What is MFT?
MFT stands for Motor Fuel Tax. Each time that you purchase gasoline in Illinois, a portion of the sales tax goes to the State of Illinois for distribution into the MFT program. The state divides these tax dollars based upon population of each County, Village or Township. Each unit of local government receives these tax dollars to provide improvements or maintenance to the roadways under their jurisdiction. In 2002, the State of Illinois provided Gurnee with $869,531 through the MFT program.