CROSSING THE CHEDDAR CURTAIN. Illinois has raised the cash tolls as an incentive for regular commuters to buy the I-Pass prepaid transponder (which also provides the state with some cash flow in the form of $10 deposits on the transponder plus at least $40 of prepaid tolls.) Wisconsin residents, who already have plenty of complaints about Illinoisans (note: the state line area is pretty tolerant of everybody, but get north of Wisconsin 20 or south of U.S. 30 and things change) now must deal with those higher entry and exit taxes.

Paul at Electric Commentary is not pleased.

From this information you may deduce that the state of Illinois is trying to screw Wisconsin residents, and you are correct. Fortunately, If memory serves, screwing people from other states is in this fashion is unconstitutional.

We await the test case. Sean at The American Mind chooses to exploit other taxpayers, recommending the Hiawatha. As contemporary trains go it's fine, but that beverage cart on selected runs is a poor replacement for the bomb bay lounge in the Super Dome. Ah, to blast through Bannockburn at 100 mph, hoisting a libation.