Articles filed under Tollways
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Millions hit the road — and skies — this holidayNov 26, 2013 4:57 pm - Ten million tollway drivers, 1.4 million O’Hare passengers, 737,537 or more Amtrak riders, 200 police departments and a partridge — actually, a deer — in the headlights....
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Oberweis: Higher speed limit is ‘will of the people’Nov 21, 2013 11:33 am - State Sen. Jim Oberweis took his case for higher speed limits in urban areas to Illinois tollway board directors Thursday, but it’s not clear if the idea gained traction...
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One hospitalized when pickup overturns on I-90 rampNov 20, 2013 1:55 am - One person was hospitalized after a rollover crash on an Interstate 90 ramp in Rosemont overnight. The single-vehicle crash happened about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at the Le...
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Car fire causes minor delays on I-90Nov 19, 2013 7:04 am - A vehicle fire, which was reported just before 8 a.m. on I-90 near the Arlington Heights Road exit, has been extinguished and pushed to the side of the road, authorities...
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Tollway towing contracts under scrutinyNov 14, 2013 7:00 pm - Eisenhower was president, poodle skirts were fashionable and the Illinois tollway was signing up towing companies back in 1958. Some of those companies are still with th...
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Interchange a collaboration that officials hope will create jobsNov 07, 2013 11:20 am - After years of 50 percent, Huntley-area drivers now have a full interchange at Route 47 and the Jane Addams Tollway. “We’ve waited many years for this day to come,” said...
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Tollway call center puts visually impaired, veterans to workNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - Based on experience, many I-PASS users wouldn't get the impression the person on the other end of the line at the customer call center was (a) grateful to the point of t...
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Tollway to spend $1.4 billion on road, bridge projectsOct 24, 2013 7:49 pm - Jane Addams Tollway drivers should brace for more construction in 2014 while Elgin-O’Hare Expressway commuters will see a new I-290 interchange take shape as the Illinoi...
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Tollway OKs 70 mph on rural sections of roadOct 24, 2013 11:00 am - Drivers who travel at 70 mph on Illinois toll roads will finally be legal effective in January in certain sections of the system. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority d...
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Route 53 extension backers must bridge $2 billion gapOct 22, 2013 2:00 am - Exactly what Lake County backers of a Route 53 extension are willing to give and to give up could make or break the project, which faces an estimated $2 billion shortfal...