SZALINSKI’S SUMMARY: The PGA Tour will receive a $1 million grant from the state of Illinois for costs associated with the Presidents Cup happening in Medinah in September. It’s the latest sport to receive financial help from the state to put on an event.
THE BUDGET: The fiscal year 2027 budget that takes effect July 1 appropriates $1 million to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the PGA Tour for costs associated with a tournament. It also includes a $500,000 reappropriation for a grant to the PGA for unspecified infrastructure improvements.
CONTRACT: A Freedom of Information Act request by Capitol News Illinois revealed DCEO and the PGA signed a grant agreement for $1 million for the Presidents Cup tournament at the Medinah Country Club in the western suburbs on the last weekend of September…