Illinois again considers taxing drivers per mile

By Dylan Sharkey

03/14/2025

There’s another push in Springfield to tax motorists by the mile. Illinoisans already pay the second-highest gas taxes in the nation behind only California.

TAGS: ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Per-mile driving tax screeches to halt in Illinois General Assembly

By Vincent Caruso

02/21/2019

An Illinois House lawmaker has pulled a proposed per-mile tax from consideration less than a week after introducing it.

TAGS: Marcus Evans, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Per-mile driving tax proposal introduced in Illinois House

02/15/2019

New House bill would create a pilot program to test the feasibility of a per-mile driving tax.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Rahm to Springfield: State gas tax needs to at least double

By Vincent Caruso

12/11/2018

Departing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel accelerated calls to boost Illinois’ gas tax to pay for local transportation projects.

TAGS: Chicago, gas tax, JB Pritzker, Rahm Emanuel, taxes, transportation, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

DuPage County voters brake hard on per-mile driving tax

By Vincent Caruso

11/15/2018

Voters in DuPage County strongly oppose a per-mile driving tax – a measure Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker has floated in the past.

TAGS: DuPage County, John Cullerton, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Gas tax hike may be around the corner for Gov.-elect JB Pritzker

By Austin Berg

11/08/2018

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is reportedly gunning for a transportation bill that could come with an increase in the gas tax.

TAGS: gas tax, JB Pritzker, sales tax, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

DuPage County voters to weigh in on per-mile driving tax

10/23/2018

Voters in DuPage County Nov. 6 will give their opinions on a vehicle miles tax, a policy gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton have entertained.

TAGS: DuPage County, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Is this the most toxic tax in Illinois politics?

By Austin Berg

09/13/2018

One wonders how many times an unpopular idea must be knocked down before it rises back from the dead. Especially when it means more money for the state. And especially in Illinois.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, John Cullerton, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled

Will lawmakers push per-mile driving tax in Illinois?

By Chris Lentino

08/29/2018

Illinoisans already get hosed at the pump, but politicians are looking for new ways to soak drivers.

TAGS: John Cullerton, taxes, VMT: vehicle miles traveled