Articles filed under Tollways
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Rocky roads! How to navigate pothole territory safelyJan 13, 2014 11:00 am - The car in front of you suddenly lurches into the next lane. Drunken driver? Spilled coffee? This week, the most likely answer is potholes as the dreaded freeze/thaw cyc...
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Potholes pop up on I-90 near Rt. 47Jan 10, 2014 8:52 pm - An Illinois Tollway spokesman reported that potholes suddenly developed along I-90 around the area of the Route 47 interchange about 10 p.m. The spokesman said maintenan...
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Experts predict: BoltBus, transit reform, airlines wars on tap for 2014Jan 06, 2014 4:30 am - Goodbye, quiet 2013. What a boring year. All we had to talk about was a Metra leadership crisis, a scandalous RTA report, sequester fallout at airports and control towe...
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Des Plaines Oasis: End of the roadDec 23, 2013 4:30 am - Drivers get nostalgic before teardown
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A measured approach to tollway speed limitsDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - A recent letter to the editor suggests that the Illinois Tollway is behaving “negligently” by taking a measured approach to the state’s new speed limit law. We appreciat...
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Tollway explains why some ramps are I-Pass onlyDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - The opening of a full interchange on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 47 last month sparked some pointed questions from John Fink of Huntley. Fink graded the act...
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Save time or money on extended Route 53? You decideDec 02, 2013 4:30 am - Do I want to pay $3.45 instead of 95 cents to travel from Arlington Heights to Libertyville 12 minutes faster? How about $2.95 rather than 95 cents to shave seven minute...
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Millions hit the road — and skies — this holidayNov 26, 2013 4:57 pm - Ten million tollway drivers, 1.4 million O’Hare passengers, 737,537 or more Amtrak riders, 200 police departments and a partridge — actually, a deer — in the headlights....
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Oberweis: Higher speed limit is ‘will of the people’Nov 21, 2013 11:33 am - State Sen. Jim Oberweis took his case for higher speed limits in urban areas to Illinois tollway board directors Thursday, but it’s not clear if the idea gained traction...
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One hospitalized when pickup overturns on I-90 rampNov 20, 2013 1:55 am - One person was hospitalized after a rollover crash on an Interstate 90 ramp in Rosemont overnight. The single-vehicle crash happened about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at the Le...