SPRINGFIELD – With the legalization of recreational marijuana being put into effect at the start of the new year, the state of Illinois is generating a massive amount of revenue due to the increasingly high sales taxes on the substance. In the month of January alone, the State of Illinois generated over $10 million in tax revenue and $40 million overall from marijuana sales in the month of January alone. The newfound tax revenue is expected to be used to improve public infrastructure within the stateline.

(Compiled from 13WREX, original reporting by Andrew Carrigan)