Articles filed under Tollways
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Wheeling man remembered for work, devotion to familyJan 28, 2014 3:00 pm - Vincent Petrella, the tollway worker from Wheeling killed Monday night while helping a stranded driver, was a hero, Gov. Pat Quinn said. But to a friend who grew up wit...
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Tollway worker killed in I-88 crash remembered as “loving father and husband”Jan 27, 2014 8:00 pm - A tollway worker from Wheeling died and an Illinois State trooper was hospitalized Monday night after a fiery crash along Interstate 88. The trooper and the maintenance ...
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Change in store for coin buckets on tollwayJan 16, 2014 3:00 pm - The Illinois tollway may kick the bucket. Despite the prevalence of I-PASS technology, the tollway still operates 103 coin machines on ramps throughout its system. The t...
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Rocky roads! How to navigate pothole territory safelyJan 13, 2014 11:00 am - The car in front of you suddenly lurches into the next lane. Drunken driver? Spilled coffee? This week, the most likely answer is potholes as the dreaded freeze/thaw cyc...
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Potholes pop up on I-90 near Rt. 47Jan 10, 2014 8:52 pm - An Illinois Tollway spokesman reported that potholes suddenly developed along I-90 around the area of the Route 47 interchange about 10 p.m. The spokesman said maintenan...
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Experts predict: BoltBus, transit reform, airlines wars on tap for 2014Jan 06, 2014 4:30 am - Goodbye, quiet 2013. What a boring year. All we had to talk about was a Metra leadership crisis, a scandalous RTA report, sequester fallout at airports and control towe...
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Des Plaines Oasis: End of the roadDec 23, 2013 4:30 am - Drivers get nostalgic before teardown
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A measured approach to tollway speed limitsDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - A recent letter to the editor suggests that the Illinois Tollway is behaving “negligently” by taking a measured approach to the state’s new speed limit law. We appreciat...
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Tollway explains why some ramps are I-Pass onlyDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - The opening of a full interchange on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 47 last month sparked some pointed questions from John Fink of Huntley. Fink graded the act...
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Save time or money on extended Route 53? You decideDec 02, 2013 4:30 am - Do I want to pay $3.45 instead of 95 cents to travel from Arlington Heights to Libertyville 12 minutes faster? How about $2.95 rather than 95 cents to shave seven minute...