From March 10, includes “Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, both Democrats from Illinois, hailed the legislation as key to helping the state and the nation heal from the impacts that the coronavirus pandemic has had over the last 12 months. … An estimated $13.2 billion will be provided in state and locEnbcchicagoal funding is ticketed for Illinois in the bill, including an earmarked $1.8 billion for the city of Chicago. Of that money, an estimated $7.5 billion will go toward the state government, with another $5.5 billion going toward lower levels of government.”