Articles filed under Tollways
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Des Plaines Oasis: End of the roadDec 23, 2013 4:30 am - Drivers get nostalgic before teardown
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A measured approach to tollway speed limitsDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - A recent letter to the editor suggests that the Illinois Tollway is behaving “negligently” by taking a measured approach to the state’s new speed limit law. We appreciat...
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Tollway explains why some ramps are I-Pass onlyDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - The opening of a full interchange on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 47 last month sparked some pointed questions from John Fink of Huntley. Fink graded the act...
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Save time or money on extended Route 53? You decideDec 02, 2013 4:30 am - Do I want to pay $3.45 instead of 95 cents to travel from Arlington Heights to Libertyville 12 minutes faster? How about $2.95 rather than 95 cents to shave seven minute...
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Millions hit the road — and skies — this holidayNov 26, 2013 4:57 pm - Ten million tollway drivers, 1.4 million O’Hare passengers, 737,537 or more Amtrak riders, 200 police departments and a partridge — actually, a deer — in the headlights....
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Oberweis: Higher speed limit is ‘will of the people’Nov 21, 2013 11:33 am - State Sen. Jim Oberweis took his case for higher speed limits in urban areas to Illinois tollway board directors Thursday, but it’s not clear if the idea gained traction...
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One hospitalized when pickup overturns on I-90 rampNov 20, 2013 1:55 am - One person was hospitalized after a rollover crash on an Interstate 90 ramp in Rosemont overnight. The single-vehicle crash happened about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at the Le...
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Car fire causes minor delays on I-90Nov 19, 2013 7:04 am - A vehicle fire, which was reported just before 8 a.m. on I-90 near the Arlington Heights Road exit, has been extinguished and pushed to the side of the road, authorities...
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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...