Rebuild Illinois
Local governments receive additional transportation funding from Rebuild Illinois through both the increase of the state motor fuel tax (MFT) and grants from bonding.
Of the $1.9 billion in new annual transportation funding generated by fee increases in Rebuild Illinois, approximately 20% goes directly to counties, townships, and municipalities statewide.
Counties, municipalities, and townships previously received monthly distributions of the state motor fuel tax (MFT), but now receive increased funding due to the MFT increase in Rebuild Illinois. Funding to local governments is distributed as follows:
Municipalities across the state are estimated to receive an additional $188 million annually, while Cook County receives $64 million, all other counties receive almost $70 million, and townships and road districts receive almost $61 million, as summarized below.
The following maps illustrate new local government funding statewide. These maps simply illustrate the funding summarized in the lists above of MFT funds for counties, municipalities, and townships and road districts.
