Sunday is your last chance to buy gas before stations add 19-cent tax

  • Owner Craig Grandt talks about how the 19-cent state gas tax increase will be factored in when it takes effect Monday at Grandt's Shell in Arlington Heights.

      Owner Craig Grandt talks about how the 19-cent state gas tax increase will be factored in when it takes effect Monday at Grandt's Shell in Arlington Heights. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer

  • Naperville driver Kae Yoon, at a Bensenville Shell, says he isn't keen on a higher state gas tax coming Monday but feels helpless about it.

      Naperville driver Kae Yoon, at a Bensenville Shell, says he isn't keen on a higher state gas tax coming Monday but feels helpless about it. Marni Pyke | Staff Photographer

  • Craig Grandt, owner of Grandt's Shell in Arlington Heights, uses a spreadsheet to help him factor in all the variables -- including a 19-cent state gas tax increase -- while setting gas prices.

      Craig Grandt, owner of Grandt's Shell in Arlington Heights, uses a spreadsheet to help him factor in all the variables -- including a 19-cent state gas tax increase -- while setting gas prices. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer

 
Marni Pyke
 
 
Updated 6/29/2019 4:46 PM

Consumers aren't loving the new gas tax coming Monday although state leaders promise to deliver better roads and jobs in return.

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