Articles filed under Tollways
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Blagojevich era comes back to haunt tollwayMar 22, 2012 7:00 pm - Thousands of miles away in a Colorado prison, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich still manages to raise eyebrows about his influence on the Illinois tollway. Illinois law requi...
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Tollway fears Move Illinois costs are moving the wrong wayMar 22, 2012 5:15 pm - Gearing up for a $12 billion roads program, the Illinois tollway has vowed to award contracts not just to construction company giants but to smaller businesses, includin...
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Planners: Route 53 extension money is way shortMar 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Systemwide toll hike, tolls on current Rt. 53 floated to help curb $2 billion deficit
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Mariano's replacing Dominick's store in Hoffman EstatesFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - A Mariano's Fresh Market is slated to open in Hoffman Estates by the end of August in a space left vacant by a Dominick's store that closed in January. Mayor William McL...
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Hiring of new tollway call center vendor drags onFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - It could take until the end of 2012 for the Illinois tollway to hire the company that handles all your I-PASS questions. Currently, Pennsylvania-based TransCore LP opera...
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Kane committee favors full I-88/Rt. 47 interchangeFeb 21, 2012 12:00 am - The Kane County Board's transportation committee lent its voice Tuesday to those asking for a full interchange to be built at Interstate 88 and Route 47. It recommended ...
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Consensus near on Route 53 extension?Feb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - It was a daylong meeting with multiple handouts, expert testimony, myriad graphics and maps. So I'll try to summarize in a paragraph. The Illinois Tollway is convening e...
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Mayors clamor for revival of western access to O'HareFeb 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Western access to O'Hare International Airport was the reason DuPage County nine years ago reversed its long-running opposition to airport expansion. In exchange, there ...
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Tollway, IDOT want to fix Tri-State, I-90 merge congestionJan 25, 2012 11:00 pm - It lacks a catchy name such as the “Hillside Strangler,” but the infamous bottleneck where the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) meets the Kennedy Expressway by Rosemont is jus...
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Are bus lanes more realistic than a STAR line?Jan 20, 2012 4:00 am - It is one job of government to dream, to conceive of economic development regions, housing developments and public parks, buildings and highways. But does it really have...