Articles filed under Tollways
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Tollway says employees pocketed $25,000Sep 29, 2011 12:00 am - A dozen Illinois tollway employees are accused of taking $25,000 in tollway funds, with four of them allegedly pocketing drivers’ money while recording them as toll-free...
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Taxpayers group sues to stop toll increaseSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway shouldn’t even exist let alone have a spike in rates Jan. 1, a lawsuit filed by a taxpayers’ watchdog group claims. Taxpayers United of America sued...
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Huntley will have western access at I-90Sep 21, 2011 12:00 am - Construction should start this spring on a full interchange at Route 47 and the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) in Huntley. Currently, access is limited to drivers traveling ...
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The SoapboxSep 17, 2011 5:00 am - Wheaton hero honored: Thoughtful work went into the efforts of a committee that recommended the commons of Wheaton North High School be named for Staff Sgt. Robert Mille...
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Metra to weigh another $225,000 in consultant feesSep 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Let's say you're a transit executive starting a new job at a commuter rail agency, which has just gone through the worst year of its life replete with scandal, tragedy a...
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Would you pay more for I-90 express lane?Sep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Tollway drivers using I-90 could pay extra for a fast lane in the future on top of increased rates that go into effect Jan. 1. The new revenues from the express lanes co...
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Woman killed walking on Interstate 290Sep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a woman who was struck while walking along the Eisenhower Expressway. Authorities are trying to figure out why the w...
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Tollway boycott? I-PASS hard habit to break, officials sayAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Does a tollway hike in January mean thousands of I-PASS users flocking to alternate routes to avoid paying more at tolled ramps and plazas? Illinois State Toll Highway ...
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Transportation officials out of touch on cost controlAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Metropolitan Planning Council put out a statement the other day in which it could barely contain its glee over the “banner month” August has turned out to be for reg...
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Will tollway expansion create 120,000 jobs?Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - A $12 billion capital plan that would create thousands of jobs seems like a panacea for the metropolitan region’s woeful unemployment rate of 10.5 percent. But predictin...