Articles filed under Tollways
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Brace for it - beams going up on Route 390 equal trafficJun 03, 2016 1:00 am - Drivers on I-290 and the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway/Route 390 should brace for choppy traffic soon in the Elk Grove Village area as the Illinois tollway begins installing b...
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IDOT wants express toll lane on I-55May 30, 2016 7:00 am - Stuck in traffic on I-55 after an IDOT hearing on adding a tolled lane to that highway, I was late for preschool pickup and paid the price - $10 plus guilt. Had there be...
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Tollway leaders still pushing forward on Route 53 studyMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois tollway leaders gave no indication Thursday they would reverse a decision to spend $40 million to $50 million on a feasibility study of extending Route 53 in La...
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Multiple I-290 crashes leave no serious injuriesMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - Nobody was seriously injured in a series of car crashes Thursday evening in a construction area on I-290, Illinois State Police officers said. The first crash happened ...
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Pyke: Lawlor's Rt. 53 switch leaves questionsMay 23, 2016 5:30 am - May 18, 2012. Months of endless PowerPoints, bad coffee, uncomfortable chairs and sturm und drang over extending Route 53 into Lake County culminated in a miraculous Kum...
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Five hospitalized after 5-vehicle crash on I-90May 22, 2016 1:00 am - Five people were taken to hospitals Sunday after a five-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois State Police said. The pileup occurred about 4:15 p.m...
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Renewed push for Lee Street tollway exit in Des PlainesMay 20, 2016 5:33 am - More than two years since talk surfaced about a possible eastbound Lee Street exit on the Jane Addams Tollway, some Des Plaines and Rosemont officials are making a renew...
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Sauer exiting tollway board in midst of Route 53 angstMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - Lake County's representative on the Illinois tollway board, Nick Sauer, is stepping down after a brief tenure and will be replaced by Neli Vazquez-Rowland, co-founder of...
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Alternative vision for Route 53 extension nets enthusiastic supportMay 17, 2016 1:00 am - Opponents of the proposed Route 53 north extension have enthusiastically endorsed what was described as a "bold and courageous" stance by Lake County Board Chairman Aaro...
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Lake County's Lawlor pulls Route 53 support; study still on?May 16, 2016 11:43 am - Monday's stunning announcement by Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor that he's withdrawing support for the Route 53 extension and suggesting instead officials conce...