Articles filed under Tollways
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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 ...
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Rooney says there’s time to oppose Route 53 tollSep 26, 2013 9:08 am - Rolling Meadows Mayor Tom Rooney thinks the city has ample time to launch a campaign against a proposal to institute tolls on Route 53 in Cook County to help fund the ex...
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Tollway may relax time to pay back tollsSep 19, 2013 5:00 pm - You'd still owe for that missed toll, but you'd have more time to scrounge money or buy a lottery ticket to cover the cost under a plan adopted by a tollway panel Thursd...
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State police expanding use of stun guns on highways, tollwaysSep 18, 2013 10:51 am - Illinois State Police District 15 troopers who patrol the region’s tollways will be getting reinforcements soon by way of stun guns. Illinois State Toll Highway Authorit...
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Tollway puts Route 53 on front burnerSep 17, 2013 6:00 pm - An advisory group will start tackling the difficult issues of how to pay for a proposed Route 53 extension north and what its ultimate design should be. The Illinois tol...
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Expect traffic delays near Rosemont starting ThursdaySep 11, 2013 4:00 pm - Motorists traveling to Rosemont hotels, restaurants, or the Allstate Arena can look forward to traffic snarls starting Thursday when the Illinois Department of Transport...