Tag: Local Motor Fuel taxes

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Show me the money!

By Diane Benjamin I bet you missed this one! Cook County was sued for diverting $250,000,000 annually, of monies collected from a variety of transportation-related taxes and fees. The Safe Roads Amendment (lock box) was approved by voters in 2016, it prohibits transportation relates revenues from being spent elsewhere. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled against […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Normal – Monday night’s fleece

By: Diane Benjamin http://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3742 The semi-annual Cost of Living raises for employees are being delayed until April. (After the election?) Have they ever gotten a COST of Living decrease? The other big one is adding another $.04 gas tax. The minutes on PDF page 9 don’t adequately reflect the discussion that happened during the September […]