Tag: State Motor Fuel Tax

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

State Gas Tax means Bloomington jumped too soon

By:  Diane Benjamin The State of Illinois is likely raising the gas tax .19 per gallon.  The total tax will be .38 cents for every gallon you pump.  This will chase even more people out of the state and cause travelers and citizens who can fill up outside of Illinois to do so. Democrats never […]