Under proposed legislation, Illinois would explore the viability of reducing reliance on the state's gas tax by putting in ...

Tracking people every moment they're driving sounds like more surveillance that the public won't welcome. A "road usage ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a road usage charge pilot program as the state grapples with declining gas tax revenues.

As engines become more fuel efficient, and electric vehicles make greater inroads, Illinois faces an unexpected consequence — less funding for roads.

WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sent a letter to ...

Now, though, vehicles require less gas — or ... report their car’s fuel efficiency and mileage to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Roughly 1,000 motorists could sign up for the ...

The pothole outside Timothy Taylor’s home was so deep, he could hear the clunk of cars hitting it from inside his house. The ...

Credit: Sarah Mattalian/Inside Climate News According to the Illinois Department of Transportation ... of things that are threatening electric vehicles, even though these are a mechanism of ...

A new proposal in Springfield would change how Illinois funds its roads by charging drivers by the mile instead of a gas tax, with a pilot program to study the effectiveness of the program.

A powerful March storm is unleashing a severe weather outbreak in the central and eastern U.S. Friday and into the weekend.

Fatal vehicle crashes in 2024 dipped to their lowest levels since 2020 across Illinois but pedestrian deaths remain disturbingly high, new Illinois Department of Transportation data shows.