Articles filed under Tollways
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No transponder? I-PASS users could see tolls double in 2018 if they buck the systemSep 03, 2017 11:00 pm - Got one I-PASS transponder but multiple cars? It could cost you in 2018 as the Illinois tollway cracks down on I-PASS users that drive through tolls without transponders...
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No joy in strike, auto mechanics sayAug 28, 2017 5:37 am - Heat waves. Obscene gestures. Random acts of kindness. Honks of support. It's Week 4 on the picket line for members of Automobile Mechanics Local 701, and the thrill is ...
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Barrington Road tollway ramp to open Aug. 31Aug 28, 2017 1:00 am - A long-awaited exit ramp connecting the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) to Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates is scheduled to open Thursday afternoon. The ...
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Tollway poised to open new stretch of Route 390 this fallAug 25, 2017 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway opens up a second stretch of road on Route 390 this November as its push to O'Hare International Airport continues. The latest segment stretches fro...
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Report: Woman delivers her baby by herself at toll plazaAug 22, 2017 1:00 am - A woman delivered her baby by herself early Tuesday after stopping on the Edens Spur Toll Plaza in north suburban Northbrook, according to media reports. The Chicago Su...
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Tollway wants higher I-90 speeds, but officials warn of confusionJul 28, 2017 5:30 am - Tollway directors approved increasing speeds on the recently reconstructed Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) Thursday, but it was with some reservations about the smorgasbord o...
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Labor leader James Sweeney out at tollway boardJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Labor union leader James Sweeney, who accused Gov. Bruce Rauner of trying to "destroy the labor movement" in Illinois and once parked an inflatable rat on the tollway la...
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In Transit: How tollway travel times are calculatedJul 24, 2017 5:30 am - It's 17 minutes from Arlington Heights to Route 59 via the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90), the digital message board claims. But is it 17 minutes for the driver who faithful...
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Project to end dangerous backups at Gurnee tollway exits starts next weekJul 12, 2017 5:00 am - Construction aimed at eliminating dangerous traffic backups on I-94 at the Grand Avenue interchange in Gurnee is scheduled to begin next week, the Illinois Tollway Autho...
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Illinois tollway expects 8MIL vehicles over holidayJun 28, 2017 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The extended Fourth of July weekend is expected to be one of the busiest periods of the year on Illinois's tollway with nearly 8 million vehic...