Articles filed under Tollways
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Why the expiration date on your I-PASS transponder may be wrongAug 29, 2022 5:30 am - Does anyone actually look at their I-PASS transponder once it's mounted on the car window? Not I, until a toll gate hiccup in Indiana this July caused me to glance up an...
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More tollway drama at the top? Interim executive director apparently out as new ED is selectedAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - Just months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker brought in new Illinois tollway leaders to stabilize the agency amid a power struggle, it appears new turbulence is surfacing at the...
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One killed, another wounded by gunfire on I-88 in Oak BrookAug 14, 2022 1:00 am - One man was killed and another wounded by gunfire early Sunday morning on Interstate 88 in Oak Brook, authorities said. Two others were injured when the vehicle targeted...
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Gravel workers ratify deal after strike that delayed suburban, state projectsJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - A strike by the workers who produce gravel and other essential materials for roadwork that deflated the summer construction season has ended after seven weeks. Internati...
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Will strike by workers who produce gravel derail road construction season?Jun 16, 2022 1:00 am - A strike by the workers who produce gravel and other essential materials for roadwork is raising concerns it could hamstring a crucial construction season. About 300 mem...
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One killed, 10 injured in seven-vehicle pileup on southbound Tri-State TollwayMay 24, 2022 1:00 am - The southbound Tri-State Tollway near Willow Road in Glenview reopened about 1:25 p.m. after a deadly multivehicle pileup this morning. State police said one person was ...
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What will NTSB consider when it probes tragic Clarendon Hills Metra crash?May 23, 2022 5:30 am - Illinois railway crossing collisions rose by 25% last year, with 125 recorded in 2021, the highest tally in six years, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. ...
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Tow-truck driver convicted of murder for 2017 shooting on I-88May 18, 2022 1:00 am - A tow-truck driver was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder for shooting another motorist on I-88 near Oak Brook five years ago in what authorities describe as ...
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'Not ready for prime time yet': How local officials are preparing and training for electric vehiclesMay 16, 2022 5:10 am - The electrification of American cars isn't just theoretical at this point, and that's why first responders learned how to extinguish EV fires while mayors got tips on po...
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Another glass oasis dries up, this time along Tri-State at HinsdaleMay 09, 2022 1:00 am - How do you remove a massive glass and steel structure suspended over thousands of vehicles traveling at 70 mph? Carefully. Crews started the painstaking process of remov...