Includes “The price of a gallon of gas in Illinois averages around $3.30 a gallon. In nearby Missouri, gas averages around $2.80 a gallon. … ‘The Springfield Democrats doubled the gas tax for ‘necessary’ repair of roads and bridges, but the Illinois Policy Institute found at least $1.4 billion of pork spending, including funding for swimming pools and pickleball courts,’ said Tobin. … The impact is felt even more by lower-income homes in Illinois.”