I'll confess to somewhat of a love/hate relationship with the Illinois I-Pass. The love part of it is due to the ease of use when you're out on the tollway. Stick it on your dashboard or window, just keep moving, and the tolls will take care of themselves.
There's a term for a possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness.
All Illinois motorists may soon be required to have one of these tracking devices installed in their cars and trucks in the near future if new legislation is passed is Springfield.