Articles filed under Tollways
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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...
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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...