Come Tuesday, Chicagoans Will Have To Drive To 'Burbs For Emissions Testing

(CBS) -- Taxation without representation -- that's the cry from city drivers who must now travel to the suburbs for emission testing.

The line leading to the Bucktown emissions test site did not seem to end Monday. That was the last day testing sites in the city will be open.

As of Tuesday, the closest to the city will be in Skokie, Bedford Park, Addison and Markham. State officials argue that even with the closings, no one will have to drive more than 12 miles to a station.

"Twelve miles, in Chicago, with traffic, the time – it's ridiculous," driver Amy Williams says.

Taxpayers will save an estimated $11 million a year.

State leaders are promising to open earlier on weekdays and Saturdays and add extra lanes to the stations that will remain open.