Articles filed under Tollways
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Proposed Tri-State makeover could be trickyApr 10, 2017 5:30 am - Rebuilding and widening the mammoth Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) is complicated enough given it's the system's most-used road, with up to 185,000 cars and trucks cl...
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Construction workers warn drivers to slow down this seasonApr 06, 2017 5:33 am - Maria Gonzalez has swift reflexes that saved her life twice, but she's not a police officer, firefighter or soldier reacting to crisis. Instead, the construction laborer...
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Woman killed in crash on Interstate 88 in Oak BrookMar 26, 2017 1:00 am - A 23-year-old Chicago woman is dead after a two-car crash early Sunday morning on Interstate 88 in Oak Brook. Illinois State Police said a preliminary investigation show...
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Too-young driver gets probation in fatal I-90 limousine crashMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - A too-young limousine driver involved in a crash that killed his passenger in March 2016 pleaded guilty Thursday to violating motor carrier safety laws. Aaron T. Nash, 2...
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Tollway puts $4 million toward increasing contractor diversityMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois tollway directors agreed Thursday to spend up to $4 million to assist minority-, women- and veteran-owned construction companies that are seeking work with the ...
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Spurned engineering contractor gets Tri-State design jobMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Just months after AECOM Technical Services executives chastised the Illinois tollway for dumping their firm, the consultants were awarded a $33 million Central Tri-State...
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Are tolls on former Elgin-O'Hare shifting traffic elsewhere?Mar 13, 2017 5:30 am - Since tolls descended on Route 390, there has been an exodus of cars and trucks from the former Elgin-O'Hare Expressway. Vehicles decreased between 38 percent and 28 per...
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Are you sharing an I-PASS? Tollway might penalize you if it's missingMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Are there more cars than I-PASS transponders in your household? You might face additional charges when driving through toll plazas without one. Illinois tollway director...
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Hinsdale fears loss of tollway oasisMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Hinsdale-area residents pushed back against a plan to widen the Central Tri-State Tollway and possibly remove the village's namesake oasis Monday. The Illinois tollway i...
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Injured Cary man charged with DUI on I-90Mar 08, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois State Police have filed driving under the influence of drugs and other charges against a 23-year-old Cary man seriously injured after his vehicle struck the rig...