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This bill makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, allocating funding across various programs and initiatives. The bill includes appropriations from multiple funds such as the General Revenue Fund, Tourism Promotion Fund, and State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Key areas of funding include tourism promotion, workforce development, job training, economic development grants, community assistance, broadband expansion, energy transition programs, and support for small businesses. The bill provides specific grants to numerous local governments, non-profit organizations, and chambers of commerce across Illinois, with amounts ranging from a few thousand to millions of dollars. These grants cover a wide range of purposes, including infrastructure improvements, operational expenses, violence prevention, cultural programs, and economic development efforts. The bill also includes provisions for reappropriating unexpended funds from previous fiscal years and sets an effective date of July 1, 2025.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2531&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104