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CHICAGO — By Fourth of July, Illinois drivers likely will be greeted at the gas pump by 4-by-8-inch signs informing them that as they fill their tanks, they’re actually saving
Democrats plan to require signs on gas pumps advertising that the tax increase over 2 cents a gallon scheduled for July 1 has been postponed until January. Gas retailers are balking, and Republicans who went along with the plan still say it's all about election year politics.