| Switchgrass Plains SolarEIA's September 2026 inventory lists Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC in Fayette County, Illinois, with 100 MW of… | Fayette County, Illinois | Renewable energy | Not verified | Under construction | Switchgrass Plains Solar, LLC | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Great Plains SolarEIA's September 2026 inventory lists Great Plains Solar, LLC in Perry County, Illinois, with 100 MW of… | Perry County, Illinois | Renewable energy | Not verified | Under construction | Great Plains Solar, LLC | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Bee Hollow SolarEIA's September 2026 inventory lists Bee Hollow Solar, LLC in St Clair County, Illinois, with 150 MW… | St Clair County, Illinois | Renewable energy | Not verified | Under construction | Geronimo Power | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Ruby SolarEIA's September 2026 inventory lists Ruby Solar, LLC in Clinton County, Illinois, with 50 MW of solar… | Clinton County, Illinois | Renewable energy | Not verified | Under construction | Birch Creek Development | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Big Muddy SolarEIA's September 2026 inventory lists Big Muddy Solar in Jackson County, Illinois, with 95 MW of solar… | Jackson County, Illinois | Renewable energy | Not verified | Under construction | Big Muddy Solar Project, LLC | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Panther Grove 2 — Wind ProjectEIA's September 2026 inventory lists Panther Grove 2 in Livingston County, Illinois, with 472.5 MW of onshore… | Livingston County, Illinois | Renewable energy | Not verified | Under construction | Panther Grove 2 LLC | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Coles WindEIA's September 2026 inventory lists Coles Wind in Coles County, Illinois, with 300 MW of onshore wind… | Coles County, Illinois | Renewable energy | Not verified | Under construction | Coles Wind, LLC | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Truck Parking Expansion and Rest Area ImprovementsFY 2026 BUILD award scope: This project will reconstruct and expand truck parking for the Fort Massac… | Fort Massac and Salt Kettle Rest Areas, IL | Highways and bridges, Transportation | $26.34M | Not verified | Illinois Department of Transportation | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Interconnect Track Planning ProjectFY 2024 RAISE award scope: This project will plan a freight rail connection for the Interconnect Track… | Granite City Harbor and Madison Harbor, IL | Ports and maritime, Transportation | $550,000 | Not verified | America's Central Port | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Historic Route 66 Bike/Pedestrian Trail PlanningFY 2024 RAISE award scope: This project will plan and design approximately 9-miles of the final three… | McLean County, IL | Transportation | $675,000 | Not verified | McLean County | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Bloomington-Normal to Peoria Express Bus Feasibility StudyFY 2024 RAISE award scope: This project will conduct a feasibility study for express bus service along… | Bloomington-Normal to Peoria, IL | Transportation | $1.5M | Not verified | Illinois Department of Transportation | Not verified | 2026-10-25 |
| Cedar Lake Road Realignment And Mobility Improvement ProjectLake County is the recipient of a $18,788,080 FY 2024 RAISE grant for Cedar Lake Road Realignment… | Lake County, IL: Illinois | Highways and bridges, Transportation | Not verified | Not verified | Lake County | Not verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Goshen Road And Liberty Trail Multimodal Transportation ImprovementsCity of Edwardsville is the recipient of a $21,241,730 FY 2024 RAISE grant for Goshen Road And… | City of Edwardsville, IL: Illinois | Rail and transit, Highways and bridges, Transportation | Not verified | Not verified | City of Edwardsville | Not verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Jasper Street CorridorCity of Decatur is the recipient of a $9,901,960 FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 grant for Jasper… | City of Decatur, IL: Illinois | Highways and bridges, Transportation | Not verified | Not verified | City of Decatur | Not verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Florida Avenue Multimodal Corridor ReconstructionChampaign-Urbana Mass Transit District is the recipient of a $9,950,930 FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 grant for… | City of Urbana, IL: Illinois | Highways and bridges, Transportation | Not verified | Not verified | Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District | Not verified | 2026-10-24 |
| 11th Street (US 67) Reconstruction: 31st Ave To Blackhawk RoadCity of Rock Island is the recipient of a $22,736,000 FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 grant for… | City of Rock Island, IL: Illinois | Highways and bridges, Transportation | Not verified | Not verified | City of Rock Island | Not verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Van Buren Street Station RenovationMetra is the recipient of a $24,485,250 FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 grant for Van Buren Street… | City of Chicago, IL: Illinois | Rail and transit, Transportation | Not verified | Not verified | Metra | Not verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Rogers Park Station ReconstructionMetra is the recipient of a $23,600,000 FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 grant for Rogers Park Station… | Cook County, IL: Illinois | Rail and transit, Transportation | Not verified | Not verified | Metra | Not verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Galesburg Agricultural Intermodal Export FacilityCity of Galesburg is the recipient of a $25,000,000 FY 2025 RAISE Round 1 grant for Galesburg… | City of Galesburg, IL: Illinois | Rail and transit, Transportation | Not verified | Not verified | City of Galesburg | Not verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Hiawatha West Passenger Rail ProjectIntercity passenger-rail expansion toward Madison with track, bridge, crossing and station work supporting freight reliability. | Waukesha, Jefferson and Dane counties, Wisconsin; Chicago connection, United States | Rail and transit, Transportation | Not verified | Planning | Wisconsin Department of Transportation — FRA-listed recipient/sponsor; individual asset ownership not separately verified | Not verified | 2026-10-20 |
| Guardian 3 Expansion ProjectGuardian Pipeline is seeking FERC authorization for an Illinois-Wisconsin expansion that would add two 36-inch pipeline loops,… | Illinois and Wisconsin | Natural Gas & Energy Infrastructure | $890M | Permitting | Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. | Not verified | 2026-10-01 |
| Foundry Park Public Infrastructure ProgramA public-infrastructure program supporting the planned 31-acre Foundry Park mixed-use district. Chicago approved tax-increment-financing reimbursements for new… | North Branch of the Chicago River near Southport Avenue and Cortland Street, Chicago, Illinois | Public buildings | Not verified | Planning | City of Chicago; JDL Development and Kayne Anderson | Not verified | 2026-10-01 |
| O’Hare ORDNext Terminal ExpansionPhased terminal redevelopment with two new concourses and the O’Hare Global Terminal. Concourse D is under construction… | Chicago, Illinois — approximate regional pin | Airports, Transportation | Not verified | Under construction | City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Aviation | Not verified | 2026-09-30 |
| Grain Belt ExpressInterregional transmission project designed to move electricity across the Midwest and expand connections between regional power markets. | Kansas–Missouri–Illinois–Indiana corridor — approximate regional pin | Transmission and distribution, Power generation | Not verified | Planning | Invenergy Transmission | Not verified | 2026-09-29 |
| Chicago Red Line ExtensionExtension of Chicago's Red Line to the Far South Side, adding transit access and new stations beyond… | Far South Side, Chicago, Illinois — approximate regional pin | Rail and transit, Transportation | Not verified | Under construction | Chicago Transit Authority | Not verified | 2026-09-29 |