![Motorist traveling southbound on Interstates 90 and 94 for Indiana approach the intersection with Interstate 55 for St. Louis, Dec. 21, 2017, in Chicago. The $1 trillion infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signs into law on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, represents a historic achievement at a time of deeply fractured politics.](/images/uploads/_small/AP21317721952021.jpg)
What does the infrastructure bill mean for Illinois and diversity?
In November 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. To talk about how the bill will specifically affect Illinois and what it could do for diversity, we were joined by a reporter and the executive director of a pre-apprenticeship carpentry program in Chicago.