Articles filed under Tollways
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Tollway leaders: We're ready for Elgin-O'Hare toll angstApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - There may be angst when the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway/Route 390 converts into a tollway July 5, but Executive Director Greg Bedalov hopes at least the move won't catch dri...
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What's your roadwork safety IQ? Take our testApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Despite a relatively mild winter, the number of people dying in crashes in Illinois this year rose by 37 percent as of Tuesday, one reason state authorities urged driver...
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Pyke: Are dangerous merges to blame for more I-90 crashes?Apr 11, 2016 5:30 am - With seconds to merge into traffic you can't see, the Arlington Heights Road interchange with westbound I-90 is a heart-stopping, adrenaline-pumping thrill-ride no one w...
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Editorial: During construction, tollway designers, drivers both must do more to assure safetyApr 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Even in the best of conditions, suburban expressways are dangerous places. Any roadways on which vehicles measured by the ton hurtle along at speeds of 50 to 70 mph are ...
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Tollway: Bridge disaster won't hinder I-90 completion this yearApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - Construction delays to one segment of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) following a fatal beam collapse in Des Plaines should not get in the way of finishing the m...
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Touhy Ave. reopens 20 hours after I-90 beam kills workerApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correctly spell Vicente Santoyo. Federal authorities are investigating why a 40-ton beam fell early Tuesday onto Touhy...
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Limo company involved in fatal I-90 crash shut downApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - The Wisconsin-based limousine company involved in a fatal crash on the Jane Addams Tollway near Elgin last month has been shut down after federal investigators determine...
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Tollway sensors? No documents? We answer your transportation questionsApr 04, 2016 5:45 am - Jeff Pyrn doesn't miss a trick when driving on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (Route 390). “Why are there two toll sensor structures about one mile apart near Roselle Road ...
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Elgin woman charged with fourth DUIMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - A Elgin woman on probation for driving under the influence of alcohol faces new DUI charges in connection with a crash Tuesday on Interstate 90 near Route 47. According ...
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Tollway watchdog wants conflict of interest guidelines spelled out after 'potential' issueMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway's new watchdog advised the agency to tighten its conflict of interest rules after flagging a contract with an influential engineering firm. After in...