Act

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Sep 17, 2026, 1:12 PM

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Sep 14, 2026, 1:00 PM

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Sep 17, 2026, 6:00 AM

I agree with Mr. Bullock on one important point: good intentions are not a spending plan. But that is an argument for strengthening this bill, not abandoning the communities it aims to serve. From a small-town mayor’s office to the governor’s office, I have seen how neglected roads and water systems cost working people jobs and businesses opportunity. Illinois should set clear priorities, publish results, and require meaningful local participation before funds move. Let us insist on accountability while still recognizing that delay has a cost—and working families are already paying it.

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Sep 15, 2026, 10:00 PM

I support the goal of putting Illinois residents to work repairing the infrastructure they rely on, especially in communities that have been overlooked. But good intentions are not a spending plan. This bill does not identify funding levels, revenue sources, or enforcement standards, and that leaves taxpayers and workers without clear expectations. If we are going to promise good-paying jobs and local business participation, we should also require transparent milestones, public reporting, and measurable results. I urge my colleagues to advance this effort only with those safeguards firmly in place, because infrastructure investment should earn public trust, not merely request it.

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