Articles filed under Tollways
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Tollway aims to boost minority jobs by teaching construction skillsOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - With 10 years remaining in its $12 billion road-building program, the Illinois tollway intends to start training workers to help finish the job. The aim is to increase t...
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How tollway's 'smart road' could make your commute easierOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - When construction on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) wraps up, motorists will sigh with relief and smile in anticipation of easy, breezy commutes. Of course, weather, dis...
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Feds blame Elgin company for worker's death on I-90 bridgeOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Federal regulators rebuked an Elgin demolition company and fined it $152,000 for safety violations leading to a worker's death on a Jane Addams Tollway bridge in Des Pla...
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IDOT chief: Route 53 extension won't go to Rauner without 'significant support'Oct 07, 2016 1:00 am - The village of Hawthorn Woods opposes the Route 53 extension. The Route 53 extension could be a road to nowhere if Lake County isn't all-in, the state's transportat...
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In Transit mailbag: Is plane air stale? What's up with jet noise?Sep 26, 2016 5:30 am - How fresh is the air in an airplane? Why are there only two lanes open on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90)? And where did those jets over my house last night materialize f...
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Duckworth asks regulators to aid tollway in dispute with Canadian PacificSep 24, 2016 1:00 am - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth has asked federal regulators to intervene on behalf of the Illinois Tollway in a standoff with the Canadian Pacific Railroad over land for ...
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Fireworks at tollway over fence contractSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is facing scrutiny by lawmakers who chided directors Thursday for what they consider to be discriminatory treatment of a minority contractor. In Jul...
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Tollway gets one western bypass victory, but railroad land spat remainsSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - 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 another issue looms....
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Tollway website experiencing technical difficultiesSep 12, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway's website hit a bump in the road Monday, posting an advisory of a temporary customer service center outage. "We are experiencing intermittent custom...
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Picket of I-90 contractor resolvedSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - A brief strike Thursday night at a construction site on the Jane Addams Tollway in Des Plaines orchestrated by a tollway board member has ended. International Union of O...