Articles filed under Tollways
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The SoapboxAug 23, 2014 5:01 am - Pumping up the message: We like the effort by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and former Chicago Bear James "Big Cat" Williams to lend their star power to fight cyberbullying. ...
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Tollway explores how to pay for Route 53 extensionAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Reinstating the Deerfield Toll Plaza on the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294) or a new gas tax in Lake County could help bridge a nearly $2.87 billion shortfall in paying t...
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Lake in the Hills firm sues over toll scofflaw listAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Getting your name out is key for any business - just not when that name happens to be "super scofflaw." The designation stings even more when you're neither a super scof...
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Naperville girl killed in motorcycle crashAug 07, 2014 1:00 am - A 14-year-old Naperville girl was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 55 while riding with her father, officials said. Ashley Wilson was riding with her 54-year-o...
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POW memorial moves to O'Hare tollway oasisJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Frank DeLoncker Jr. knew his father-in-law as a quiet man who tended to keep to himself. Clyde Garnhart never talked about his 16 months in captivity at the end of Worl...
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Truck overturns at I-90 entrance rampJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - A truck overturned on the entrance ramp to eastbound I-90 from Route 53 Tuesday morning. The left side of the lane was closed while a tow truck worked on moving the vehi...
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Why this is the worst summer construction season everJul 28, 2014 5:00 am - Late for day care. Late for work. Late for meetings. Crawling along I-355. At a standstill on I-90. Sweating on Route 31. Whimpering on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway. Acro...
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Police: Speeding truck plowed into cars on I-55Jul 21, 2014 1:01 am - Five people have been confirmed dead in two separate crashes Monday afternoon on Interstate 55 near Channahon, authorities said. The first crash on northbound I-55 south...
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Learning curve at all-electronic interchange with Tri-State and I-57Jul 21, 2014 1:01 am - Illini fans and other drivers who jump on the Illinois tollway's new interchange between the Tri-State (I-294) and I-57 when it opens this fall are advised to pack an I-...
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Test could pave way to paying tolls with smartphoneJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - Gantries going up this year on the Tri-State Tollway near Touhy Avenue won't signal an extra toll, officials said Wednesday. Instead, the Illinois tollway is erecting a ...