Pritzker order allows on-rooad use of dyed diesel
Following President Donald Trump’s order temporarily waiving tax penalties for using dyed diesel fuel on public highways, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker directed state officials to allow on-road use of the fuel typically used for agricultural purposes. On Tuesday, Pritzker issued an executive order directing the Illinois Department of Revenue and Illinois State Police not to impose state penalties when dyed diesel from bulk storage is sold or used on highways and state roads for farming and agriculture through December 31, 2026.
The governor also issued a state disaster proclamation for all 102 Illinois counties in response to high diesel prices. The average price for a gallon of diesel in Illinois on Wednesday was $6.64 per gallon. The national average is $6.30.
Under Trump’s directive, the Internal Revenue Service will waive through Dec. 31 the 24.4-cent-per-gallon federal excise tax charged on purchases of on-highway diesel fuel, which is undyed.
Alton Wallace contributed to this story
Corporate income taxes drive rise in Illinois collections
The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability says state revenues in Illinois grew $508 million, or 9.7%, in September.
The agency’s latest monthly briefing showed a 62.7% increase in corporate income tax receipts, or $555 million more than last year’s amount.
Sales tax receipts grew 8.1% in September, but personal income tax receipts declined 1.9%.
Accountability office investigates off-duty officer-involved shooting
An off-duty police officer and two others are injured after a shooting in Chicago.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said there was an exchange of words between a group of people and the off-duty officer, who was driving on the 2600 block of West 24th Street. COPA said the off-duty officer discharged a weapon multiple times, then drove eastbound toward 2300 South Rockwell and fired additional shots from two firearms.
One individual was struck by gunfire and hospitalized, another person was taken to the hospital with injuries related to the incident, and the officer was hospitalized for minor injuries and released.
