Ninety years after author Ray Bradbury developed his love of books here, a buzz of discovery and anticipation has returned to the long-shuttered Waukegan Carnegie Library, as a $13.5 million restoration is underway.
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress have asked for almost $6 billion
in additional funding for local projects ahead of the upcoming federal budget, Fox News can reveal exclusively.
And, while many lawmakers have tried to limit their spending to fields such as health care, transportation and education, some of the least critical projects are also the most expensive.
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Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have asked for at least $6 billion in extra funding for local projects ahead of the upcoming federal budget, Fox News can reveal exclusively. Here are some of the most surprising entries in the big-money wish list.
1. $7,110,080 for the City of Cottage Grove Shoppes (Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.)
2. $3,850,000 for a park that includes wellness programming and recreational opportunities (Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga.)
3. $3,750,000 for the Waukegan Carnegie Museum Revitalization Project in Illinois (Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill.)
4. $3,000,000 for a smartphone app to track bus locations (Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah)