Articles filed under Tollways
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State police: Lakemoor man struck trooper's vehicle on I-290Feb 18, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois State Police is investigating five crashes involving troopers' squad cars across the state during Thursday's snowstorm. In DuPage County, a trooper was assisti...
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O'Hare remained nation's second-busiest airport in 2021. What's ahead for 2022?Feb 14, 2022 4:30 am - O'Hare International Airport remained America's second-busiest hub behind Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2021, but experts say the number to watch i...
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Focus on expressway shootings after 2021 spike results in 20 arrestsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Charges include first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated fleeing and eluding. The crackdown began Oct. 1, 2021, after an u...
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Scan to scam? QR codes are convenient and everywhere - but there's a catch, FBI saysJan 28, 2022 4:30 am - If you've dined out much over the past 18 months, you've probably been to a restaurant where you've scanned a QR code with your phone to access an online menu, instead o...
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Toll amnesty that's brought an unexpected $15M so far is extended through JuneJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois tollway directors on Thursday extended an amnesty program, introduced a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic started, that forgives or reduces fees for violat...
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Why are there more fatal crashes when there's less traffic?Jan 17, 2022 4:30 am - It was troubling when deadly vehicle crashes rose by 16% in 2020 compared to 2019 even though COVID-19 decimated the number of cars on the roads. Now it's a trend, accor...
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Tollway tempest continues into 2022 with legal discord and Senate actionJan 10, 2022 4:30 am - 2021 didn't end quietly for the Illinois tollway, with controversial firings, an organizational shake-up that incensed Latino and Black lawmakers and a Senate probe into...
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Pending legislation would clarify 'who's on first' at tollwayJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Legislation to spell out exactly who is in charge at the Illinois tollway is pending in Springfield, officials said Friday. A Senate bill is in the works that will clari...
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Summer road work, Southwest surge and stadium synergy among 2022 transportation predictionsDec 27, 2021 4:30 am - An underdog will continue its rise at O'Hare International Airport. A day of reckoning will come for transit if riders stay away. And, a construction windfall will mean ...
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Drivers can expect new digital sign on westbound I-90Dec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Suburbanites heading home from the city will be able to calibrate how long their commutes will be with an electronic overhead sign greeting drivers as they pass from the...