Taxpayers Give Boost to Daniel Burnham Film

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) gave over $83,000 in grants for costs associated with the production and showing of a film about Daniel Burnham.

by Will Compernolle

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) gave a $55,320 grant (#07-335012) in fiscal year 2007 to The Archimedia Workshop to “assist in the costs associated with the production phase of the Daniel Burnham Film Project.” The DCEO’s grant tracker also shows a $28,323 grant (#09-333021) to The Archimedia Workshop to support “costs associated with hosting the film premiere” in Millennium Park in Chicago.

To find this grant on the DCEO grant tracker website, search for “Chicago Park District” in the “Name of Organization” field.