Opponents of Illiana Tollway Want Hearing on Tax Breaks

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Opponents of a proposed tollway linking Illinois and Indiana want a public hearing on a rule to create tax breaks for the project.
The Environmental Law & Policy Center filed a hearing request after news reports that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration this week proposed a rule granting a sales tax exemption for construction materials to build the Illiana Tollway.

Rauner suspended the project earlier this year amid state budget woes. He also signed a bill authorizing $5.5 million for the highway, saying it was for consultants to wind down the project.

Rauner officials say the rule stems from a 2010 law authorizing tax breaks for the roadway and isn’t an attempt to revive the project.

But opponents are wary. They say advancing rules without a public hearing “would be unfortunate.”

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