Illinois to Construct Over 180 New Electric Vehicle Charging Ports Along Major Interstates

State to invest $25.3 million to improve EV charging infrastructure

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ILLINOIS - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, alongside the Illinois Department of Transportation, announced the state will make a significant investment of $25.3 million in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure on Monday. This initiative will fund the construction of 182 new EV charging stations strategically positioned along the state’s interstate highways.

According to the announcement, the primary goal of this project is to ensure that drivers have access to a charging station at intervals no greater than 50 miles along the interstates. The infrastructure will feature at least four DC fast-charging ports at each site, capable of fully charging a typical electric vehicle in under 30 minutes.

A breakdown of the funding for various counties across the state is as follows:

• Cook County will be allocated the largest amount totaling $2,521,321. Red E Charging LLC for a location at Gas N Wash, 800 S. Cicero Ave., Cicero will receive $484,818. Additionally, BP Products North America Inc. will get $573,326 for its station at 4306 S. Wentworth Ave., Chicago. Francis Energy Charging LLC is set to receive $774,533 for a site at Taco Bell, 12716 Ashland Ave., Calumet Park, and Meijer Stores Limited Partnership will be allocated $688,644 for Meijer, 1301 Meijer Drive, Rolling Meadows.
• Macon County will be allocated $1.1 million for Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. at Love’s Travel Stop, 3925 County Fair Drive, Decatur.
• Clark County will receive $854,641 for Phillips 66 Co. at the Phillips 66 station, 939 N. Illinois 49, Casey.
• Madison County will be given $649,240 for Universal EV LLC at La Quinta Inn & Suites, Gateway Drive, Collinsville.
• Tazewell County will receive $595,841 for EVgo Services LLC at Kohl’s, 401 N. Main St., East Peoria.
• DuPage County will be awarded $451,634 to Electrify America LLC for York Center Plaza, 601 N. York St., Elmhurst.