Articles filed under Tollways
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Hawthorn Woods solidifies Rt. 53 oppositionNov 26, 2015 4:30 am - Hawthorn Woods has reiterated and solidified its stance against a proposed Route 53 extension, with village board approval of a resolution opposing the road through town...
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Pyke: Tips make Thanksgiving travel easy as pieNov 23, 2015 4:45 am - You can have your pumpkin pie and carry it on the plane, too. But forget about carting gravy on board unless it fits in a teeny-tiny bottle. The grandfather of all busy ...
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Small piece of tollway budget draws response from supporters, foes of Route 53 extensionNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority held a public hearing in Libertyville Tuesday on its proposed $1.3 billion 2016 operating budget, but it was tiny slice of the ...
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Pyke: Navigating suburban road work challenges driversNov 15, 2015 10:00 pm - Why is my car headed north on Route 53/I-290 when it should be southbound? Somewhere, a few seconds back on westbound I-90, between the loop-the-loop of merging lanes, d...
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Tollway's biggest workhorse due for a makeoverNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - Anyone who's clenched the steering wheel as traffic crawls along to O'Hare on the central part of the Tri-State knows the tollway's most heavily used road needs a fix-up...
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I-90 lanes reopen after crash near Rolling Meadows clearedNov 11, 2015 12:00 am - Westbound lanes of the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) east of Golf Road near Rolling Meadows have been cleared and are flowing freely again after a crash caused significant ...
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Rauner appoints new tollway executiveNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed a new inspector general for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, officials said. TJ Hengesbach of Chicago has nearly 15 years of ex...
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Study cites continued discrimination in tollway contractsNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Since raising tolls in 2012 to fund a $12 billion capital program, the Illinois tollway has touted its job-creating prowess and inclusion of minorities in the resulting ...
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Uber-high stakes: Taxi/ride-share wars pulling up at O'HareNov 02, 2015 4:30 am - Two business travelers waiting for suburban taxis at O'Hare International Airport recently shared different views on what Chicago opening up the lucrative airport pickup...
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Tollway board pressured to build or not build Route 53 extensionOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - With $5.8 million for planning studies in the Illinois tollway's proposed 2016 budget that could be used to analyze the Route 53 extension, advocates for both sides of t...