Articles filed under Tollways
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Route 53/120 study, now the Tri-County Access Project, has 'no preconceived ideas,' leaders sayJul 26, 2018 1:00 am - A rebranded effort to ease traffic congestion in Lake County and its surroundings comes with the promise of a blank slate by organizers and wariness from skeptics. A pla...
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Lawmakers question possible Tollway contract conflictsJul 25, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Tollway officials are defending the awarding of contracts to firms with political connections or ties to Tollway employees. The deals being exami...
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Edens Spur construction to reduce travel to 1 laneJul 25, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Tollway officials are notifying travelers of lane reductions this week beginning on Interstate 94, north of Chicago. Officials say wo...
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Fireworks erupt at Senate hearing on tollway contractsJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - Amid a call for resignations, Illinois tollway executives fielded questions from state senators about potential nepotism and politically connected PR subcontracts Wednes...
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Suburban lawmakers call out tollway for $1M in PR spendingJul 23, 2018 5:30 am - Getting the word out on projects and programs has cost the Illinois tollway nearly $1 million over nine months in payments to three outside public relations firms, an am...
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Mayors: Tollway's Route 53 open house setup discourages opponentsJul 23, 2018 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway on Wednesday hosts the first of several public forums on extending Route 53 north into Lake County, but some local mayors think the event was design...
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State senators putting tollway on the hot seat over hiring policiesJul 18, 2018 5:33 am - State senators will scrutinize Illinois tollway procurement policies next week after reports of potential conflicts of interest involving contracts. A special hearing of...
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Hawthorn Woods mayor calls Route 53 extension group 'coercive'Jul 09, 2018 5:30 am - You know finding consensus on extending Route 53 will be a hard slog when friction emerges over an agreement to agree. The Illinois tollway this spring created a Stakeho...
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Tollway board 'newbie' Brad Stephens ready to embrace I-294 projectJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway board's newest director, Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens, said he's ready to dig into details of the agency's latest ambitious project to widen I-294. ...
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Four travel tips for the FourthJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - Whether jetting off to fireworks or lighting sparklers in the backyard, your Independence Day will likely involve some form of transportation. Here are four transit tips...