Articles filed under Tollways
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Westbound I-88 closed near Farnsworth AvenueDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - All lanes of westbound I-88 are closed due to an accident between Orchard Road and Farnsworth Avenue, according to an Aurora Police Department traffic alert. The southb...
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Traffic up, gas prices down: What the transportation experts see for 2023Dec 26, 2022 4:00 am - Drone deliveries, decent gas prices, carpool lanes and another federal bailout for transit? They're all percolating, according to three wise men and transportation exper...
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How O'Hare, Midway, IDOT are preparing for the storm, millions of travelers over the holidaysDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Chicago Department of Aviation is gearing up for a potential winter storm that's expected to start Thursday, also the busiest day of the season at O'Hare Internation...
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Who decides on making Route 53 extension land a state park? Enter Pritzker, and road bumpsDec 05, 2022 4:30 am - After decades of agitation, a task force is poised to vote on whether to convert $54.3 million of Lake County land purchased for a highway into a greenway and possible s...
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Prosecutor: Driver was going 124 mph seconds before fatal I-90 crashDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man charged with reckless homicide was driving 99 mph when his car crashed, killing his passenger, a Kane County prosecutor said at a bail hearing Th...
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After years in limbo, is it go-time for Route 53 extension land to become greenway?Nov 30, 2022 4:00 am - State task force about to suggest resolution
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What drives Pritzker, Bailey on transportation issues?Oct 31, 2022 5:30 am - Republican Sen. Darren Bailey is eying tolled lanes to run alongside existing freeways to help pay for roads. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker thinks a controversial railwa...
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Ex-tollway executives file suit, allege cronyismOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - Two former high-ranking Illinois tollway executives accuse the agency's now-retired chairman of cronyism and overstepping his authority. A lawsuit by former Chief Admini...
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It's opening: A milestone for the Tri-State, a wider Mile Long Bridge for driversOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - Spanning two railroads and three waterways, it's not surprising the new southbound Mile Long Bridge on the Tri-State took 34,000 cubic yards of concrete, 52 steel beams ...
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Route 53 extension, tolls among ideas to stop drivers from being sacked if Bears moveOct 10, 2022 5:30 am - Just in time for Halloween, ghoulish visions of traffic mayhem on highways and roads leading to a Chicago Bears stadium at Arlington Park are rising. "I can tell you tha...