Junk fees are bad. So are buried taxes. – Illinois Policy

Junk fees are bad. So are buried taxes. – Illinois Policy

Pricing transparency should apply not only at a business’ check-out, but also in Springfield. In the budgeting process for fiscal 2026, lawmakers managed to include 2,815 earmarks of over $200,000 each. They included a $7 million grant to help move the University of Illinois’ pigs, $2.6 million in grants to develop and run tennis and pickleball courts, and $742,847 to the Floating Museum.