I remember driving through illinois myself. There were pay tolls everywhere as well as an incredible amount of security cameras and such. I was in the north east though so maybe they are just way more common up there. Illinois seemed like a very heavily taxed state from that alone. This was back in 2010 time frame though to as well. ----- Hitting these every so often. 10-20 miles alone. http://www.trbimg.com/img-517dafd6/turbine/ct-met-gettingaround-tolls-jpg-20130428/600/600x400 https://www.illinoistollway.com/documents/20184/144802/2012-Annual-Report-v2-070_601x400.jpg/922a9b68-f264-45a9-ad37-c158dfb47389?t=1471291079950 They are a pain to deal with and I was just driving through the state myself.