Articles filed under Tollways
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Elgin-O'Hare details emergingMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - A tolling system that avoids charging fees at entrances and exits is among the new details of the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass laid out at an ope...
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Lawmakers differ on big bill to move I-90 water pipeMar 08, 2014 7:00 am - A Northwest suburban lawmaker thinks the Illinois tollway could have been more helpful to ratepayers faced with a $73 million bill to relocate a water pipe in the way of...
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Major road work ahead for Jane AddamsMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) commuters might want to invest in some relaxation CDs with a significant construction season just around the corner. The Illinois State Toll H...
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Editorial: Act now, but thoughtfully, on pipeline payback planMar 04, 2014 4:00 am - To put it mildly, businesses and residents in Cook County's Northwest suburbs got a bit of a jolt last week to learn that they're going to have to come up with $73 milli...
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Des Plaines oasis will close March 16Mar 04, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois tollway drivers have less than two weeks to grab coffee or a burger at the Des Plaines oasis. At 8 p.m. March 16, the agency will close the glass-framed structu...
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Negotiations with tollway whittled cost from moving pipelineMar 03, 2014 4:30 am - Oh to be in the room when Northwest Cook County mayors learned it would cost millions to move a water pipe in the way of I-90 expansion. “We were knocked head over heels...
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Water pipe relocation will cost residents up to $73 millionFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - A 30-year-old agreement leaves Northwest Cook County residents footing the bill for the up-to $73 million costs of relocating a massive pipe carrying Lake Michigan water...
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Hoffman Estates mayor touts new interchange, Sears Centre improvementsFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - The economic growth opportunities of a newly announced tollway interchange at Barrington Road and the continued strengthening of the Sears Centre Arena topped Hoffman Es...
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Governor candidates talk tolls, transit and airportsFeb 24, 2014 3:30 am - You can talk tort reform and term limits until the cows come home, but what voters really want is a governor who can fix potholes, lower tolls and get Metra trains to ru...
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Tollway aims for I-90 'smart corridor'Feb 19, 2014 12:00 am - Come 2016, drivers on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) should receive advance real-time information about blocked lanes, crashes and congestion via a series of electronic ...