SBA Gas station and c-store Feasibility Study Consultant – Illinois

Illinois suspended its July 1, 2026 CPI adjustment. The state motor fuel tax therefore stays at 48.3¢ per gallon for gasoline and 55.8¢ for diesel through December 31, 2026 (Public Act 104-0468). Even so, the Tax Foundation ranks Illinois's total gas tax 2nd nationally at 70.4¢. County taxes add more: DuPage 10.0¢, McHenry 8.7¢, Will 5.1¢ and Lake 4.9¢, with Cook County and Chicago layering their own. Sites near the Indiana line and in Metro East compete against lower out-of-state pump prices.

What our Illinois study tests

• fuel gallons and per-gallon margin net of tax
• inside-sales and foodservice mix
• cross-border price competition
• traffic counts and ingress/egress
• environmental and EV-transition sensitivity.

Illinois SBA record: 470 loans, $419.1M, $892,000 average, 10.3% seasoned adverse rate.

Fee and delivery date are fixed in your written proposal before you sign. Hotels, multi-phase construction and assisted living take longer than single-site retail projects.

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