Illinois gas prices surpass $5 a gallon
Illinois gas prices surpass $5 a gallon
Rising gas prices show no sign of stopping. Average gas prices in Illinois are more than $5 a gallon, thanks in part to the nation’s second-highest motor fuel tax.
Cook County seeks to implement permanent guaranteed income
Cook County seeks to implement permanent guaranteed income
Cook County officials promised to make the nation’s now-largest publicly-funded guaranteed income experiment permanent May 18 shortly after introducing the initiative. The trial will start accepting applicants in the fall.
High Illinois gas taxes drive residents across state line
High Illinois gas taxes drive residents across state line
For Illinois border resident Brett Retherford and his neighbors, high Illinois fuel taxes drive them to buy their gasoline in Iowa. Illinois politicians’ heavy demands lose them hoped-for taxes when drivers have a choice.
Memorial Day brings extra pain at Illinois gas pumps
Memorial Day brings extra pain at Illinois gas pumps
Millions of motorists will hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, an unfriendly reminder of skyrocketing gas prices. Illinoisans specifically pay the most for gas in the Midwest.
Brent Retherford
Brent Retherford
"This state is so wasteful and broken, and it just feels like politicians don’t care about us.”
Illinois is No. 1 in government units, keeping property taxes sky high
Illinois is No. 1 in government units, keeping property taxes sky high
Illinois has 6,032 local governments, the most in the nation by a wide margin – and that excludes 859 school districts. It’s the main reason Illinoisans pay the nation’s second-highest property taxes.
Illinois diaper tax costs families $120 per year
Illinois diaper tax costs families $120 per year
Illinois is one of the states that taxes diapers, costing a family about $120 a year. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and 32 other governors are being asked to dispose of their diaper taxes.
Illinois gas taxes help push prices near all-time high
Illinois gas taxes help push prices near all-time high
The second-highest motor fuel tax in the nation keeps Illinois’ gas prices the highest in the Midwest. Diesel hits a record as the average gas price moves close to a record.
Working mom: Pritzker gas tax ploy assumes Illinoisans ‘stupid’
Working mom: Pritzker gas tax ploy assumes Illinoisans ‘stupid’
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s campaign gimmick to delay his next gas tax increase assumes Illinois drivers have a short memory. One working mom says her $72 fill-up is a regular reminder of just how many taxes Pritzker has imposed.
Neighbor states pursue real tax reform as Pritzker offers election-year gimmicks
Neighbor states pursue real tax reform as Pritzker offers election-year gimmicks
While Illinois settles for Pritzker’s temporary relief that mostly expires after the November election, its neighbor states are making long-term changes to help grow their economies.
Gina Williams
Gina Williams
Pritzker gas taxes add to $72 fill-up to get kids to sports
Pritzker defends forcing gas station owners to put his propaganda on pumps
Pritzker defends forcing gas station owners to put his propaganda on pumps
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said making filling stations advertise his temporary gas tax suspension or pay $500 a day in fines was not forced political speech. But an association of 500 small petroleum businesses is suing because they believe otherwise.
Lightfoot orders her name on $12.5M in gas, transit cards
Lightfoot orders her name on $12.5M in gas, transit cards
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s name will be on 150,000 prepaid gas and transit cards she plans to raffle off to Chicagoans. She’s trying again after aldermen initially rejected the $12.5 million proposal as an election stunt.
Illinois lawmakers increase salaries to 4th highest in U.S.
Illinois lawmakers increase salaries to 4th highest in U.S.
Springfield lawmakers will be the fourth-highest paid legislators in the nation after giving themselves a $2,700 raise in the 2023 state budget. Lawmakers’ salaries have increased 8% since Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office.