Quinn: $2.6 Million Grant Benefits Lewis Science Center

Gov. Pat Quinn announced $3.8 million in grants to Will County universities, part of $90 million set aside this fiscal year in the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program to address the needs of the state’s private colleges and universities. 

“Private colleges and universities provide a valuable service to Illinois, and these grants will help them address critical needs and stay competitive,” Quinn said in a press release.

Lewis University in Romeoville will receive $2,624,347 to be used toward the construction of a Science Center, and the University of St. Francis in Joliet will get $1,216,950 for campus infrastructure improvements. 

So far under Governor Quinn’s Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program, private universities have received $200 million to address their capital needs.