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  • Illinois partnership with the JJK Foundation in St. Clair County set to provide more than $32 million in labor income creation throughout the state by 2026

    A study conducted by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign economist found that the activities of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation in St. Clair County, Illinois, will provide $32 million in labor income creation, 474 new jobs and $10.7 million in new tax revenue throughout the state of Illinois by 2026.
    Joyner-Kersee pictured with program participants.



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  • Editor’s note:    
    To contact Sandy Dall’erba, email dallerba@illinois.edu.

    The paper, The Economic and Fiscal Impact of JJK FAN, JJK Foundation and Lansdowne UP on the Economy of St. Clair County and Illinois, can be found online.