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How Illinois is spending some anti-terror funds
The largest amount of Illinois' homeland security money has been funneled to Chicago and Cook County. Other projects -- such as distributing gas masks to police, firefighters and public health employees and improving communication between departments -- also have been high priorities. Here's a sampling of some of the other ways Illinois has spent its money.*
| Category |
Total |
| Chicago Urban Area Security Initiative |
$32,498,116.81 |
| Cook County Urban Area Security Initiative |
$31,418,399.19 |
| Personal Protective Equipment (gas masks) |
$20,405,124.00 |
| Counties |
$18,610,000.00 |
| STARCOM statewide radio system |
$15,977,000.00 |
| State Weapons of Mass Destruction Teams |
$12,087,556.00 |
| Level A Hazmat teams |
$8,490,000.00 |
| Overtime |
$7,500,000.00 |
| Orange Alert |
$6,667,000.00 |
| Technical Rescue Teams |
$5,882,589.00 |
| Chicago evacuation plan |
$5,580,000.00 |
| Very High Frequency radios |
$5,373,360.00 |
| Illinois Fire Service Institute |
$4,372,000.00 |
| Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System grants |
$4,000,000.00 |
| Regional Containment Teams |
$3,159,719.00 |
| METRA |
$3,017,064.00 |
| Urban Search and Rescue teams |
$2,975,500.00 |
| Information Technology |
$2,600,000.00 |
| Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System |
$2,580,000.00 |
| Chicago Transit Authority |
$2,469,404.00 |
| Medical Emergency Radio Communications of Illinois |
$2,290,000.00 |
| State Emergency Operations Center |
$2,107,386.00 |
| Bridge Security |
$2,030,000.00 |
| State Administration |
$1,799,174.00 |
| Illinois Transportable Emergency Communications |
$1,435,700.00 |
| Citizen Corps |
$1,364,600.00 |
| Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team |
$1,237,000.00 |
| Illinois State Police |
$1,107,082.00 |
| * 2002 -2004. Totals for 2005 not yet available. |
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