Articles filed under Tollways
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Tollway towing contracts under scrutinyNov 14, 2013 7:00 pm - Eisenhower was president, poodle skirts were fashionable and the Illinois tollway was signing up towing companies back in 1958. Some of those companies are still with th...
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Interchange a collaboration that officials hope will create jobsNov 07, 2013 11:20 am - After years of 50 percent, Huntley-area drivers now have a full interchange at Route 47 and the Jane Addams Tollway. “We’ve waited many years for this day to come,” said...
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Tollway call center puts visually impaired, veterans to workNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - Based on experience, many I-PASS users wouldn't get the impression the person on the other end of the line at the customer call center was (a) grateful to the point of t...
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Tollway to spend $1.4 billion on road, bridge projectsOct 24, 2013 7:49 pm - Jane Addams Tollway drivers should brace for more construction in 2014 while Elgin-O’Hare Expressway commuters will see a new I-290 interchange take shape as the Illinoi...
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Tollway OKs 70 mph on rural sections of roadOct 24, 2013 11:00 am - Drivers who travel at 70 mph on Illinois toll roads will finally be legal effective in January in certain sections of the system. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority d...
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Route 53 extension backers must bridge $2 billion gapOct 22, 2013 2:00 am - Exactly what Lake County backers of a Route 53 extension are willing to give and to give up could make or break the project, which faces an estimated $2 billion shortfal...
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Venting about Ventra, intersection mayhem and the fighting IllianaOct 21, 2013 5:15 am - So much going on in transit world. So little time. Last week a new runway opened at O'Hare, Metra's board is back to full speed, the Illiana Expressway got a shot in the...
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Why you should care about the battle of the Illiana ExpresswayOct 07, 2013 5:30 am - This month, the MPO Policy Committee will vote on whether to include the Illiana Corridor in CMAP's GO TO 2040 comprehensive plan and ... zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Hey, stay with m...
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Tollway employees fired for bullying, growing pot and moreSep 26, 2013 5:02 pm - An Illinois tollway employee growing marijuana — although not on the premises — and maintenance workers going AWOL were among the findings in a semiannual report by the ...
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Des Plaines tollway oasis closing next yearSep 26, 2013 11:48 am - It’s had a good ride, but the Illinois tollway’s Des Plaines Oasis will close ahead of schedule in 2014 to make way for the extension of the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway and ...