Illinois Declares War on Poor, Middle Class, and Everyone:Illinois Tollway Board approves steep 87 percent toll increase

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

The Illinois Tollway board on Thursday approved a steep 87 percent toll increase to pay for a massive $12 billion plan to rebuild, widen, expand and overhaul much of the system’s 286 miles of highways.

The plan means tolls for I-PASS users will nearly double for most passenger cars, increasing to a range of 30 cents to $1.90 — up from the current 15 cents to $1 most drivers now pay.

Those who pay cash would pay double the I-PASS rate.

The proposal, called “Move Illinois,” passed on a 7-1 vote.

Great moments in Blue America. Because , in Illinois, bloated union contracts mean taxpayers get raped everyday.