Illinois lawmakers ready to repeal $100 trailer fee hike, but Pritzker won’t let go of cash

By Brad Weisenstein

04/20/2021

A bipartisan bill to repeal a $100 hike on license plates for trailers has so many sponsors, it could pass the Illinois House. Still, the bill is stuck in committee because Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration wants to hold on to the revenue.

TAGS: fees, JB Pritzker, vehicle registration

House bill would ban Illinois drivers from pumping their own gas

By Austin Berg

02/10/2020

The Gas Station Attendant Act would make Illinois one of only two states nationwide that bar all drivers from self-service at gas stations.

TAGS: Camille Lilly, DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles, fair tax, Gas Station Attendant Act, gas tax, graduated income tax, New Jersey, trade-in tax, vehicle registration

Illinois license plate sticker among most expensive in the nation

01/01/2020

Illinoisans will be paying among the nation’s highest vehicle registration fees as part of a $45 billion infrastructure proposal pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the General Assembly.

TAGS: fees, JB Pritzker, taxes, vehicle registration

2019 laws in review, Illinois lawmakers passed both nice and naughty bills

12/20/2019

The Illinois General Assembly passed over 600 new laws in 2019. Some helped taxpayers, but many more hurt as they spent $85 billion while doing little to fix the pension crisis.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, capital plan, consolidation, Cook County, corruption, expungement, free speech, gas tax, government unions, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, JB Pritzker, lawmakers, Luis Arroyo, Martin Sandoval, Open Illinois Checkbook, progressive income tax, record sealing, Springfield, tax hikes, taxes, transparency, vehicle registration

Suburban families could pay $1,700 more in vehicle-related taxes starting Jan. 1

12/17/2019

The gas pump is just one place Illinois drivers will feel pain in 2020, when the remaining transportation tax and fee increases Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved in 2019 take effect.

TAGS: electric car, electric vehicle, gas tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, Springfield, trade-in tax, vehicle registration

9 new Illinois taxes totaling $1.7B take effect Jan. 1

12/15/2019

Nearly half of the 20 tax and fee hikes passed to support a record $40 billion state budget and $45 billion infrastructure plan hit on New Year’s Day.

TAGS: cannabis, cigarette tax, economy, electric car, electric vehicle, gas tax, graduated income tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, JB Pritzker, marijuana, motor fuel tax, New Year's Day, online sales tax, parking garages, parking tax, progressive income tax, registration fee, spending, spending cap, Springfield, tax hikes, tax increase, taxes, trade-in tax, vehicle registration

Gas tax and vehicle fee hikes erase Pritzker’s promise of progressive income tax relief

By Vincent Caruso

12/15/2019

The numerous tax and fee hikes in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s capital spending plan more than offset the promised savings of the governor’s “fair tax” plan.

TAGS: fair tax, gas tax, graduated income tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes, vehicle registration

New car trade-in tax will hit Illinois drivers New Year’s Day

By Austin Berg

12/12/2019

Illinois will impose a new sales tax on vehicle trade-ins beginning New Year’s Day. That’s why car dealerships have been running radio ads for weeks telling Illinoisans to come on down before the ball drops.

TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, gas tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, JB Pritzker, registration fee, soda tax, Springfield, Toni Preckwinkle, trade-in tax, vehicle registration

New taxes and fees on Illinois driving, vehicles total $1.9B

12/05/2019

Jan. 1 marks a second wave of taxes aimed at drivers to support an infrastructure package championed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and shrouded in corruption allegations.

TAGS: capital plan, gas tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, infrastructure, JB Pritzker, Luis Arroyo, Martin Sandoval, motor fuel tax, parking garages, parking tax, progressive income tax, Rebuild Illinois, Springfield, trade-in tax, vehicle registration

Illinoisans will see state gas tax double starting July 1

By Austin Berg

06/02/2019

Illinoisans will pay more for gas, vehicle registration, cigarettes and parking after a bipartisan vote for $45 billion in new capital spending.

TAGS: cigarette tax, gas tax, JB Pritzker, parking tax, taxes, vehicle registration