Articles filed under Tollways
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If Lake County puts Route 53 plan on ice, will tollway get cold feet?Jul 08, 2019 5:30 am - There's only one consensus on extending Route 53 into Lake County and that is - the issue has dragged on for many years. Since the 1970s, the project has been studied mu...
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Small plane crashes on I-88 in Kane County, clips a truckJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - A small plane crashed on the Reagan Memorial Tollway near Kaneville and clipped a truck during its landing Monday, police said. The small, fixed-wing plane was en route ...
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Tri-State's new Mile Long Bridge will rise alongside original structuresJul 06, 2019 1:00 am - How do you tear down an iconic bridge carrying 150,000 vehicles a day and construct a replacement without causing a traffic meltdown of cataclysmic proportions? Build th...
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Today's driving double whammy: Gas tax hike, texting crackdownJul 01, 2019 5:30 am - You're sweltering in holiday traffic dreaming of cottage country, when the fuel warning goes off. Do not - repeat - do not grab your smartphone and type "cheap gas near ...
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Tollway's I-490 project inching toward O'Hare's back doorJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - A new toll road hugging O'Hare's west side and leading into the airport itself is gaining momentum after officials recently approved a $89 million contract with engineer...
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No revote on controversial tollway contract, chairman pledges to avoid future mistakesJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway's new chairman has pledged to recuse himself from voting on future contracts with a former employer after an "inadvertent" mistake in April. Will Ev...
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Four-vehicle crash on I-90 causes life-threatening injuryJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - One person suffered life-threatening injuries Friday morning in a four-vehicle collision on the westbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near the Elmhurst Road exit. The c...
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Tollway wants to keep Prairie Path open during Tri-State wideningJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - As the Illinois tollway continues the massive $4 billion Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) widening, some temporary construction impacts will be felt along the Illinois ...
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Senators ask tollway chairman about conflict of interestJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Members of a state Senate committee on Wednesday questioned the new tollway board chairman about a vote he should not have taken because of conflict of interest concerns...
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Overnight lane closures planned for I-90 starting next weekJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - Temporary, overnight lane closures are scheduled to begin next week on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway between Route 83 and Higgins Road for bridge beam placement, as p...