Articles filed under IDOT
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Venting about Ventra, intersection mayhem and the fighting IllianaOct 21, 2013 5:15 am - So much going on in transit world. So little time. Last week a new runway opened at O'Hare, Metra's board is back to full speed, the Illiana Expressway got a shot in the...
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Planning board approves Illiana Expressway constructionOct 17, 2013 11:00 pm - Amid a split among suburban leaders, the controversial Illiana Expressway received a shot in the arm Thursday when a planning board endorsed the road, marking a signific...
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Illiana Expressway plan looks like it will passOct 14, 2013 5:30 am - If I could get away with it, I’d start accepting bets on the fate of the Illiana Expressway when it goes to a vote Thursday before a powerful committee of the Chicago Me...
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Consensus has led to road work progress, Lake County officials sayOct 11, 2013 1:00 am - In what still is regarded as a feat of cooperation, local political leaders seven years ago reached consensus on 20 state road widening projects to reduce traffic conges...
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Why you should care about the battle of the Illiana ExpresswayOct 07, 2013 5:30 am - This month, the MPO Policy Committee will vote on whether to include the Illiana Corridor in CMAP's GO TO 2040 comprehensive plan and ... zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Hey, stay with m...
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Key step in Libertyville road project comingSep 28, 2013 8:00 am - Major traffic delays are expected for three days beginning Monday for a road project that has stressed drivers in the Libertyville area for more than a year, but the wor...
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Plan for tunnel near parks resurfaces in Island LakeSep 27, 2013 11:16 am - A decades-old proposal to connect two Island Lake parks on opposite sides of Route 176 with a tunnel beneath the busy road has resurfaced. But the man who brought the co...
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West Dundee police eager for construction hiatusSep 25, 2013 12:33 pm - No one is more anxious to see the routes 72 and 31 intersection work reach its hiatus this year than the West Dundee Police Department. For more than a month, patrol off...
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How a Roselle family got a $10,000 bill from tollwaySep 09, 2013 5:30 am - This week, it's another column about problems at Metra. Kidding! Instead, we're focusing on your questions about a “Kafkaesque” dispute with the Illinois tollway, messed...
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Route 12, Route 59 ramp closed because of hole in roadSep 03, 2013 1:00 pm - Two busy Lake County roads were closed for a short time early Tuesday afternoon because of a large hole in the pavement on Route 12 over Route 59 near Fox Lake. Northbo...