Articles filed under Tollways
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Illinois Tollway expects 6.5M holiday-weekend travelersMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Officials expect 6.5 million automobiles to travel the Illinois Tollway during the coming holiday weekend. The Easter and Passover holiday-tra...
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Does new name give Route 53 extension new life?Mar 26, 2018 5:30 am - After months in neutral, an Illinois tollway plan to extend Route 53 north has regained its mojo with a twist. There's a new name, the Tri-County Access project, and it'...
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Tollway meeting canceled due to lack of quorumMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Officials and visitors assembled for an Illinois tollway board meeting Thursday morning were out in record time. That wasn't because of a light agenda. Rather, the absen...
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No bridges built in suburbs like one that collapsedMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - State transportation and tollway officials said the construction method used for the bridge that collapsed in Florida Thursday was not used for any spans built in the su...
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Why Route 53 extension study now includes McHenry, Cook countiesMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - A study to determine the feasibility of extending Route 53 into Lake County has been rebranded to reflect a broader range of possibilities to ease traffic congestion. In...
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Woman killed in police-involved shooting near ElginMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - YouTube A 34-year-old Elgin woman was shot and killed by police early Monday after a vehicle chase and hourlong negotiation with officers, Elgin police said. Decynthia S...
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Tri-State Tollway closures to start Friday afternoonMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - Lane closures on the North Tri-State Tollway (I-94) will begin Friday afternoon. According to the Illinois Tollway, road repairs are scheduled to begin on Friday for the...
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Tollway chief talks more tolls and Route 53 extensionFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Tollway is ready and willing to assist with new infrastructure or adopt existing freeways as the federal government considers easing restrictions on interst...
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Suburbs deserve western terminal at O'Hare, tollway chairman saysFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois Tollway Chairman Robert Schillerstrom pushed for a full-blown, not scaled-back, version of western access at O'Hare in a speech Monday to members of the City Cl...
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Former county commissioner named to lead Illinois TollwayFeb 22, 2018 6:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Tollway has a new executive director. The tollway board of directors on Thursday named former Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth ...