Articles filed under Tollways
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Engineering firm fights $43 million tollway spurnNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Illinois tollway's longtime consulting engineer is protesting to state officials that the agency broke the rules when directors rejected renewing AECOM Technical Ser...
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No injuries in I-90 rolloverOct 30, 2016 1:00 am - A two-vehicle crash on westbound I-90 Sunday afternoon looked serious, Illinois State Police said, but nobody was injured when one car rolled over and shut down the road...
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Tollway directors reject staff recommendation, won't renew engineering firm's contractOct 27, 2016 1:00 am - Breaking with precedent, a majority of tollway directors ignored the advice of top staff and rejected renewing a contract with consulting engineers AECOM Technical Servi...
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Murdered man's demolition firm hired by Rosemont, regularly gave to mayor's campaignOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - A troubled construction company hired multiple times for demolitions in Rosemont was a major contributor to its mayor's election campaigns. Bradley Stephens received mor...
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Tollway aims to boost minority jobs by teaching construction skillsOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - With 10 years remaining in its $12 billion road-building program, the Illinois tollway intends to start training workers to help finish the job. The aim is to increase t...
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How tollway's 'smart road' could make your commute easierOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - When construction on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) wraps up, motorists will sigh with relief and smile in anticipation of easy, breezy commutes. Of course, weather, dis...
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Feds blame Elgin company for worker's death on I-90 bridgeOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Federal regulators rebuked an Elgin demolition company and fined it $152,000 for safety violations leading to a worker's death on a Jane Addams Tollway bridge in Des Pla...
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IDOT chief: Route 53 extension won't go to Rauner without 'significant support'Oct 07, 2016 1:00 am - The village of Hawthorn Woods opposes the Route 53 extension. The Route 53 extension could be a road to nowhere if Lake County isn't all-in, the state's transportat...
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In Transit mailbag: Is plane air stale? What's up with jet noise?Sep 26, 2016 5:30 am - How fresh is the air in an airplane? Why are there only two lanes open on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90)? And where did those jets over my house last night materialize f...
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Duckworth asks regulators to aid tollway in dispute with Canadian PacificSep 24, 2016 1:00 am - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth has asked federal regulators to intervene on behalf of the Illinois Tollway in a standoff with the Canadian Pacific Railroad over land for ...