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Illinois gas taxes help push prices near all-time high

By Dylan Sharkey
05/09/2022
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.

TAGS: gas prices, Illinois

Working mom: Pritzker gas tax ploy assumes Illinoisans ‘stupid’

By Ann Miller
05/06/2022
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.

TAGS: gas prices, gas station, gas tax, JB Pritzker, pensions, taxes

Pritzker defends forcing gas station owners to put his propaganda on pumps

By Patrick Andriesen
04/28/2022
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.

TAGS: gas prices, JB Pritzker

Lightfoot orders her name on $12.5M in gas, transit cards

By Patrick Andriesen
04/21/2022
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.

TAGS: Chicago, gas prices, Lori Lightfoot

Fact check: Pritzker’s gas tax delay doesn’t ‘lower prices’

By Dylan Sharkey
04/15/2022
In his latest re-election ad, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker touted his election-year tax relief as lowering prices for families. He failed to mention his plan expires shortly after the election and that he imposed thousands in new taxes as his term began.

TAGS: gas prices, JB Pritzker

Lightfoot abandons gas tax cut for gas, transit card lottery

By Patrick Andriesen, Ann Miller
04/01/2022
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will raffle gas and mass transit cards instead of cutting her new 3-cent gas tax. The shift follows aldermen questioning how much a gas tax cut would cost the city.

TAGS: Chicago, gas prices, Lori Lightfoot

How much do Illinois gas taxes cost you?

By Adam Schuster
03/17/2022
See how much you pay in taxes when you fill up by using this gas tax calculator.

TAGS: gas prices, gas tax

Expect higher gas prices, more drivers this Thanksgiving in Illinois

By Patrick Andriesen
11/17/2021
AAA’s Thanksgiving travel forecast predicts national driving rates will rebound to near pre-pandemic levels this holiday. For Illinoisans visiting family in the coming weeks, that trip will be cheaper if they can fill up out of state.

TAGS: gas prices, Illinois, Thanksgiving

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Above the law: Amendment 1 would let government unions void over 350 Illinois laws


Amendment 1 would allow government unions to nullify hundreds of Illinois statutes – including laws aimed at protecting school children – simply by contradicting them in union contracts.

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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