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Village lobbyist warns of possible toll increases and pension costs in 2026; TIF extension and stadium issues cited

Village of Hoffman Estates Board of Trustees · December 2, 2025
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Village lobbyist Dan Schulman summarized the fall veto-session outcomes, highlighting a controversial Transit Reorganization bill that could create a Northern Illinois Transit Agency, potential authorization for a 45¢ toll increase per passenger vehicle pending Tollway Board action, and possible pension-equalization proposals that the lobbyist called a potential unfunded mandate for local governments.

Dan Schulman, the village's lobbyist, presented a one‑page legislative update to trustees Dec. 1 outlining several items from the fall veto session trustees should watch in 2026. He described a Transit Reorganization bill that establishes a Northern Illinois Transit Agency and said some municipal officials feared the board structure could give Chicago…

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