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Illinois Distributes American Rescue Plan Funds

The state of Illinois is distributing $40 million of federal relief money, and some of it will be coming to the Quad Cities.

On Friday, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced 74 local governments will receive funding from the more than $740 million that the state will eventually receive from the American Rescue Plan.

The recipients include Andalusia ($78,000), Coal Valley ($253,000), Milan ($339,000), Silvis ($508,000).

The state is urging local governments to apply for funding by the end of September. So far, half of the more than 1,200 eligible cities, towns, and villages in Illinois have applied for funding. Eligible local governments include those with populations of less than 50,000 that have not received direct federal aid so far.

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A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.
Aaryan Balu first set foot in audio journalism at WTJU Charlottesville and WRIR Richmond, and now works as WVIK Quad Cities NPR's Fellowship Host.