SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Taxes on gasoline and fees on license plates are among ways Illinois raises nearly $3 billion a year for road construction and repair. But transit advocates say only a fraction of that is paying for concrete and steamrollers.
The Transportation Funding for Illinois Coalition is raising red flags about the state's road fund financing as much as $176 million for employee health insurance and $41 million for workers' compensation coverage.
Lawmakers have stemmed the flow of road fund money to outside sources. But a coalition expert says $500 million was "diverted" to other uses as late as 2011.
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