Articles filed under Tollways
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Tollway oases to get new parking lotsJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - First trucks, then cars will get new parking lots at the six Illinois tollway oases this year. This week, the agency closed truck parking lots in the Lake Forest and Hin...
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George Ranney dishes on the RTA, Route 53 and 15 years in the frayJun 02, 2014 5:00 am - Shaking up the RTA. Reforms to the juvenile justice system. Fixing Chicago's freight bottleneck. An $8 billion transportation program in 2008. The consummate behind-the-...
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Tollway advises Lake County to ante up for Route 53May 21, 2014 1:01 am - Building a road unlike any other Illinois toll road and more expensive than its counterparts will require Lake County to pay its "fair share," several Illinois tollway l...
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Lane closures on Barrington Road bridgeMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - The left lane in both the northbound and southbound directions on the Barrington Road bridge over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Hoffman Estates will be closed over...
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Readers sound off on tolls, pets on planes and moreMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - Pets on planes. Tolls on freeways. Conflicts of interest. Readers flooded my inbox with outraged, humorous and pointed comments about the above issues, which is why I'm ...
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Tollway gives details of latest construction loanMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway's $500 million bond sale this month is the first of two expected this year to help fund a $12 billion construction program. The tollway sold $500 mi...
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Does tollway official have conflict over Quinn donations?May 12, 2014 5:30 am - An Illinois tollway director appointed by Pat Quinn also heads a union that is a major financial player in the governor's re-election campaign, most recently giving $250...
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Who pays for Route 53 extension?May 08, 2014 1:01 am - Members of an Illinois tollway advisory council tossed around ideas to fund a Route 53 extension Thursday, noting that sharing the cost regionally instead of locally wil...
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Judge OKs $10.9 million settlement in trooper's deathMay 08, 2014 1:01 am - A judge has approved a $10.9 million settlement in the death of Illinois State Trooper James Sauter, ABC 7 Chicago reported. Sauter, 28, of Vernon Hills, was killed Marc...
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Why more tolls could be coming to area freewaysMay 05, 2014 5:00 am - Sometimes it's a stretch to take federal legislation and relate it to suburban issues. Other times, the correlation is as plain as converting freeways to tollways. Yes, ...