Articles filed under Tollways
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Pyke: Oberweis, tollway showdown emerging over 70 mphMar 23, 2015 5:30 am - New speed limits of 60 to 65 mph on toll roads proposed by agency officials have steamed state Sen. Jim Oberweis, sponsor of a 2014 law setting a 70 mph limit, and point...
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Wolf Road in Des Plaines faces temporary closuresMar 22, 2015 1:00 am - Temporary, daytime lane closures on Wolf Road in Des Plaines are scheduled this week as work begins to rebuild the bridge carrying the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90...
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Tollway wants would-be Don Drapers to coin safety slogansMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - “Got bail?” “I'm not lovin' it ... when you text and drive.” “Just do it — buckle up.” The Illinois tollway is offering a chance for advertising executive wannabe's t...
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Tollway speed limits in suburbs likely going upMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - Speed limits might be increasing by 5 to 10 mph this summer on several segments of the tollway that run through the suburbs. Higher speed limits on parts of I-294, I-88...
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Illinois Tollway warns of email phishing scamMar 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Tollway officials say no customer accounts were compromised in a recent scam involving fake emails. They are warning the email phishing...
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Vehicles could compare notes about hazards on I-90Mar 02, 2015 12:00 am - If U.S. Department of Transportation agrees, the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) will become a high-speed laboratory for "connected cars" that alert drivers of approaching ha...
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Water pipeline move begins; costs $73 millionFeb 27, 2015 4:30 am - Relocating part of a pipeline carrying water to more than 500,000 customers in the Northwest suburbs is moving forward, although how to pay for it is still an open quest...
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'Massive' construction ahead for I-90, Elgin-O'Hare commutersFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - “Massive” is how tollway engineers described the upcoming construction season. And that's not as in massively awesome, but as in drivers can expect one big, eye-rolling,...
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Trucker convicted in 2014 fatal Illinois Tollway crashFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago judge has convicted a truck driver on several felony charges filed in connection with a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway wor...
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Trial of trucker opens Tuesday in fatal 2014 crash by AuroraFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A trial is set to begin Tuesday for a truck driver charged in a 2014 crash that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and seriously injured a State Poli...