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Museum and Park District Grants Announced
Twenty-five museums, aquariums, park districts and conservation districts will share in more than $ 1.4 million in grant
funds generated from off-track betting parlors. Natural Resources Department Director Brent Manning announced today.
The grants are distributed from the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund and will be used for general operating support
and capital improvements. In Chicago, the grants are distributed to museums and aquariums. However, if a park district
does not maintain a museum, the grant may be used for general purposes.
The grant program was authorized by the Horse Racing
Act of 1987, which required that four-sevenths of 1 percent of
the tax revenue on receipts collected from intertrack wagering
locations be allotted for the grants. The Illinois Department of
Natural Resources distributes the proceeds in February and
August.
Grant Recipients
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DuSable Museum of African American History .. $12, 550.99
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Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum........................ 11, 958.45
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Bloomington Parks and Recreation Dept.............. 19, 928.57
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Champaign Park District........................................ 27, 558.86
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Effingham Park District.......................................... 12, 893.71
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Carbondale Park District........................................ 16, 914.29
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Oakbrook Terrace................................................. 153.328.57
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Village of Richmond............................................... 33, 738.86
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Fox Valley Park District.......................................... 70, 610.86
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Vermilion County Cons. District........................... 29, 793.71
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Grayville Park District............................................ 17, 384.00
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Joliet Park District.................................................. 75, 730.29
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Peoria Park District................................................. 31, 677.14
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Rockford Park District............................................ 71, 487.43
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Springfield Park District......................................... 38, 421.71
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Waukegan Park District........................................ 118.853.14
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Village of Crestwood............................................ 160, 400.00
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Recreation Department, City of Peru ..................... 18, 764.00
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Art Institute of Chicago........................................ 114, 143.99
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Field Museum of Natural History......................... 114, 143.99
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Museum of Science and Industry ......................... 114, 143.99
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John G. Shedd Aquarium........................................ 81, 823.84
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Adler Planetarium................................................... 35, 390.56
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Chicago Historical Society..................................... 35, 336.70
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Chicago Academy of Science................................. 19, 176.62
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Illinois Parks & Recreation * September/October 1995 * 49
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