Drivers paid nearly $27 billion in tolls from 2024 back to 1973, the year the roads were to become toll-free. Now the largest passenger toll hike in Illinois history is possible.

TAGS: Illinois Tollway

Waste Watch: Illinois gives $500,000 to health advocacy non-profit

By Ravi Mishra

04/08/2026

A $500,000 grant from the state highlights issues in transparency and last-minute funding.

Bears deal will be a top priority for lawmakers upon return

By Bryce Hill

04/07/2026

Legislators face enormous pressure to finalize a megaprojects bill that would spell disaster for taxpayers.

TAGS: Chicago Bears

Illinois can expand opportunity with apprenticeship bill

By Josh Bandoch

04/02/2026

A measure in the General Assembly would permit cosmetology and barber apprenticeships as a pathway to a license.

A Bears stadium deal should not include lawmaker perks or raise property taxes

By Bryce Hill

03/27/2026

Publicly funded stadium agreements can involve questionable incentives for politicians. The megaprojects bill in Illinois would drive up neighbors’ property taxes.

Illinois General Assembly

Illinois’ number of high school grads to plunge 32%. Lawmakers still want more college money.

‘Millionaires tax’ would hike rate 61% on 22K Illinois small businesses

Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker

Illinois biometric data law a threat to businesses

Illinois property taxes up 27% under Pritzker

‘Toll-Free in ’73’? Illinois tolls cost drivers $27 billion since then

Waste Watch: Illinois gives $500,000 to health advocacy non-profit

Bears deal will be a top priority for lawmakers upon return

Illinois can expand opportunity with apprenticeship bill

A Bears stadium deal should not include lawmaker perks or raise property taxes

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students