Articles filed under Tollways
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Three members of tollway board have links to contractor seeking 10-year dealNov 27, 2017 4:30 am - Connections between Illinois tollway directors and an engineering firm poised to secure a lucrative 10-year contract are raising questions about the potential for confli...
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Gurnee interchange work mostly finishedNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - Officials at the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority say most of the work at the Grand Avenue Interchange in Gurnee has been completed, with the exit ramp from westbou...
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More construction, fewer toll collectors in tollway's 2018 budget draftNov 13, 2017 5:00 am - Is that toll collector in the booth an endangered species? Not quite with 387 collectors working for the Illinois tollway in 2018, but the numbers are dwindling as the a...
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Tollway wants to transform turf into forestsNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Serene vistas of oaks and lilacs instead of grassy, mono-landscaping are envisioned under an Illinois tollway plan to plant 58,000 trees and shrubs along the system at a...
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New section of Route 390 opens, is called 'just the beginning'Nov 01, 2017 1:00 am - A new segment of Route 390 opened Wednesday, bringing better transportation connections, higher tolls and questions about what happens when the road eventually breaks in...
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More construction, fewer toll collectors in tollway's 2018 budget draftOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Is that toll collector in the booth an endangered species? Not quite with 387 collectors working for the Illinois tollway in 2018, but the numbers are dwindling as the a...
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Get ready for new segment of Route 390 that stretches to Route 83Oct 25, 2017 1:00 am - You can drive from Lake Street in Hanover Park to Route 83 in Bensenville along a newly extended Route 390, but it's at a premium price. The newly completed tollway segm...
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In Transit: Dashboard systems pose dangerous risk, AAA warnsOct 16, 2017 5:30 am - Love staying connected while driving? Enjoy chatting with Siri, sampling songs on Pandora and punching in addresses for your navigation system using easy, safe dashboard...
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Questions persist on tollway's no-transponder feeOct 09, 2017 5:30 am - What happened to the Illinois tollway's softer approach to nudging I-PASS customers who drive through tolls without transponders into getting one? Effective in 2018, the...
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No I-PASS transponder in your car? You're going to pay double in 3 monthsSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - I-PASS customers are running out of time to obtain transponders before the Illinois tollway enacts a penalty for vehicles without them. Currently, when a driver goes thr...