Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

The bill means “riders can expect safer, faster, and more accessible service, with renewed commitments to equity and mobility ...

Viral social media posts have claimed Illinois could “soon” impose a mileage tax of 30 cents per mile driven, but is that actually looming for motorists? The short answer to that question is no. The ...

The bill would use tolls and gas taxes to expand rail and bus service. Republicans criticized the deal for taking money from ...

Losers in the massive $1.5 billion package enacted to avoid the so-called “financial cliff” for mass transit are motorists, mainly those in the suburbs surrounding Chicago.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to see more tax increases from the Illinois General Assembly, but a Republican state ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. – Illinois drivers will face higher costs at the pump starting Tuesday as a new gas tax increase takes effect. The state’s motor fuel tax will rise to just over 48 cents per ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois drivers face another gas tax hike July 1, despite already paying the nation's second-highest rates. Starting July 1, Illinois drivers will see the state gas tax rise to ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Drops of gasoline spill from Sam Cassens’ pump. At the Shell station off S. Meridian Rd., the Winnebago resident slides the handle into place. “I get high-grade gas. I got an ...

Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas. There ...

The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget projected last month that Illinois is on track to run a $267 million deficit ...