Opponents of a proposed tollway linking Illinois and Indiana want a public hearing on a rule to create tax breaks for the project.
The Environmental Law & Policy Center filed a hearing request after Governor Bruce Rauner's administration this week proposed a rule granting a sales tax exemption for construction materials to build the Illiana Tollway.
Rauner suspended the project earlier this year amid the state budget impasse. He also signed a bill authorizing $5.5 million for the highway.
Rauner says it was for consultants to wind down the project.
Rauner officials say the rule stems from a 2010 law authorizing tax breaks for the roadway and is not an attempt to revive the project.
But opponents are wary. They say advancing rules without a public hearing “would be unfortunate.”
