Articles filed under Tollways
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Tollway director denounces 'bullies,' departs meetingApr 26, 2018 1:00 am - A routine Illinois tollway board meeting became charged with tension Thursday after one board director denounced "bullies" and "cowards," then left after recusing himsel...
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How state lawmakers are trying to stop political patronage at tollwayApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - Democratic and Republican legislators want changes in state law to curb the potential for political patronage at the Illinois tollway. The move comes after articles by t...
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Tollway launches info sessions on controversial $4 billion Tri-State redoApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - Open houses on the Illinois tollway's $4 billion reconstruction of the Central Tri-State tollway run through Thursday at suburban locations. The agency will present a co...
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New tollway chief gets $29,000 more than previous CEOApr 23, 2018 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway's new Executive Director Elizabeth Gorman will be paid $215,000 a year, $29,000 more than her predecessor. Gorman, a former Republican Cook County c...
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Drivers beware: Traffic on I-90 down to one lane this weekendApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Traffic will be reduced to a single lane on Interstate 90 between Lee Street and Interstate 294 in Des Plaines beginning Friday. The temporary lane closures are necessa...
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Moylan: Tolls for cars with trailers are 'highway robbery'Apr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Passenger cars towing trailers are getting hit with excessive tolls, state Rep. Marty Moylan says, and he has filed legislation to lower rates the Illinois tollway charg...
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Construction season is here - our guide to surviving itApr 16, 2018 5:30 am - Localized pain. That's the prognosis as Construction Season 2018 looms in all its jackhammering, cement-mixing glory. Budget blues have clipped IDOT's wings while the Il...
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Shoulder-riding buses expand to Edens ExpresswayApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - Mild-mannered Pace bus Route 620 has a secret identity. Once traffic slows to 35 mph on the Edens Expressway, it morphs into Route 620 Bus on Shoulder, capable of poweri...
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Did Illinois tollway give contract to firm because of political connections?Apr 09, 2018 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway has paid more than $636,000 over seven months as part of an estimated $6.6 million contract with a politically connected communications firm whose h...
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More tolls, fees in suburban drivers' future?Apr 09, 2018 1:00 am - Planning agency looks toward 2050