Got another anonymous letter recently in which the writer said the Grafton Township Road Commissioner Rom Poznanski was working for the Illinois Toll Road Authority. I checked the State Comptroller’s web site and discovered that was correct. His job is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Illinois Toll Highway Authority
So this afternoon I get an email from the Toll Tax people with the subject line New Credit Card? Update Your I-PASS Account. Got it. Do it. Done. I did get a new credit card recently with one of those little … Continue reading
You may have read my Friday piece about coming home from the Rockford trial of Greg Pyle, a former McHenry County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant. I decided to take the Tollway from Route 20 to the new Tollway exit at Route … Continue reading
On the way back from the Rockford hearing for former McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Greg Pyle I decided to see if the new Huntley entrance from the West was open. With all the construction, on that part of the Northwest … Continue reading
If you run out of gas, you want to do so on the Illinois Tollway. Just a phone call away (call the State Police) one of what used to be called Minuteman Trucks will come to your rescue. They will … Continue reading
The following article appeared in the Chicago Tribune today. It tells of discipline a Tollway employee was given for using his official car for personal purposes. That doesn’t happen in McHenry County, right? Wait a minute. Wasn’t that what an … Continue reading
Take a look at these comments, which were under the article about Jim Tobin’s court suit against the Toll Tax hike: Cindy says: This was a really stupid move. I don’t know anyone that uses the tollway anymore. People cannot … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Tobin: TAXPAYERS TRY TO STOP LISA MADIGAN’S “HIGHWAY ROBBERY” CHICAGO–Plaintiffs against the Ill. State Toll Highway Authority filed an amended complaint today in Cook County Circuit Court. Plaintiffs consist of James L. Tobin, Christina Marie … Continue reading
Illinois Toll Taxes went up 88% yesterday, so I went looking for any mention that Democratic Party Governor Pat Quinn had been given responsibility for it. The anonymous Illinois Toll Highway Authority Board members took the heat. The photo in … Continue reading
The preferred routes to southeastern McHenry County may change for cheapskates like me when they drive to and from Chicago. That’s because the Pat Quinn Administration’s tolls at the Route 31 Exit will almost double from 40 cents to 75 … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Tobin, President of United Taxpayers of America: SPIT ON THE LAW CHICAGO–Taxpayers United of America (TUA) President Jim Tobin called Tuesday’s hearing of his lawsuit against the Illinois Tollway Authority a “spectacle,” and labeled Judge … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Tobin’s Taxpayers United of America: No thanks, Lisa! A Madigan Christmas gift: 90% Toll-Tax Increase on January 1st!!! December 20, 2011: Judge Rita Novak, of the Cook County Circuit Court, granted Lisa Madigan’s motion to … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
A press release from Taxpayers United of America: TAXPAYERS UNITED OF AMERICA TO REQUEST RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST ILLINOIS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY CHICAGO–Attorneys for Taxpayers United of America (TUA) will ask Circuit Court Judge Rita M. Novak for a restraining order against … Continue reading
I guess no one should be surprised that no local media took a poll on whether people wanted tolls hiked. Chicago’s Mike Engle took on Governor Pat Quinn’s assertion that 85% of Illinois motorists understood and approved of the need … Continue reading
I have been astonished at the silence from local Republican leaders about Pat Quinn’s 88% Toll Tax Hike. Yesterday I got an email from the McHenry County Board. Right at the top is a letter from McHenry County Board Chairman … Continue reading
Well, you know by now, the Tollway Board voted 7-1 to hike Toll Taxes 88%. I heard it on WBBM right before noon. Just the Commissioners and staff had to get the meeting over so they could go to lunch. … Continue reading
What is it with suburban Republican legislators? Why didn’t they figure out that Governor Pat Quinn’s 88% Toll Tax Hike on top of his 67% Income Tax Hike was a political issue that could be exploited? Don’t they talk to … Continue reading
All the media coverage has been on those whose livelihoods will be benefited from Pat Quinn’s 88% Toll Tax Hike. These construction workers, consultants and road builders have packed every hearing. They know the game and know their checking accounts … Continue reading
Right out of the infomercial everyone attending the Illinois Toll Tax Hike hearings was forced to endure is the content of of the slide you see below: The Daily Herald points out that Illinois I-PASS Toll Tax Slaves (just kidding; … Continue reading