Articles filed under Tollways
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In Transit: Senator under scrutiny by feds exerted muscle on tollway's contract with campaign donorOct 07, 2019 5:30 am - The state senator whose office was raided by FBI agents Sept. 24 pressured Illinois tollway officials in 2016 to award a contract to a campaign donor. Democratic Sen. Ma...
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Tollway, state police team for safety event Saturday in SchaumburgSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois Tollway and Illinois State Police District 15 are hosting a free Kids' Identification and Safety Seat (K.I.S.S.) event on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the IKEA in...
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Roadwork to slow Balmoral exit to Rosemont on Tri-StateSep 21, 2019 1:00 am - Drivers headed for Rosemont on the northbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) may want to formulate a Plan B or budget extra commuting time. Starting Monday, the Illinois toll...
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Inspector general finds plenty of blame to go around on tollway hiringSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois tollway leaders said reforms are ongoing after a troubling report by the agency's inspector general that pointed out "collective mismanagement" involving politi...
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Correction: Illinois Tollway-Work Zone Memorial storySep 16, 2019 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - In a story Sept. 14 about a traveling memorial with names of people killed in work zone crashes coming to Illinois, The Associated Press missp...
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Leadership changes at tollway mean new positions and salariesSep 09, 2019 5:30 am - New blood is infusing the Illinois tollway after controversy over patronage and nepotism resulted in the ouster of the board of directors and exodus of top staff members...
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Glen Ellyn-area man accused of racing down I-355 at 136 mphSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn-area man has been charged with felony street racing for going 136 mph early Friday morning on I-355, authorities said. Vinsent T. Salca, 23, of the 21W600 b...
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Driving without a transponder cost I-PASS users $11.1 million in fees last yearAug 12, 2019 5:30 am - The free ride ended on Jan. 1, 2018, for I-PASS customers who repeatedly cruise without transponders after the Illinois tollway began fining transgressors. It wasn't mea...
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'What are we? Chopped liver?' | Noise wall taunts residents on other side of I-355Jul 22, 2019 5:30 am - Deborah Noble was delighted when she heard the Illinois tollway had finally erected a wall to provide respite from the din of I-355. The bad news - the wall was on the e...
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Good Samaritans rescue man on I-88 after pickup truck flips overJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - ABC 7 Chicago A group of good Samaritans came to the rescue of a driver of a pickup truck that flipped over Monday morning on I-88 in Oak Brook. Video from ABC 7 sho...