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Duckworth asks regulators to aid tollway in dispute with Canadian Pacific
By Marni Pyke
Sep 24, 2016 4:36 PM - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth is asking the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to intervene in a dispute between the Illinois tollway and the Canadian Pacific Railroad. At stake is a western bypass around O'Hare International Airport.
Tollway gets one western bypass victory, but railroad land spat remains
By Marni Pyke
Sep 22, 2016 7:24 PM - One obstacle to a western bypass around O'Hare fell Thursday as Illinois tollway directors approved a deal with Chicago to buy airport property. But a lingering dispute over additional land near Bensenville threatens the project.
Fireworks at tollway over fence contract
By Marni Pyke
Sep 22, 2016 4:54 PM - Two lawmakers accused the Illinois tollway of treating a minority contractor unfairly Thursday and promised a hearing. Tollway directors, more than half of whom are minorities, said they've increased participation by businesses owned by blacks and Hispanics.
Tollway website experiencing technical difficulties
Daily Herald report
Sep 12, 2016 4:57 PM - The Illinois' tollway's website is experiencing technical issues with no word yet on when it will bounce back.
Picket of I-90 contractor resolved
By Marni Pyke
Sep 2, 2016 10:40 AM - A labor union picket of a tollway contractor at an I-90 work site near Des Plaines is resolved, officials said. The president of the union is tollway board director James Sweeney, which isn't the only twist with this strike.
Tollway's 'mother ship' chews up concrete, spits out savings on I-90
By Marni Pyke
Aug 15, 2016 5:30 AM - What are those massive piles of stones along the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90)? It may look like something from the "Flintstones," but the rock is actually being re-used to build the new toll road, saving money and reducing waste.
6-year-old boy dies after I-88 crash near Aurora
By Erin Hegarty
Jul 26, 2016 5:45 PM - A 6-year-old boy died Monday night from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 88 near Aurora, according to Illinois State Police.
Why no shoes? TSA demystifies airport security
By Marni Pyke
Jul 25, 2016 6:28 PM - Why am I barefoot? Why is my shampoo in a tiny, leaking container? Why do you think all 80-year-olds are innocuous? The TSA demystifies its airport security protocols.
Tollway seeking to increase hiring of minority contractors
By Marni Pyke
Jul 21, 2016 9:52 AM - Firms owned by white men still get the lion's share of tollway contracts, and directors are taking steps to improve minority participation.
Driver injured in I-90 crash near Elmhurst Road
By Erin Hegarty
Jul 20, 2016 9:07 AM - A man was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital with minor injuries Wednesday morning after the car he was driving on the Jane Addams Tollway struck a construction vehicle near Elmhurst Road, according to Illinois State Police. All lanes of the tollway have since been reopened.

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