Category Archives: Illinois Tollroad
Franklin Avenue Closure [7-14-2021 thru 8-2-2021] ( Franklin Park to Bensenville Connection)
Franklin Avenue Closure The motoring public in the Leyden Township area is being informed that Franklin Avenue will be closed to traffic starting Monday, June 14 from Williams Drive to Wolf Road through August 2. Please watch for detour signs … Continue reading
Franklin Park improving streets in anticipation of I-490 western access to O’Hare
Franklin Park is planning a series of road improvements to complement the ongoing planned I-490 interchange project, which will allow drivers to access O’Hare International Airport from the west. The I-490 project, or O’Hare Western Bypass, “will be built to … Continue reading
Construction underway for new I-490 western O’Hare corridor to I-90, Rt. 390, Tri-State Tollway—-Completion to be 2026
One of the biggest construction projects of 2021 on I-490 western access to O’Hare International Airport is firmly underway. The concrete ramps stop abruptly, but it will eventually take shape in the long awaited I-490 western O’Hare corridor that will … Continue reading
Illinois General Assembly Votes Themselves A Pay Raise In The Middle of the Pandemic and Increases The Budget $2 Billion Dollars
The Illinois House just voted for a $42.8 billion dollar budget. This budget actually INCREASES spending by $2 billion!!! In the midst of declining revenue during this financial crisis. To top it all off, it also includes a PAY RAISE … Continue reading
Illinois Tollway reaches railroad deal, paving the way for construction of a beltway, I-490, around O’Hare
Illinois Tollway reaches railroad deal, paving the way for construction of a beltway around O’Hare When it is finished, Illinois Route 390 east toward the airport will connect with a new north-south tollway to be called Interstate 490. https://royfmc.com/2018/09/25/ohare-is-getting-a-new-highway-i-490/ The … Continue reading
One More Thing On The Illinois Gas Tax Increase
The state’s new motor fuel tax of 38 cents a gallon will be tied to the Consumer Price Index effective July 2020. That means every March, the Illinois Department of Revenue will use federal inflation data from the previous 12 … Continue reading
Mayor Of Chicago Attempting to Impose the City Pension Obligations on State Of Illinois-wide Taxpayers for Bale-out
The outlines of how Mayor Lori Lightfoot would like Springfield to help her balance her new city budget are coming into focus, and it looks like she’ll be making a big, big ask. According to knowledgeable sources in Chicago and … Continue reading
Inflated Costs Boost Costs to End Users as Trucking Companies are Hit Hard by Increased Taxes in Illinois
Drivers aren’t the only ones frustrated with the increase in the Illinois gas tax, trucking companies also fear this tax increase could cost them thousands. Illinois lawmakers voted to increase the fuel tax, to pay for the $45 billion capital plan.That … Continue reading
Illinois Gasoline Tax May Be 43.5 Cents Per Gallon In 2025….Think About That…..
Illinoisans will see the state gas tax double starting July 1. But that’s not all: the tax will be tied to inflation, meaning it will automatically rise in future years so lawmakers are shielded from motorists’ ire. Based on current … Continue reading
Six Reasons to Oppose the ‘Pritzker Tax’
Over the next nearly 17 months, Illinois Democrats will try to persuade voters to profoundly amend the Illinois Constitution. Call their proposal the “Pritzker Tax,” placed on the Nov. 3, 2020, ballot thanks to exclusively Democratic votes in the spring … Continue reading