Articles filed under Tollways
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Illinois Tollway eliminating buckets that catch coin tollsFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The large plastic buckets that Illinois Tollway drivers usually toss change into to pay tolls soon will be eliminated. The (Arlington Heights)...
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Old tollway coin buckets on their way outFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway is introducing an innovation 1990s drivers digging frantically for change would have cheered. Agency leaders approved a deal Thursday to replace the...
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Transit improvements spur economic growth in Hoffman EstatesFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Further enhancements and public transit options coming this year on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway are expected to build on the economic growth brought to Hoffman Esta...
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Could Pace buses be part of revamped central Tri-State?Jan 26, 2017 12:00 am - The central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) could be the next local highway to feature Pace express buses, planners said Thursday. Pace and the Illinois tollway are finalizing...
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Eisenhower toll idea meets skepticismJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation hopes to squeeze more lanes out of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to fix an infamous bottleneck, but there was skepticism ab...
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Accidents create need for changes at Gurnee tollway exitJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - Bill Bertram frequently felt uneasy as cars whizzed past while he waited in traffic to reach the Tri-State Tollway's Grand Avenue exit ramp in Gurnee in the months after...
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In Transit: Concrete I-90 barrier cuts access for first-respondersJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - The rebuilt Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) brought spanking new lanes, modernized interchanges and an unwelcome surprise for Schaumburg firefighters — a longer response time...
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Readers don't like idea of carpool lane on IkeJan 16, 2017 4:30 am - Readers cheered a plan to add another lane to fix the Eisenhower Expressway's infamous three-lane bottleneck but booed levying a toll on vehicles occupied by one or two ...
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Would you carpool or pay a toll to travel faster on the Eisenhower ExpresswayJan 09, 2017 4:30 am - More than 200,000 cars and trucks squeeze from four to three lanes daily in a notorious bottleneck on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), which is designed for only 138,0...
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Metra hikes to electric bikes: 2017's transportation forecastJan 02, 2017 4:30 am - In a world of uncertainty, you can count on one thing: our annual transportation predictions for the new year by a panel of experts on planes, trains, automobiles and po...