Articles filed under Tollways
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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...
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Minority contractors criticize tollway budget proposalOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - Thanks to higher truck tolls, the Illinois tollway will reap extra revenues next year but that didn't mean the 2016 proposed budget didn't receive scrutiny Thursday. Sev...
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Route 53 extension opponents hosting informational meeting in Long GroveOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - The extension of Route 53 through Long Grove and a larger portion of Lake County seems imminent, One Long Grove organizer Marcia Marshall says. So the organization dedi...
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Elk Grove adding village signs over tollwayOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - Drivers on Interstate 90 will know when they're entering Elk Grove Village - because signs on three Illinois Tollway bridges will tell them so. The village board and tol...
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Open houses set for Route 53 land use strategiesOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - The first of consecutive open house meetings regarding the impact of extending Route 53 on the Lake County landscape is scheduled for Wednesday in Libertyville. Public i...