Illinois Policy Institute: Drivers Paid Nearly $27 Billion in Illinois Tolls Since Promise of Free Roads
April 14, 2026
April 14, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 14 -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release:
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Drivers paid nearly $27 billion in Illinois tolls since promise of free roads
Record revenues come as state considers largest passenger toll hike in history
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When lawmakers created the Illinois Tollway in 1953, they promised the state it would be "Toll free by '73." Instead, drivers paid nearly $26.8 billion in Illi . . .
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Drivers paid nearly $27 billion in Illinois tolls since promise of free roads
Record revenues come as state considers largest passenger toll hike in history
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When lawmakers created the Illinois Tollway in 1953, they promised the state it would be "Toll free by '73." Instead, drivers paid nearly $26.8 billion in Illi . . .