Articles filed under Tollways
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More information needed on tollway planAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - I recently voted no on the resolution for an 87.5 percent toll increase. This may be an easy and quick answer to our maintenance and expansion issues, but it is not the ...
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Funding, needs at odds in tollway planAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - In two weeks, the Illinois Tollway will begin a series of public hearings on an ambitious 15-year capital program that is chock-full of thoughtful planning — and red fla...
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Extra hearings for toll rate increaseAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway will hold extra hearings on its controversial proposal to increase rates to pay for maintenance work and build new expressways. The agency last week...
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Toll hikes won't let DuPage off hook for O'Hare bypassJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - Cronin says DuPage County will still pay its fair share
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Addams Tollway would be 8 lanes from Kennedy to ElginJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - As the tollway authority made its sales pitch to almost double tolls next year, officials said their “job number one” is to take care of the system’s existing needs. Top...
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Toll board meets on new projects todayJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority’s board of directors is planning to discuss maintenance and expansion of its road system. The board meets at its headquarters ...
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Tolls would almost double to fund $12 billion board wish listJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - To complete tollway projects long on the drawing board, you'll have to pay for them, officials announced Thursday. Tolls would almost double in a 15-year capital plan th...
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Venting about higher tolls, fewer trainsJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Has the train left the station on Metra fare hikes and service cuts? Are we on the road to a toll increase? Cliched puns are my only comfort as I contemplate shelling ou...
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Drivers may foot $1billion tollway budget gapJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban drivers could face a toll increase down the road as the Illinois tollway grapples with a $1 billion gap in highway maintenance needs and contemplates billions o...
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Elgin-O'Hare Expressway plan calls for tollsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - There's consensus the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass around the airport will be tolled, but whether a systemwide toll increase is part of the packa...