The $750,000 grant: Why Jonathan Jackson’s construction firm received funding from Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois

The $750,000 grant: Why Jonathan Jackson’s construction firm received funding from Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois

Before Jonathan Jackson entered Congress in 2023, a construction company he owned received nearly $750,000 through Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark Rebuild Illinois infrastructure program, even though records show the company had scant experience and initially lacked the certification it needed to acquire state funds as a minority business. The payments to Jackson’s 3 I Roadwork Inc. began in the year after he endorsed Pritzker’s first bid for govern…

Before Congress, Jonathan Jackson owned a construction firm. It got $750K from Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois

Before Jonathan Jackson entered Congress in 2023, a construction company he owned received nearly $750,000 through Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark Rebuild Illinois infrastructure program, even though records show the company had scant experience and initially lacked the certification it needed to…