A press release from Jim Tobin’s Taxpayers United of America:
COURT TO RULE ON GIANT TOLL TAX INCREASE DECEMBER 20TH
December 20, 2011: Judge Rita Novak, of the Cook County Circuit Court, will hear arguments to stop the impending January 1st toll tax increase.
Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United of America, (“TUA”), has filed suit to:
- stop the increase
- order the Tollway Authority to comply with the law that requires it to convert toll highways into freeways and
- dissolve the Tollway Authority itself.
Governor Pat Quinn's 88% Toll Tax increase to build more Tollways and expand and re-build others will be in Cook County Court five days before Christmas. Construction seen here was east of Barrington Road in 2012, financed by current tolls.
The suit also challenges the doubling of tolls for cash users, and seeks permission to proceed as a class action on behalf of all tollway users. The December 20th hearing will decide whether the Circuit Court of Cook County will permit the Tollway Authority to virtually double tolls and to convert the Elgin-O’Hare Freeway into a toll highway.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office is representing the Tollway. She has asked the court to throw out Tobin’s case in its entirety.
“We are prepared to file an appeal if Madigan convinces the judge to throw out the case,” stated Tobin. “The law is clear and we will continue to fight for millions of taxpayers affected by this blatant disregard for the law.”
The hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. in Room 2402 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
For more information visit TaxpayersUnitedofAmerica.org. For press inquiries, please contact Jim Tobin (773) 354-2076 or (312) 427-5128.
Lisa does what her daddy says and not what is best for the taxpayers so it is not surprising that she is opposing the taxpayers again. As for the judge; I’m sure she is under the corruption umbrella so this has no chance of winning for the taxpayers, but a valiant effort at the least!