Articles filed under Tollways
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Schillerstrom resigns as tollway chairman amid agency churnJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - A pivotal figure at the Illinois tollway for the last four years has resigned amid scrutiny of the agency and a legislative push to clean house. Chairman Robert Schiller...
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'Time to fumigate the board': Senate votes to sweep out tollway boardJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Sweeping changes are coming to the Illinois tollway after state senators Wednesday approved ending the terms of current board directors. The unusual action comes after i...
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Illinois House votes to remove tollway board directors amid concerns of 'unethical behavior'Jan 08, 2019 12:00 am - How far will changes at the beleaguered Illinois tollway go and how will that affect day-to-day operations? Illinois House lawmakers voted 100-6 Tuesday to end the terms...
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Amid ethics concerns, Pritzker plans to oust tollway's board of directorsJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - In an unprecedented move and with urging from Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker, the General Assembly is expected to vote Tuesday on ousting the Illinois tollway board of directo...
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Shakeup possible at tollwayJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - State lawmakers could consider legislation in next week's lameduck session aimed at ending the terms of Illinois tollway directors in the wake of controversy at the agen...
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Are bylaw changes weakening the tollway board, and still keeping them ethical?Dec 27, 2018 4:00 am - New Illinois tollway bylaws no longer include a process for the board to overturn a veto by the chairman. The bylaws also omitted language that previously included “pot...
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Therapy dogs, the gift of I-PASS, and other holiday travel tipsDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - United Airlines flight attendant Allison Herriot typically focuses on passengers' anxieties, but on a busy Friday she grabbed a golden opportunity to relieve her own str...
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Union says tollway workers risk lives for too-little payDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois tollway laborers who work in the front lines of traffic picketed outside headquarters and demanded "equal pay" at a meeting Thursday. Teamsters Local 700's four...
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Glenview man charged in death of Tri-State construction worker from BartlettDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - A Glenview was denied bail Friday on multiple charges, including reckless homicide, in connection with the death of a Bartlett man working for the Illinois Tollway in Se...
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Tollway reform rollout takes back seat to political firing brouhahaNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - Controversy erupted at the Illinois tollway Thursday as Executive Director Liz Gorman pushed back against allegations of politically motivated "firings" and said one adm...