Articles filed under Tollways

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  Police out in force for holiday weekend May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Watch out, lead foot. Local and state police are out in full force this Memorial Day weekend, checking for speeders, drunken drivers and seatbelt scofflaws. Let's be careful out there. “Speed is the No. 1 contributor to traffic crashes on interstate highways,” said Illinois State District 15 Police Capt. Joseph Perez.
  

   
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  Express bus option drives up costs of Jane Addams redevelopmentMay 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  What will a new and improved Jane Addams Tollway look like? Think wider, bus rapid transit and carpool lanes. New report has lots of ideas, few specifics.
  

   
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  Tollway council opens door to Route 53 extensionMay 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  After years of debate, it looks like the extension of Route 53 into Lake County could become a reality. A significant majority — 20 out of 22 members of the Illinois tollway's Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council — voted Friday in favor of a concept plan for a four-lane parkway on Route 53 up to Route 120 with speeds of 45 mph.
  

   
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  Full I-90 interchange coming to Elmhurst RoadMay 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  The long-awaited full interchange at Elmhurst Road and I-90 will be built within four years, which will greatly ease truck traffic trying to go west on I-90 or come to Elk Grove Village and Mount Prospect from the west. "For 40 years the full interchange has been drastically needed," Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said. "We're very excited."
  

   
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  Tollway use is down, but revenue is upMay 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Higher rates drove some motorists away from the Illinois tollway in the first quarter of 2012, statistics released Wednesday indicate. There were about 4 million fewer passenger vehicle transactions January through March as a result of tolls nearly doubling on Jan. 1. In the first quarter of 2011, 169 million passenger transactions occurred compared to 165 million this year, a 2.4 percent drop, the agency reported.
  

   
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  Illinois looks to convert freeways to tollways May 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  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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  Tollway tries to stay honest on new projects Apr 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  Millions of dollars coming from your tolls will pay for contracts with professional firms to handle the tollway's $12 billion construction program. But these contracts aren't bid openly, so how does the agency make the process fair? "There's a long and troubling history of abuse," said Illinois Campaign for Political Reform Deputy Director David Morrison. "We have also seen improvements in the state laws to protect against such abuses."
  

   
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  Controversial funding discussed at transportation summit Apr 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Where is that pot of gold to pay for transit and road projects? transportation leaders wonder at an Earth Day Summit. It might be in the region's collective wallet.
  

   
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  Road will finally lead into O'Hare, but then what?Apr 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Now's your chance to comment on the latest plans for extending the Elgin O'Hare expressway and building a western bypass. The design includes a minimalist entrance into the airport plus some local interchanges that will have a huge impact on the communities they're located in.
  

   
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  Consensus still elusive for Route 53 panelApr 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  It's down to the wire for decision-makers determining the future of a Route 53 extension into Lake County. The question is - who pays for a mega-funding shortfall?
  

   
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  120-mile chase ends in Elburn Apr 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  The suspect in a northwest Indiana bank robbery who led police on a 120-mile high speed chase that ended in a quiet residential enclave in Elburn on Friday apparently was trying to go home, authorities said. The tan 1999 Chevrolet Suburban SUV led police down I-294, I-88, Route 31 and through the streets of North Aurora and Batavia, and finally Elburn.
  

   
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  Quinn: Manufacturer will create 100 jobs in Illinois Apr 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  More than 100 jobs will be created with French manufacturer Lafarge North America relocating its U.S. headquarters from Virginia to Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn announced at a Tuesday morning news conference in Rosemont.
  

   
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  Should I-290 drivers pay to extend Route 53? Apr 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  Who’s going to pay to extend Route 53 into Lake County, and should the work require tolling existing freeways? Those questions could derail a fragile consensus on the $2 billion-plus Illinois tollway project and provoke a regional feud. Officials on the tollway’s Illinois Route 53/120 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council went around in circles Tuesday trying to find common ground on plugging a massive shortfall in funding.
  

   
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  What construction projects will create traffic jams?Apr 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  Everyone hates gridlock. Everyone wants roads in good repair. But Congress somehow can't get its act together on passing a long-term transportation funding bill. Here's the latest on the legislative soap opera plus all you need to know about the 2012 construction season in the suburbs.
  

   
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  Palatine senator pushes tough rules for toll hikesApr 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  Credit state Sen. Matt Murphy for the Don Quixote bill of the year. The Palatine Republican's bill requiring eight directors on the 11-member Illinois tollway board to approve future rate hikes sailed through the Senate. And Murphy expects easy passage in the House.
  

   
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  Audit shows misuse of state-owned carsMar 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  At a time when Illinois is struggling financially, a report shows widespread misuse and abuse of state-owned cars. Some, in fact, are used mainly for workers commuting to and from the office. In 2010, 65 state agencies had 16,600 vehicles and spent $121 million on them. Now the Senate is expected to take up a bill already passed by the House tightening oversight on state-owned vehicle use.
  

   
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  Blagojevich era comes back to haunt tollway Mar 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Illinois tollway transferred more than $33 million to the state's general revenue fund under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's watch, tollway Inspector General James Wagner reported. Illinois law requires that toll revenues be used solely for the tollway authority.
  

   
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  Tollway fears Move Illinois costs are moving the wrong way Mar 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The tollway's new construction program could end up costing more than the promised $12 billion. An extra $500 million could result because of delays caused by a new state law requiring extra approvals by other agencies. Officials blamed a new state law enacted as part of reforms in the wake of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ouster.
  

   
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  Planners: Route 53 extension money is way short Mar 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  How do you plug a hole up to $2 billion to pay for extending Route 53 into Lake County? Members of a tollway committee are up against that challenge, with suggestions ranging from sales tax or toll hikes to earmarking some of the revenue from expected development along the route.
  

   
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  Mariano's replacing Dominick's store in Hoffman Estates Feb 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  The announcement of a Mariano's Fresh Market coming to Hoffman Estates by the end of August was the highlight of Mayor William McLeod's annual community update Wednesday. The grocer will become the anchor store at the Hoffman Village Shopping Center.