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Federal spending in IL-17: Illinois's 17th congressional district
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
In FY2026, $6.0B in federal awards named Illinois's 17th congressional district as the primary place of performance, $8,046 per resident.
That is below the Illinois rate of $10,184 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 1 of 17 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 83% direct payments, 13% contracts.
Obligations were down 12% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $25B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($8.6B), Department of Health and Human Services ($8.5B) and Department of Defense ($3.7B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $787M
- Grants $218M
- Direct payments $5.0B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $316K
- Other assistance $5.4M
| Per resident | This district | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $8,046 | $10,184 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,050 | $903 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $291 | $3,196 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,697 | $6,073 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $0 | −$16 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $7 | $28 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 1 of 17 in state · 109 of 436 US | 46 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supplycore LLC | $2.3B | 10% |
| 2 | Illinois Department of Transportation | $431M | 2% |
| 3 | Caterpillar Inc | $407M | 2% |
| 4 | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation | $208M | 1% |
| 5 | Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | $159M | 1% |
| 6 | Rockford Housing Authority | $119M | 1% |
| 7 | Woodward, Inc. | $104M | 0% |
| 8 | Peoria Housing AUTH | $84M | 0% |
| 9 | Vista Defense Technologies, LLC | $72M | 0% |
| 10 | Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria | $63M | 0% |
| 11 | John Deere Shared Services, LLC | $58M | 0% |
| 12 | Western Illinois University | $50M | 0% |
| 13 | Commonwealth Edison Co | $50M | 0% |
| 14 | Tunista Logistics Solutions, LLC | $44M | 0% |
| 15 | Winnebago County Housing Authority | $41M | 0% |
| 16 | Kira Training Services LLC | $40M | 0% |
| 17 | Bradley University | $35M | 0% |
| 18 | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation | $34M | 0% |
| 19 | Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington | $32M | 0% |
| 20 | Rock Valley College | $31M | 0% |
| 21 | Honeywell International, Inc | $31M | 0% |
| 22 | Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc | $29M | 0% |
| 23 | Crusaders Central Clinic Association | $29M | 0% |
| 24 | Ryan & Associates, Inc. | $27M | 0% |
| 25 | Tri-County Opportunities Council | $27M | 0% |
A further $18B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplycore LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $101M | 23 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Illinois Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $89M | 29 Jan 2026 | USAspending |
| Illinois Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $88M | 11 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Tunista Logistics Solutions, LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $60M | 21 Mar 2024 | USAspending |
| Illinois Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $58M | 2 Jul 2025 | USAspending |
| Illinois Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $53M | 6 Aug 2026 | USAspending |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $50M | 17 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Supplycore LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $41M | 13 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| Supplycore LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $41M | 24 Oct 2025 | USAspending |
| Vista Defense Technologies, LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $33M | 13 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Carroll County 100% of county area
- Knox County 100% of county area
- Rock Island County 100% of county area
- Whiteside County 100% of county area
- Fulton County 57% of county area
- Stephenson County 54% of county area
- Tazewell County 46% of county area
- Peoria County 40% of county area
- Mercer County 39% of county area
- Warren County 27% of county area
- Winnebago County 25% of county area
- McLean County 15% of county area
- Henry County 14% of county area
- McDonough County 13% of county area
Other districts in Illinois
- IL-01 $781
- IL-02 $1,401
- IL-03 $239
- IL-04 $437
- IL-05 $799
- IL-06 $343
- IL-07 $6,553
- IL-08 $4,032
- IL-09 $2,153
- IL-10 $6,425
- IL-11 $3,212
- IL-12 $7,495
- IL-13 $5,831
- IL-14 $2,808
- IL-15 $4,189
- IL-16 $3,324
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Illinois's 17th congressional district?
$6.0B in award obligations in FY2026 and $25B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$8,046 per resident in FY2026 (population 749,520), against $10,184 for Illinois and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Illinois's 17th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Supplycore LLC ($2.3B), Illinois Department of Transportation ($431M), Caterpillar Inc ($407M), Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation ($208M) and Board of Trustees of Illinois State University ($159M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Illinois's 17th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($8.6B), Department of Health and Human Services ($8.5B), Department of Defense ($3.7B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($829M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($666M), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.