The state’s cannabis taxes likely tempt residents to make purchases in neighboring Missouri, which has one of the lowest rates in the country.

The governor pins the issue on local governments, but state law and decisions contribute to the problem.

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.

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