The plan means tolls for motorists using Illinois Tollway roads will nearly double for most passenger cars, increasing to a range of 30 cents to $1.90. more ›

The Illinois Tollway Board on Thursday passed a $400 million plan to create "Green Lanes," a.k.a. carpool lanes, in some of the tollway's most congested areas. They hope to have the first lane done by 2010. As expected, the tolls will operate on a tiered system with solo non-hybrid drivers being charged the highest tolls. Our favorite quote on the whole thing comes from today's Sun-Times, which actually sums up the government's stance on just about everything: "But the Tollway still doesn’t know exactly where the carpool lanes are going to be or how they’re going to work." Aaaaaaaaaand SCENE! more ›