Taxes go up on gas, cigarettes to fund infrastructure projects in Illinois

Editor’s note: The in-person reporting for this story was conducted before Illinois and Missouri implemented stay-at-home orders because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CHICAGO — Gas tax revenue in Illinois could plummet by hundreds ... of Transportation has already issued bonds to fund the assigned projects and that she’s “not too concerned” about ...