Repealed Special State Funds

Every once in a while, a bill emerges that purports to clean up the statutes.

One that took effect on July 1st abolished a number of funds

They are

• The Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters Fund
• The United Auto Workers’ Fund
• The 4-H Fund
• The National Wild Turkey Federation Fund
• The American Red Cross Fund
• The Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective Association Fund
• The Public Safety Diver Fund
• The Committed to a Cure Fund
• The Curing Childhood Cancer Fund
• The Horsemen’s Council of Illinois Fund
• The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund
• The Theresa Tracy Trot-Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund
• The Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund

The names of the funds give one an idea of what special interests were one time influential in Illinois.