Highland Park Gets $4.13 Million In American Rescue Plan Funds

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Congressman Brad Schneider last week announced 10th District municipalities have received $131 million in COVID-19 relief funds as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden in March.

“Our local cities, villages, and townships have been on the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic," Schneider said in a release. "The historic $131 million from the American Rescue Plan for the Tenth District will help our communities successfully navigate through the rest of this pandemic."

Highland Park is due to receive nearly $4.13 million, according to Schneider's office.

"With this funding, local municipalities will improve public health, create more jobs to build back the economy, and repair crumbling local infrastructure, including water and sewer systems," Schneider added.

Other 10th District communities received the following from the American Rescue Plan:

• Buffalo Grove: $5,504,924.82
• Deerfield: $2,534,815.73
• Des Plaines: $7,787,945.00
• Glenview: $6,431,248.66
• Gurnee: $4,129,713.20
• Lake Forest: $2,643,571.10
• Libertyville: $2,746,752.75
• Mount Prospect: $7,027,870.00
• Mundelein: $4,221,203.65
• North Chicago: $6,271,106.00
• Northbrook: $4,480,449.26
• Round Lake Beach: $3,684,088.08
• Vernon Hills: $3,605,376.38
• Waukegan: $19,705,222.00
• Wheeling: $5,253,699.92
• Zion: $3,192,921.65

According to the U.S. Treasury’s guidelines for eligible uses of the funding, municipalities can use the money for:

• Public health spending, including staff, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare and coronavirus mitigation efforts.
• Financial assistance to address the negative economic effects of the pandemic on workers, families, businesses, governments and "impacted industries."
• Premium pay for essential workers who face the greatest risk of coronavirus exposure due to their jobs.
• Investments in broadband, water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure.