[Condor51]

*** We were in Illinois the summer of 2007 and I was shocked at the state of the roads in southern Illinois. Where is all that tax money going? ***

'Southern' Illinois?!?
Ohhhh, you must mean the 'Land beyond the clutches of mayor Richie Daley.

Just kidding - his 'clutches' encompass the entire state - THAT'S where the tax money goes. To %$#*ing Chicago, and I'm series. 'WE' have to pay for his broken down public transit system. And next in his sights is OUR Property Taxes for his %#$*ing schools.

[originalbuckeye]

Yep. We drove up from Missouri to a small town on the Illinois eastern border. It was shocking. I lived in Illinois in the 60-70’s and the roads were pretty good. Looks like there has been no investment since I left there!