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Illinois looks to convert freeways to tollways

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Funding for a proposed extension of Route 53 north of Lake-Cook Road could involve converting the existing portion of the freeway into tollway, an idea not embraced by leaders of communities Route 53 passes through currently.

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Hey ... didn't this road used to be free? The Elgin O'Hare Expressway will convert to a tollway and the same could happen to Route 53 through the Northwest suburbs. Does this mean a Cook County vs. Lake County smackdown? “No other county uses sales taxes or motor fuel taxes for state or regional roads,” Buffalo Grove Mayor Jeff Braiman said. “Why should Lake County be any different?”

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