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ELGIN, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) awarded the City of Elgin $959,752 in federal community project funding he secured to help fund the city’s efforts to replace lead service lines. The project, which will target low-to-moderate-income households during the first phase, is funded by congressional appropriations secured by Congressman Krishnamoorthi in March’s bipartisan government spending package.

WOOD DALE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the City of Wood Dale with a check commemorating the $959,752 in federal funding he secured to upgrade the city’s water distribution system. The funding, which the Congressman secured in March as part of the bipartisan government funding bill, will go toward replacing outdated water mains and improving pump stations to provide better system pressure and delivery standards to residents.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Last week, in the wake of a disastrous derailment of 29 cars of the Canadian Pacific and the Kansas City Southern Railroads (CPKCS) and resulting fires from their hazardous cargo, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wrote to the heads of the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Administration to address the safety of those who live in the areas surrounding rail lines affected by the merger that recently created CPKCS and the increased

EAST DUNDEE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Fox River Valley Public Library System with one million dollars in federal funding he secured through bipartisan legislation to help upgrade its facilities at the East Dundee Public Library building. The renovation will bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) while also making general site improvements.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) awarded $500,000 in federal community project funding to the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DOTH) to make improvements to a 1.3-mile stretch of Central Road between Barrington Road and Huntington Boulevard in Hoffman Estates and South Barrington.

GENOA, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) toured and spoke with leaders and workers of the Custom Aluminum Products facility in Genoa while expressing his support for a pending trade case set to impact workers and businesses throughout Illinois and the country.

PINGREE GROVE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Village of Pingree Grove with $959,752 in federal community project funding he secured to upgrade the existing wastewater treatment facility. The funding, allocated following the passage of the bipartisan government spending bill in March, will go towards improving water quality throughout the village, maintaining its cost effectiveness, and helping the treatment plant meet the growing needs of residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led a group of House colleagues in sending a letter to Dr. Amy Loyd, U.S. Assistant Secretary to the Department of Education, concerning the difficulties that schools are facing in recruiting and retaining instructors in Career and Technical Education (CTE). In the letter, Congressman Krishnamoorthi and his colleagues asked the Education Department to ramp up data collection efforts on this issue to assist Congress in increasing educational opportunities to meet workforce demands.