{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-durbin-announce-more-than-66-million-for-illinois-airport-improvements", "Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $66 Million for Illinois Airport Improvements", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "IL", "Tammy Duckworth", "D000622", "www.duckworth.senate.gov", "duckworth", "https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "[WASHINGTON, D.C.] \u2013 U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $66,345,494 in federal funding for infrastructure improvements at various airports across the state. This funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation Administration will help improve taxiways, accommodate more passengers and make travelling through Illinois airports safer and more efficient.\n\n\u201cIllinois\u2019s airports not only keep passengers moving, but they also connect our communities, support local businesses and provide good jobs for families across the state,\u201d Duckworth said. \u201cThis investment will help grow, modernize and expand our airports across the state. Together, we will keep working alongside our local leaders to advocate for federal funding that will make our skies safer, make traveling easier and support economic development across Illinois.\u201d\n\n\u201cIllinoisans rely on our airports to stay connected to loved ones, to travel for work, and to explore the best of the Midwest,\u201d Durbin said. \u201cInvesting in our airports means better, safer service for Illinois\u2019 travelers, so with this funding from FAA, our airports can expand their runways, improve safety, and deliver for fliers.\u201d\n\nRecipients of funding through the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s Airport Improvement Grant Program include:\n\nIllinois State Block Grant Program (Statewide): $28,540,776\n\nSt. Louis Downtown Airport (Cahokia): $11,020,583\n\nSt. Louis Downtown Airport (Cahokia): $68,400\n\nDuPage Airport (West Chicago): $250,800\n\nLansing Municipal Airport (Lansing): $1,449,196\n\nLewis University Airport (Romeoville): $3,267,881\n\nState of Illinois (Statewide): $1,896,372\n\nScott AFB/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (Mascoutah): $1,149,763\n\nChicago Midway International Airport (Chicago): $5,475,808\n\nQuad Cities International Airport (Moline): $210,045\n\nVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois (Marion): $1,176,548\n\nAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport (Springfield): $11,839,322\n\n-30-", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-durbin-announce-more-than-66-million-for-illinois-airport-improvements"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5305769629776478, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}