Articles filed under Tollways
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What you need to know to take care of your car in the coldJan 15, 2018 4:30 am - These are the times that try drivers' souls, with cars malfunctioning in temperatures only a penguin could love and angst over the eternal conundrum: Should I warm up th...
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Chicago man charged with making threats aboard Greyhound bus on I-94Jan 13, 2018 12:00 am - A man accused of threatening fellow passengers aboard a Milwaukee-to-Chicago Greyhound bus Friday evening now is in custody, officials said. Margarito Vargas-Rosas, 33, ...
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Transportation experts' predictions for 2018 in Chicago, suburbsDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Goodbye to 2017, a bumpy trip for fliers, drivers and riders. Turbulence began early with a passenger being hauled off a United Airlines flight at O'Hare, and the year e...
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Tollway 'Zero' weather patrols out in frigid coldDec 27, 2017 6:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Tollway has dispatched its Zero Weather Road Patrols to assist stranded motorists during the bitter cold snap. The patrols roll a...
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Tollway awards nearly $1B in construction work this yearDec 22, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Directors of Illinois' toll highways have approved five more construction contracts totaling $20 million. The Illinois Tollway board of director...
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Why you should buy an I-Pass transponder before 2018Dec 21, 2017 12:00 am - The new year will bring a financial penalty for I-PASS customers who drive through tolls without a transponder or who neglect to properly mount transponders in their veh...
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New I-90/Route 25 park-n-ride readyDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Pace debuted a new park-n-ride station at the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 25 in Elgin Monday intended to reduce traffic by encouraging drivers to hop on the bus...
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Elmhurst man dies after his vehicle strikes I-294 medianDec 17, 2017 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Elmhurst man died early Saturday from injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle car crash on I-294 after he failed to negotiate a curve on the tollway near ...
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'Give them distance' campaign seeks to protect stopped cars with hazard lightsDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois tollway equipment operator John Wagner watched aghast as a speeding car smacked into his truck parked on the shoulder of I-90 just two feet from where he and a ...
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How to know if your transponder works - and other transportation questionsDec 04, 2017 4:30 am - Are left-turn arrows safety nets or Trojan horses? Must your transponder be plastered on your windshield exactly to exact tolls? And are those double letters on the new ...